Defense Aircraft & Propulsion

Aug 11, 2023
The differentiator in military programs is shifting from platforms to software. Listen in to hear how this change is transforming industry. 
Aug 10, 2023
Baykar’s Akinci drone as well as its associated weapons and sensors will be produced in Saudi Arabia under a new deal estimated at roughly $3 billion.
Aug 09, 2023
The rotary-wing industry model is fracturing, and a much smaller U.S. civil rotorcraft industry is likely as civil and military requirements diverge.
Aug 07, 2023
A new U.S. effort to prove technology for reusable hypersonic flight is inching forward as government scientists seek information on industry-funded projects.
Aug 04, 2023
Rather than proceeding with a new F-35 engine, the service is using remaining Adaptive Engine Transition Program funds for sixth-generation development.
Oct 13, 2025
Collaborative Combat Aircraft may soon be coming to the U.S. Army’s acquisition plans.
Oct 13, 2025
Boeing and Leonardo are teaming up to compete for the U.S. Army’s future helicopter training program to replace the service’s current UH-72 Lakota fleet.
Oct 13, 2025
The U.S. Army is grappling with the challenge of compressing a nine-year timeline for delivering the first operational unit of MV-75s Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft.
Oct 13, 2025
France’s Air and Space Force is studying how to separate the Dassault Rafale fighters and Airbus A330 multirole tanker transports it uses for nuclear deterrence from the rest of its fleets.
Oct 13, 2025
AeroVironment is expanding its loitering munition product line, while also unveiling a new version of its Vapor drone.
Oct 13, 2025
Sikorsky has modified an ex-U.S. Army UH-60L Black Hawk into a flight demonstrator for the proposed U-Hawk uncrewed utility aircraft.
Oct 13, 2025
German sensor technology provider Hensoldt has teamed up with compatriot Avilus to push an uncrewed air vehicle offering with a local focus.
Oct 13, 2025
Honeywell is planning a set of block upgrades for its best-selling super-midsize (SMS) business jet engine series.