Defense Aircraft & Propulsion
Sep 11, 2023
To get there, AMC boss Gen. Mike Minihan says he is in the short term looking at year’s-end funding changes.
Sep 07, 2023
Requirements for the service’s T-45 replacement would likely mean more engineering work for existing competitors.
Sep 06, 2023
A two-decade trend of failed X-plane projects at the agency appears to be reversing, with a recent switch to a scaled-down approach producing results.
Sep 06, 2023
Long-term pressure gain remains the goal, but compact combustion is accelerating near-term adoption of the technology for high-speed propulsion systems.
Aug 31, 2023
Boeing, Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman are vying for the NGAD program while the three military services are teaming on uncrewed aircraft development.
Aug 08, 2025
Swiss lawmakers are urging the country’s government to reexamine the purchase of Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighters.
Aug 08, 2025
The Japan Air Self-Defense Force has taken delivery of its first batch of Lockheed Martin F-35B short-takeoff-and-vertical-landing fighters.
Aug 07, 2025
Space and defense company Redwire will build Long Range Reconnaissance prototypes for the U.S. Army.
Aug 07, 2025
A hybrid-electric aircraft is looming larger in Vertical Aerospace’s future.
Aug 07, 2025
Rheinmetall is in talks with Boeing and Lockheed Martin about potential collaboration on cooperative combat aircraft.
Aug 07, 2025
Archer has announced a pair of strategic acquisitions that it says will accelerate efforts to field a hybrid VTOL aircraft for the U.S. military.
Aug 07, 2025
NATO military commanders and politicians see more potential in the use of drones, but this shouldn't come at the expense of “legacy” systems, a think tank says.
Aug 07, 2025
Washington has green-lit Australia's FMS request for a Baseline 2 upgrade package for its MC-55A Peregrine ISR and electronic warfare aircraft.