Defense Aircraft & Propulsion
Aug 22, 2025
Editors discuss U.S. naval aviation ahead of the annual Tailhook gathering and the surprise announcement that USAF Chief of Staff Gen. Allvin will be retiring.
Aug 22, 2025
Far from ending Russia’s interest in attack helicopters, the Ukraine War has taught Moscow that it needs them with more speed and range.
Aug 19, 2025
F-35 purchases by European countries are back in the spotlight as Spain scraps procurement plans and Switzerland wrestles with a $1.6 billion cost surge.
Aug 19, 2025
The homegrown LUS-222 is intended to lift Portugal into the global aircraft market.
Aug 08, 2025
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Jun 23, 2026
New Zealand's 2025 Defense Capability Plan offered perhaps the clearest indication yet that Wellington recognizes the need for greater combat capability.
Jun 23, 2026
France is stepping up its efforts to get quadcopter drones into user hands with a 5,000-vehicle order with local startup Harmattan AI.
Jun 22, 2026
Leonardo and Baykar said they flew Leonardo’s M-346 aircraft closely networked with the Turkish drone maker’s Kizilelma collaborative combat aircraft.
Jun 22, 2026
When Airbus embarked on the A400M program, one of its selling points was that it could serve as a strategic transport and a tactical aircraft.
Jun 22, 2026
Australia and the UK are studying the integration of a European air-to-air missile on the Boeing MQ-28A Ghost Bat collaborative combat aircraft (CCA).
Jun 22, 2026
BAE Systems has lifted the veil on a one-way, low-observable effector called Nyan that has already made its combat debut in Ukraine and is entering service with the British Army.
Jun 22, 2026
The Pentagon wants to raid the Navy’s aircraft and broader Pentagon procurement funding to reverse course on developing the Boeing E-7A Wedgetail.
Jun 19, 2026
The U.S. Air Force has officially received the Qatar-gifted Boeing 747-8i, which is now set to enter service in the coming weeks.