Defense Aircraft & Propulsion
May 09, 2017
Congress boosted funding for new aircraft by 15%, but overall defense received a meager increase.
May 05, 2017
Boeing’s common-platform concept offers the U.S. Air Force variants of the twinjet family, including the newly developed MAX, to succeed all the aging military quad-jet fleets in line for eventual refinancing strategies.
Apr 24, 2017
A top U.S. Army official warns that a year-long continuing resolution would cripple the fledgling Future Vertical Lift effort.
Apr 21, 2017
F-35 to fly with British Typhoons, Dutch F16s and USAF F-15s during UK deployment.
Apr 20, 2017
With a limited budget and a strategic need for airpower, the U.S. Air Force is weighing its future fighter fleet options. Our editors discuss the idea of retiring National Guard F-15s in favor of upgrading F-16s.
Feb 20, 2025
The Airbus CEO says talks with Leonardo and Thales to fix an overcapacity problem in European satellite development and production could lead to creating a combined entity modeled on missile-maker MBDA.
Feb 20, 2025
Edge Group Chairman Faisal Al Bannai says the company’s defense export ambitions could still reach a major milestone this year with more than half of bookings coming from abroad.
Feb 19, 2025
The company completed the detailed design review (DDR) for the XA102, developed for the U.S. Air Force’s Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion (NGAP) program.
Feb 19, 2025
The Air Force is looking for sustainment engineering and logistics services for the QF-16 optionally crewed Viper.
Feb 19, 2025
In its annual report, published Feb. 19, Pilatus says the situation with suppliers post-COVID “remains challenging.”
Feb 19, 2025
Several new agreements involving defense platforms and companies are expanding India’s MRO sector.
Feb 19, 2025
The Navy for years has talked about the absurdity of using an MH-60 to deliver a few pounds of replacement parts and has now moved to fund a large cargo drone.
Feb 19, 2025
The Australian Army’s Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters have attained initial operating capability (IOC), 15 months after the aircraft were delivered.