Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) will seek funding for a midlife upgrade of the FA-50 from South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration this year.

An engine upgrade road map will be prepared as the U.S. Army decides the winner of the competition to develop the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft, with a possible spinoff to a re-engining program for the H-47 Chinook fleet.

The concept unveiling on the first day of the Modern Day Marine exhibition in Washington DC builds on the STOL technology originally developed by GA-ASI for the MQ-1C Gray Eagle. 

Sikorsky is ramping up production of the U.S. Marine Corps’ new CH-53K heavy-lift helicopter as the program approaches a full-rate decision next year, and the company is touting the digital manufacturing used to build the aircraft in its bid for the U.S. Army’s next generation of helicopters.

Canadian aerostructures and spacecraft sub-tier provider Magellan Aerospace saw almost 7% greater revenue during the first quarter of 2022 over the year-before period.

A sweeping reform of the U.S. Marine Corps force structure has altered the timing and widened the scope of a program to replace the Bell AH-1Z and UH-1Y fleets with a next-generation rotorcraft.

Australia has moved ahead with plans to acquire Apache attack helicopters and will further bolster the country’s fleet of MH-60R maritime helicopters, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced.

The UK’s joint work with Japan on the Tempest Future Combat Air System could become the “cornerstone” of UK-Japanese bilateral relations.