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 08, 2026
U.S. President Donald Trump has said he will lift sanctions on Turkey that could potentially pave the way for that country’s re-entry back into the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program.
Jul 08, 2026
The Pentagon has opened a solicitation that would replace the MQ-9A Reaper fleet with a cheaper type of UAS that could be produced in mass quantities.
Jul 08, 2026
Hanwha Aerospace and South Korea's Agency for Defense Development have unveiled prototypes of two domestically developed uncrewed aircraft system engines.
Jul 08, 2026
Fighter fleet modernization is well underway in the Finnish Air Force, with the first F-35A formally handed over and the first aircraft scheduled to arrive in Finland in late 2026.
Jul 07, 2026
Radia continues emphasizing European suppliers for the planned WindRunner outsize-cargo aircraft as it targets NATO’s need for strategic military airlift.
Jul 07, 2026
Denmark plans to acquire two Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft as it sees to strengthen its ability to safeguard the Arctic and North Atlantic.
Jul 06, 2026
BAE Systems is conceptualizing how to control and direct CCAs in battle using the wide-area display planned for the Eurofighter Typhoon.
Jul 06, 2026
Azerbaijan has begun receiving long-awaited deliveries of its new fleet of JF-17 combat aircraft.