Defense Aircraft & Propulsion

Aug 29, 2025
Advanced rotorcraft have been flown by Changhe and Harbin, helicopter manufacturers within AVIC.
Aug 29, 2025
Navy aviation forces await the downselect for the sixth-generation fighter, citing the need for future air superiority and sea control.
Aug 26, 2025
Red 6’s augmented reality helmet system is evolving from a pilot training tool to a combat system that could replace traditional helmet-mounted cueing systems.
Aug 22, 2025
AeroVironment will compete for orders from the U.S. Army’s Long Range Reconnaissance (LRR) program against Redwire subsidiary Edge Autonomy.
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.
Jul 14, 2026
The Republic of Singapore Air Force has deployed its Airbus H120 light helicopters in a special operations role.
Jul 14, 2026
South Korea’s plans to upgrade its Boeing F-15Es with the BAE Systems ALQ-250 Eagle Passive Active Warning Survivability System (EPAWSS) are advancing under a contract for delivery of the system.
Jul 14, 2026
The UK is putting low-level funding into low-cost interceptors from Frankenberg Technologies, Greenjets and Cambridge Aerospace.
Jul 13, 2026
A new Air Force Research Laboratory request for information seeks to lay the groundwork for rocket-based combined cycle propulsion system featuring a rotating detonation rocket engine core.
Jul 13, 2026
France completes Rafale laser-guided rocket trials to expand counter-drone capabilities and expects operational readiness for the system this month.
Jul 13, 2026
Dassault says it has demonstrated the use of its Rafale fighter in cooperation with an uncrewed air vehicle in a mock attack on an adversary’s air defenses.
Jul 10, 2026
The U.S. Air Force will go ahead with keeping a two-pilot crew for its new B-21 bomber, despite a push from the prior leader of Air Force Global Strike Command.
Jul 10, 2026
Turkey has begun talks with Russia to enable it to sell on the controversial S-400 air defense system, the purchase of which got it banished from the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program.