Defense Aircraft & Propulsion

Jul 22, 2020
Pratt & Whitney is campaigning for an F-15EX engine competition, but an 18-month integration process for the F100-PW-129 revealed in a new U.S. Air Force acquisition document kept the company out of consideration for Lot 1 production.
Jul 22, 2020
Industry and government discussions for the development of a UK-led future combat air system, Tempest, have moved to the trilateral level, industry leaders have announced.
Jul 22, 2020
The Russian Navy has laid the keels for two new helicopter carriers that are replacing planned French Mistral-class helicopter landing docks.
Jul 22, 2020
British defense firm Qinetiq says it has carried out the UK’s first manned/unmanned teaming demonstration, operating a semi-autonomous multicopter unmanned aircraft system from an Airbus H125 light helicopter.
Jul 21, 2020
Germany is to purchase three Bombardier Global 6000 business jets to carry out its signals intelligence (SIGINT) mission.
Jul 21, 2020
The U.S. Army is testing two quadcopters at Fort Benning, Georgia, with the aim of selecting one later this year as its Short-Range Reconnaissance (SSR) drone.
Jul 21, 2020
An $862 million contract award ends the year-old mystery over the disposition of F-35As ordered by Turkey since the country's expulsion from the international fighter program.
Jul 20, 2020
The Netherlands has suspended operations with its NH90 naval helicopters following a fatal accident in Aruba.