Defense Aircraft & Propulsion

Jul 15, 2022
Production and testing infrastructure will expand dramatically with a $2 billion investment in the latest Defense Department budget proposal.
Jul 14, 2022
Lockheed Martin’s rapid prototyping division defines new concept for collaboration between crewed and uncrewed combat aircraft.
Jul 13, 2022
Lockheed Martin has completed the major assembly step on the first F-16V Block 70/72 fighter to be built in Greenville, South Carolina, moving the single-engine fighter closer to a first delivery in late 2023, the company says in an update posted on social media.
Jul 13, 2022
Boston-based autonomous flight startup Merlin Labs has completed a $105 million Series B round, bringing the total funding raised so far to $130 million.
Jul 12, 2022
A Leonardo official says the company hopes to find additional orders for its AW101 three-engine heavy helicopter as a potential replacement for Russian-built platforms.
Jul 12, 2022
Rotorcraft manufacturer Bell says the 360 Invictus helicopter is 90% complete and released pictures of the first competitive prototype carrying a full load of weapons.
Jul 12, 2022
Canada’s CMC Electronics (CMC) will upgrade the avionics of the Republic of Korea Air Force's KAI KA-1 light attack turboprops.
Jul 11, 2022
The French Air Force has retired the Dassault Mirage 2000C from operational service, leaving just three variants of the delta-winged fighter in French service.