Defense Aircraft & Propulsion

Apr 30, 2021
The engine manufacturers developing the powerplant for the manned fighter component of the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) are to create a joint venture to develop the engine.
Apr 30, 2021
Sweden is proposing to replace Finland’s F/A-18 Hornets on a virtual one-for-one basis by offering 64 Gripen fighters for Helsinki’s €9 billion ($10.9 billion) HX fighter requirement. 
Apr 29, 2021
Australia could receive four new Boeing CH-47F helicopters transferred from the U.S. Army inventory under a Foreign Military Sale, the Defense Security and Cooperation Agency said on April 29. 
Apr 29, 2021
Even with the adverse impacts of the novel coronavirus on the airline industry, the U.S. Marine Corps is still losing the competition for pilots and maintainers.
Apr 29, 2021
Finland has received the best and final offers from governments in the bidding for the country’s HX fighter contest. 
Apr 29, 2021
A newly formed company is planning to offer aggressor training services with Mirage 2000s that it hopes to receive by year-end.
Apr 26, 2021
How does the F-35 program close a roughly 25% delta between actual and objective sustainment costs within four years, which implies a 7% annual reduction on average each of the next four years? 
Apr 26, 2021
Over the next 12 months, the U.S. Marine Corps intends to develop options for the commandant on whether the reserve forces should operate the MQ-9 or an unmanned logistics long-haul aircraft to better compete with China and Russia in the 2030s.