Defense Aircraft & Propulsion
Dec 03, 2014
The following summaries draw on data and information compiled by Dan Katz of the Aviation Week Intelligence Network (AWIN), where even more extensive program profiles, supplier information and specifications are available with a subscription.
Nov 17, 2014
Selling military airplanes is not just about hardware. It is the start of a decades-long relationship.
Oct 27, 2014
USAF is taking a serious look at reengining the Boeing B-52. The question is not whether it makes sense, but why it hasn’t been done.
Oct 13, 2014
This expanded issue of Aviation Week’s Defense Technology International edition is the first of a series planned to coincide with major defense shows worldwide. This week, the Association of the U.S. Army convention and show opens in Washington—an event that grew rapidly during the 2000s as the U.S. committed soldiers and weapons to the longest land conflict in its history.
Oct 13, 2014
The current security policy all but guarantees that the Air Force won’t get its new, Long Range Strike Bomber.
Dec 04, 2024
An F-35 has off-boarded data to a non-U.S. command and control system for the first time in testing by Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works and the UK Royal Air Force.
Dec 04, 2024
The German Air Force and Army have agreed to create a joint helicopter brigade to bolster the country’s ability to meet NATO operational demands.
Dec 04, 2024
Lockheed Martin executive OJ Sanchez will become the new head of the Skunk Works division in January, succeeding John Clark after a nearly three-year term.
Dec 03, 2024
India is looking to add Link-16 datalinks to its ongoing Sikorsky MH-60R procurement, requesting MIDS-JTRS from the U.S.
Dec 02, 2024
HX-2 was unveiled by the company on Dec. 2.
Dec 02, 2024
The French government and Safran are in talks about upgrading the M88 engine for the Dassault Rafale combat aircraft, in part to sustain industrial know-how.
Dec 02, 2024
The U.S. has approved the sale of F-16 and APG-83 SABR radar spares totaling $320 million to Taiwan.
Nov 29, 2024
British defense company Babcock is working with Korea Aerospace Industries to explore whether the two can partner on military flying training in Europe.