Ravi K, the recently appointed Chairman & Managing Director of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited has a vision to make the Indian firm a top 20 aerospace manufacturer in the coming decade.

DARPA’s Lift Challenge pushes drone payload-to-weight limits, with Avidrone winning by carrying 3.84 times its weight over a 5-mi. course.

The U.S. Marine Corps has ordered a new vehicle-mounted high-power microwave system from Epirus for point defense from drones as the Pentagon continues to expand its defensive systems for deployed troops.

The U.S. Navy plans to field 31 of its next-generation nuclear command-and-control aircraft to replace a current fleet of about half that number.

Shield AI and Taiwan’s National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology demonstrated three drones working together as part of an autonomous search mission in Taiwan.

Not much is known about the new engine for the trinational Global Combat Air Program fighter aircraft, but a detailed model suggests it will be unlike any propulsion system yet developed.

A range of concepts are in the mix as the U.S. Air Force considers options for a new bomber, including one that can take off and land vertically.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.