Defense Aircraft & Propulsion

Dec 12, 2025
The F-47, low-cost missiles, space superiority and more—listen in as editors break down the key developments of 2025 in the defense world.
Dec 12, 2025
Competition to power the emerging collaborative combat aircraft market is intense, with U.S. and international plans to spend billions in the next five years.
Dec 12, 2025
Despite post-pandemic growth, stalled flagship programs raise questions about whether the commercial market is ready for the next leap in rotorcraft technology.
Dec 05, 2025
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Dec 04, 2025
The agency’s Lift Challenge aims for at least a fourfold increase in drone payload-to-weight capability.
Feb 20, 2026
Skyryse is pushing its SkyOS digital flight control system through the final phases of FAA supplemental type certification.
Feb 20, 2026
AVIC publicly showcased its Cloud Shadow VTOL uncrewed aircraft during Lunar New Year celebrations, highlighting both the platform and its teaming capability.
Feb 19, 2026
After a relatively slow decade in terms of export success, the Saab Gripen program appears to be experiencing a renaissance.
Feb 19, 2026
The FAA is phasing out a major radar modernization program that is running late and well over budget.
Feb 19, 2026
In a surprise leadership change, Ursa Major has named Chris Spagnoletti as the company’s CEO effective immediately.
Feb 19, 2026
Airbus Helicopters has inaugurated the next final assembly line for its H125 single-engine light helicopter in India.
Feb 19, 2026
The orderbook for De Havilland Canada’s new Canadair DHC-515 waterbomber has been swelled by an order from the company’s home province of Alberta.
Feb 19, 2026
Embraer says it would establish a C-390 MRO facility in India with local partner Mahindra Group if the government there buys the airlifter.