Defense Aircraft & Propulsion
May 15, 2026
Broadening the scope of potential NGAP applications beyond the F-47 may boost the chances of a final breakthrough for variable-cycle engines after four decades.
May 15, 2026
Scaled Composites built the flying-wing UAS under a DARPA project to demonstrate hybrid propulsion.
May 13, 2026
More B-21s, longer service lives for B-2s and B-1s, and a possible new bomber type are now in the mix for the U.S. Air Force’s long-range strike fleet.
May 13, 2026
New service component operational concepts such as Agile Combat Employment (ACE), Forward Arming and Refueling Points (FARP), and the deployment and sustainment of multi-domain task forces have increased the demands for airlift support.
May 12, 2026
The Pentagon is reducing its reliance on clandestine contractor aircraft as military operations ramp up and new tech is deployed.
Jul 31, 2026
Bombardier is searching for a site in Canada where it can perform defense-related modifications to its business jets, including to the Global 6500 long-range business jet used as a GlobalEye surveillance aircraft, and other aircraft.
Jul 30, 2026
The U.S. Air Force is moving ahead on its plan to have the Sikorsky HH-60W Jolly Green II take on the continuity-of-government and VIP transport role in the Washington area
Jul 30, 2026
The Defense Innovation Unit has launched a new $100 million competition to use uncrewed surface vessels to launch UAS to hunt low-cost threats.
Jul 30, 2026
U.S. Special Operations Command wants its unique gunships to serve as mother ships for small drones.
Jul 30, 2026
Edgewing, the trinational joint venture serving as prime contractor for the GCAP's next-generation fighter, is considering a different approach to flight testing.
Jul 30, 2026
The European Union has unlocked an additional €3.47 billion ($4 billion) for Ukraine to pay for a range of military hardware including Saab Gripen fighters.
Jul 30, 2026
Rolls-Royce is developing a scalable engine concept for Germany’s collaborative combat aircraft while expanding autonomous propulsion.
Jul 30, 2026
Airbus has begun deliveries of a new version of the NH90 battlefield transport helicopter to the French military.