Defense Aircraft & Propulsion

May 26, 2022
A proposal to Uruguay for a potential sale of six L-39NGs has been made by the Czech government through its newly established Intergovernmental Defense Cooperat
May 26, 2022
Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury said the company’s offer, focused on the militarized H175M twin-engine super-medium rotorcraft, would “regenerate helicopter manufacturing in the UK."
May 25, 2022
BAE Systems has taken delivery of and is preparing flight tests for a Pipistrel Electro Velis electric-powered light aircraft as part of an arrangement with the Slovenian manufacturer.  The UK defense company announced in March that it was working with Pipistrel to examine military training applications for electric aircraft. The work is continuing after Textron’s acquisition of the light aircraft manufacturer. 
May 25, 2022
The Singapore military has contracted Airbus to deliver its new batch of H225M helicopters from France, ferried on the company’s BelugaST transporter.
May 23, 2022
Honeywell is developing a suite of alternative navigation technologies to combat increasing disruption of GPS signals, intentional and unintentional, with the first products planned to be on the market in 2023.
May 20, 2022
The U.S. Air Force’s first F-35A wing in the Pacific reached its full complement of aircraft this week, as the second U.S. Marine Corps F-35B squadron reached full operational capability in Japan.
May 20, 2022
GE Aviation will need to build up to 467 T901 engines during the first years of production.
May 20, 2022
Airbus Helicopters plans to produce three prototypes to support development of the Tiger attack helicopter mid-life upgrade.