Defense Aircraft & Propulsion

Jun 22, 2021
Two of the supplemental type certificate programs for the Boeing/Leonardo MH-139 have fallen behind schedule. One of them concerns the Air Force most of all.
Jun 22, 2021
The UK has launched its first operational sorties from its new carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth, flying missions over Iraq and Syria in support of the U.S.-led coalition against the Islamic State militant group.
Jun 22, 2021
Malaysia and Indonesia are moving ahead with long-awaited aircraft procurement plans, issuing a tender for a light combat aircraft and approving loans for new aerial refueling tankers.
Jun 21, 2021
The UK Royal Air Force could have an electric-powered aircraft in service by 2024, a senior officer has suggested, as the air arm takes steps to reduce its environmental footprint.
Jun 21, 2021
NATO commanders have used a surge operation to stress-test the alliance's ground-radar reconnaissance capabilities using its fleet of Northrop Grumman RQ-4D Global Hawks.
Jun 21, 2021
Airbus has bolstered its backlog for its twin-turboprop C295 airlifter, disclosing that two buyers in the Asia-Pacific region have placed orders.
Jun 18, 2021
Turkish Aerospace (TAI) has begun constructing a wind tunnel to support development of Turkey’s planned indigenous combat aircraft, TF-X.
Jun 17, 2021
Boeing is teaming with Germany’s Lufthansa Technik and defense electronics company ESG to provide support for a potential German purchase of the P-8 Poseidon maritime-patrol aircraft.