Defense Aircraft & Propulsion
Jul 29, 2024
Can Airbus land an upgraded tanker in the U.S.?
Jul 26, 2024
Listen in as Aviation Week defense editors discuss their highlights from Farnborough Airshow, sharing their thoughts on GCAP, CCAs, FLRAA, tankers and more.
Jul 26, 2024
In addition to work on the Global Combat Air Program, a Boeing 757 flight-test aircraft, called Excalibur, is being adapted to trial new technology elements.
Jul 26, 2024
Despite the upcoming UK defense review, Global Combat Air Program industrial partners have been encouraged by ministerial interest in the project at Farnborough.
Jul 25, 2024
AirVenture Oshkosh 2024 featured U.S. military bombers, tankers, attack helicopters, utility helicopters, fighter jets and heavy cargo aircraft.
Apr 22, 2026
Germany and France are poised to decide within days the future of the Future Combat Air System program, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius says.
Apr 21, 2026
U.S. budget documents released on April 21 reveal that the U.S. Navy plans to buy 4,500 air-launched hypersonic missiles for Boeing F/A-18E/Fs over the next five years.
Apr 21, 2026
Northrop Grumman is moving as “expeditiously as possible” to get a new radar system for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter into customers' hands, CEO Kathy Warden said on a company earnings call.
Apr 21, 2026
AeroVironment says its Locust laser weapon to counter drones has undergone naval trials.
Apr 21, 2026
Northrop Grumman says a previously undisclosed company-owned test aircraft has been sold to the USAF as part of a B-21 Raider production acceleration pact.
Apr 21, 2026
Ukraine is looking to produce more than seven million drones this year as part of the wider scaling up of its defense industrial capability.
Apr 21, 2026
Australia has announced an AU$7 billion ($5 billion) investment over the next decade to expand counter-UAS capabilities.
Apr 20, 2026
The U.S. Air Force will keep two Fairchild Republic A-10 squadrons in service until 2030 to “preserve combat power.”