Defense Aircraft & Propulsion

Apr 11, 2025
Renowned aircraft designer Darold Cummings explores questions raised by Boeing’s F-47 NGAD design.
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
The decision to avoid carrier-representative landings means less engineering and faster development.
Apr 10, 2025
Both Boeing and the Navy need the Stingray’s success as the service looks to expand its uncrewed fleet on carriers.
Apr 07, 2025
Odys Aviation continues on track for first deliveries by year-end.of its Laila hybrid-electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing UAV.
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.
Feb 12, 2026
Armenia has selected Shield AI’s V-BAT vertical takeoff and landing uncrewed aircraft system for its military.
Feb 12, 2026
Hensoldt has struck a partnership with Helsing, the European defense AI company that is behind development of the CA-1 Europa collaborative combat aircraft.