Defense Aircraft & Propulsion
May 02, 2025
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Apr 30, 2025
The Navy will award crewed and uncrewed contracts as part of its plan for anti-surface and anti-submarine warfare.
Apr 30, 2025
After dominating the U.S. stealth fighter market since the early 1990s, Lockheed is regrouping around F-22 and F-35 upgrades to grow its aeronautics division.
Apr 30, 2025
With new prototypes in manufacturing and domestic technologies moving forward, Turkey’s Kaan fighter program is taking shape.
Apr 30, 2025
Turkish Aerospace intends to expand global operations and ramp up production across its defense and aerostructures businesses.
Mar 10, 2026
Sikorsky is ground-testing the powertrain for its HEX hybrid-electric tiltwing VTOL aircraft ahead of flight tests with two uncrewed demonstrators next year.
Mar 10, 2026
Bell officials say they are confident in their proposal to make the company’s 505 JetRanger X the Army’s next rotary-wing training helicopter.
Mar 09, 2026
The Pentagon has outlined the first 11 companies to be crowned leaders of its Drone Dominance competition.
Mar 09, 2026
Bell is starting assembly of the fuselage of the prototype MV-75 tiltrotor for the U.S. Army.
Mar 09, 2026
The French Air And Space Force is working on improving air base defenses against drones.
Mar 09, 2026
A federal research agency in Canada will acquire a Bombardier Global 6500 to develop defense-related technologies.
Mar 09, 2026
The stop-fold tiltrotor uncrewed aircraft under development by Bell for a DARPA project to fly a high-speed VTOL demonstrator has been designated the X-76.
Mar 09, 2026
Texas-based helicopter mission equipment outfit Davenport Aviation has completed initial testing of an armed Airbus H125 helicopter.