Defense Aircraft & Propulsion
Jul 28, 2025
One could say that every aircraft type starts life in the experimental category, where its design and technology must be proven to win certification.
Jul 25, 2025
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Jul 25, 2025
Work is progressing on the UK’s big delta-wing fighter demonstrator, designed to derisk development of the trinational Global Combat Air Program.
Jul 25, 2025
Electric seagliders could enable distributed, stealthy operations across the Indo-Pacific theater.
Jul 23, 2025
Defense officials in the U.S., UK and Europe are grappling with what comes next for airborne early warning systems.
Jun 08, 2026
Partially as a result of their revolutionary nature, interest in CCAs continues to expand, with operators now putting funding into developing their own capabilities in this area.
Jun 05, 2026
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Jun 05, 2026
Leonardo Seaspray Radar Selected For Australian Border Force Fleet
Jun 05, 2026
The U.S. government has approved a $1.5 billion export of five Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawks and related equipment to New Zealand.
Jun 05, 2026
Brazil has expressed “intention and interest” in acquiring up to 20 more Saab Gripen fighters.
Jun 05, 2026
Russia's federal air transport agency Rosaviatsia has certified two key domestic aerospace programs: the PD-8 turbofan and Ilyushin Il-114-300 passenger turboprop.
Jun 05, 2026
The French Defense Procurement Agency says it has conducted a successful test firing of the MBDA Mica NG from a Dassault Aviation Rafale while it flew at supersonic speed.
Jun 05, 2026
Hensoldt, Indra and Leonardo are preparing to begin airborne trials of the new European Common Radar System (ECRS) Mk.1 radar destined for use on German and Spanish Eurofighters.