Defense Aircraft & Propulsion
Jun 13, 2025
While Trump rattles alliances, Europe is betting big on U.S. jets while keeping its own in play.
Jun 13, 2025
The trinational engine effort aims to bring adaptive-cycle power and propulsion to the Future Combat Air System fighter.
Jun 12, 2025
Russia’s war with Ukraine and the Trump administration’s vacillations are pushing up defense budgets and military industry hopes in Europe.
Jun 11, 2025
The management strategy for the prized F-47 contract is, “Don’t screw it up,” Boeing Defense and Space Interim CEO Steve Parker tells Aviation Week.
Jun 11, 2025
The Brazilian airframer is looking to expand sales of regional jets and military tanker-transports around the world.
Apr 20, 2026
Australia has signed an agreement with Japan to work together in the field of collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) using the Boeing MQ-28A Ghost Bat.
Apr 17, 2026
DLR has begun flying the Proteus, an uncrewed aircraft designed to fly with either a reference conventional wing or an experimental morphing wing.
Apr 17, 2026
Joby Aviation plans to conduct a demonstration flight of its S4-T uncrewed aircraft next week at its plant in California.
Apr 17, 2026
A member of the PW500 turbofan family is selected for Northrop’s self-funded, single-engine CCA design, the company said.
Apr 17, 2026
The company, called Bell Textron Ukraine, will be the hub of the manufacturer’s future activities in the country.
Apr 17, 2026
The Boeing 747 donated by the government of Qatar to serve as a future Air Force One for President Trump has begun flight testing, the U.S. Air Force confirms.
Apr 17, 2026
The U.S. Navy is gearing up for the first procurement of dual-band decoys for Boeing F/A-18E/Fs to boost the fighter’s self-protection capability.
Apr 17, 2026
The U.S. Air Force kicked off testing for the Anduril YFQ-44A prototypes assigned to the Experimental Operations Unit to help learn tactics and procedures for a new class of Collaborative Combat Aircraft now in development.