Textron’s tiltrotor Nexus; Eviation Alice taxi tests; eBeaver flight milestone; Regent’s blown wing; and Automating eVTOL design.

The Army’s rotorcraft will need additional range to remain relevant in a conflict with China.

Propulsion-related test and development contracts have been awarded to engine-makers General Electric and Pratt & Whitney as well as Boeing, Lockheed Martin and

Service says its programs are the only current advanced fighter engine competition, but the future of the program is in doubt.

Lockheed Martin has mated the wing to the fuselage of the first F-16 Block 70 fighter built in Greenville, South Carolina, a company official said Aug. 17.

The new engine is designed to give the armed drone greater payload, range and operating altitude.

The UK Royal Navy wants UAS to take on many of the surface and subsurface surveillance duties currently performed by manned helicopters.

Space Force takes over Army satcom; Osprey crash blamed on pilot error; Philippines eyes Chinook; and MH-139 to begin military testing.