Defense Aircraft & Propulsion
Aug 29, 2025
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
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.
Jul 15, 2026
The French Defense Procurement Agency has begun weapons firing trials with the Airbus H160m Guépard helicopter that it is buying for the country’s air force, army and navy.
Jul 15, 2026
Sierra Nevada Corp. has delivered the first four Boeing KC-46s outfitted with a new beyond-line-of-sight communications suite.
Jul 15, 2026
The proliferation of sensors in the battlefield will erode the value of stealth and put a premium on the ability to fly at low levels and high speed, the head of the French strategic air forces says.
Jul 15, 2026
The U.S. Navy is seeking concepts for long-range, carrier-based uncrewed aircraft with a preference for vertical takeoff capabilities.
Jul 15, 2026
GE Aerospace has chosen StandardAero to build, maintain and overhaul the CT7 engines that will power the UK’s Leonardo AW149 New Medium Helicopter (NMH) fleet.
Jul 15, 2026
Airbus has completed the first flight of a Tranche 4 Eurofighter.
Jul 14, 2026
Canada will open a military-industry hub in Mirabel, Quebec, to advance the domestic drone industry, Defense Minister David McGuinty said on July 14.
Jul 14, 2026
BAE Systems has lifted the veil on a new-generation, helmet-mounted sight demonstrator.