Defense Aircraft & Propulsion
Apr 18, 2025
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Apr 16, 2025
Aviation photographers submit their best shots from Sun ‘n Fun to the annual Aviation Week Photo Contest.
Apr 11, 2025
The decision to avoid carrier-representative landings means less engineering and faster development.
Apr 11, 2025
The helicopter unit of Airbus is close to realizing its 15-year-old vision of the H145 as an armed and autonomous attack and scout helicopter.
Apr 11, 2025
Renowned aircraft designer Darold Cummings explores questions raised by Boeing’s F-47 NGAD design.
Feb 13, 2026
European efforts to develop a future medium airlifter are steadily moving toward a concept, an Airbus official says, but he warns that if the program is to move into development, the number of nations and partner industries will need to be narrowed down.
Feb 13, 2026
Denmark will provide its Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighters to support Arctic Sentry, a new NATO mission in the region.
Feb 13, 2026
Flight tests of an experimental low-drag laminar flow stub wing section are underway at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California.
Feb 12, 2026
Aviation Week’s recently released 2026 Military Fleet & MRO Forecast identifies open requirements for the delivery of 6,513 new-build military aircraft worth $250 billion over the next decade.
Feb 12, 2026
The war in Ukraine has evolved into combat dominated by the use of drones.
Feb 12, 2026
U.S. Special Operations Command wants to progress quickly through long-awaited upgrades to the MC-130J through a different approach to addressing issues.
Feb 12, 2026
A new stealthy-looking, high-speed target drone has been unveiled by Saudi company Midana at this week’s World Defense Show 2026 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Feb 12, 2026
Airbus is using the World Defense Show 2026 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, this week to relaunch its A400M tactical airlifter sales campaign in the country.