Defense Aircraft & Propulsion

Sep 15, 2023
The U.S. plan for TacAir has many strands, providing multiple opportunities for angst—or catastrophe.
Sep 15, 2023
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Sep 15, 2023
Northrop Grumman is starting tests on the next stealth bomber, while industry is floating multiple concepts for collaborative combat aircraft.
Sep 13, 2023
T-38, T-45 face decreasing mission capable rates, grounding due to aging powerplants.
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.
Oct 20, 2025
Hanwha Aerospace has unveiled the design of the first member in a family of future turbofan engines at ADEX 2025 that are sized between 5,500-17,000-lb. thrust.
Oct 20, 2025
The Swedish Air Force has taken delivery of its first Gripen E combat aircraft.
Oct 20, 2025
Switzerland says it plans to buy Leonardo Tactical Multi-Mission Radar systems to plug an air surveillance gap in its network.
Oct 20, 2025
Lockheed Martin’s long tech collaboration with KAI could see development of a military variant of the high-speed X2 rotorcraft platform, a Lockheed exec says.
Oct 20, 2025
South Korea awarded L3Harris a contract to deliver the new Phoenix airborne early warning and control aircraft based on a Bombardier bizjet and an IAI radar.
Oct 17, 2025
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has confirmed it has been selected to develop a conceptual design of Collaborative Combat Aircraft for the U.S. Navy.
Oct 17, 2025
Taiwan will spend NT$44.2 billion ($1.4 billion) to scale up manufacturing of uncrewed aircraft systems and become an Asia-Pacific drone production hub by 2030.
Oct 17, 2025
The U.S. Air Force, faced with ongoing readiness issues across much of its fleet, has issued a call to aircraft owners who are near bases to help out.