Defense Aircraft & Propulsion
Aug 13, 2015
Lasers, microwave weapons and railguns have flopped before. Here are some ways to stop that from happening again.
Aug 07, 2015
Some Australian politicians say they know the best answer for the country’s submarine needs. They don’t.
Jul 17, 2015
Think that range, payload and stealth will be the deciding factors in the Air Force’s bomber choice? Think again.
Jul 02, 2015
Service leaders are right to say that the F-35 is better than the aircraft they have today. But that’s not the whole story.
Jun 19, 2015
The Air Force expects a multi-player competition over TX. But has it thought its brilliant plan all the way through?
Jul 20, 2024
A new engine war is brewing for the MQ-9 Reaper after GA-ASI flew a second engine type onboard the UAS earlier this month.
Jul 19, 2024
Rolls-Royce says its work on the engine for the Boeing MQ-25 uncrewed tanker is an entry point to potentially powering thousands of autonomous combat aircraft.
Jul 19, 2024
The UK Royal Air Force’s Rapid Capability Office (RCO) has acquired its own flight test asset to trial new capabilities and technologies.
Jul 19, 2024
The Joint Program Office (JPO) broke the delivery pause by deciding to accept aircraft with “truncated” capabilities for at least several months.
Jul 19, 2024
Blades of the first ducted fan thruster in the hybrid propulsion system are “spinning as we speak,” GA-ASI President David Alexander said.
Jul 19, 2024
A Northrop spokesman did not immediately respond to Alexander’s statements.
Jul 19, 2024
Saab’s chief executive sees sales growth this year at the high end of its targets after the Swedish defense company posted another banner quarter of orders.
Jul 19, 2024
The U.S. Navy plans to buy active expendable BriteCloud decoys from Leonardo to improve the self-protection equipment of the F-35.