Defense Aircraft & Propulsion
Jul 01, 2022
The U.S. Army’s decision to delay its Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft program by pushing production milestones back up to four years gives Sikorsky more time to mature its Raider X design, and although some in Washington have raised doubts about the program’s future, the service and company are still confident in its permanence.
Jul 01, 2022
Leonardo’s AW149 super-medium military rotorcraft has scored its third export contract with an order from Poland.
Jul 01, 2022
Initial ground tests to integrate Stratolaunch’s Roc carrier aircraft with the company’s first captive-carry version of the Talon A hypersonic test vehicle have begun in Mojave, California, marking a major milestone toward a key drop test planned for later this year.
Jul 01, 2022
An Indian-made demonstrator for a future flying wing autonomous aircraft completed a first flight on July 1 at the Aeronautical Test Range in southern India.
Jun 30, 2022
Greece has submitted a request to purchase Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has confirmed.
Jun 30, 2022
The first Airbus A330 multirole tanker transport upgraded with an automatic refueling system will be delivered to the Republic of Singapore Air Force by year’s end, becoming the first air arm to possess such technology.
Jun 30, 2022
NASA has launched its hunt for a large-scale experimental aircraft to demonstrate the airframe configuration and technologies for a sustainable single-aisle-class airliner that could enter service by the mid-2030s.
Jun 29, 2022
A senior Biden administration official has endorsed Turkey’s plans to modernize its large fleet of Lockheed Martin F-16s.