Defense Aircraft & Propulsion

Nov 20, 2023
It increasingly seems that the only replacement for the Boeing E-3 Sentry is another Boeing aircraft.
Nov 17, 2023
The spacecraft is the Pentagon’s first experimental navigation satellite in nearly 50 years.
Nov 15, 2023
Aviation Week defense editor Steve Trimble takes a look at the Edge Jeniah unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) prototype..
Nov 14, 2023
Impressive fly-by-wire F-15 flying, unique displays from around the world and the absence of Israel are all discussed by Aviation Week defense editors at Dubai Airshow. 
Nov 10, 2023
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Jul 15, 2024
The Taiwanese ministry of national defense (MND) says flight control software issues were the primary cause of delays.
Jul 15, 2024
A longevity, thrust and fuel efficiency upgrade for the Lockheed Martin F-35 has passed a preliminary design review (PDR) milestone, Pratt & Whitney says.
Jul 15, 2024
Beta Technologies says it has completed two more evaluation deployments for the U.S. Air Force with its prototype Alia electric aircraft.
Jul 12, 2024
The U.S. Marine Corps has chosen Leonardo’s AW139 medium helicopter to demonstrate autonomous logistics resupply.
Jul 12, 2024
The NTSB is leading the investigation of the crash of an amphibious air tanker that killed a veteran agricultural aviation pilot and native of Brazil.
Jul 11, 2024
Lt. Gen. Michael Schmidt, the F-35 program executive officer, on July 11 approved the so-called “truncation plan.”
Jul 11, 2024
Landing gear specialist Héroux-Devtek of Quebec, Canada, has agreed to be acquired and taken private by a U.S. private equity firm for about $1.35 billion.
Jul 11, 2024
Selected to meet the initial Alliance Future Surveillance and Control (iAFSC) requirement, the Boeing E-7 will replace NATO's aging E-3 Sentry fleet by 2035.