Defense Aircraft & Propulsion

May 13, 2020
A British think tank is advocating the use of the U.S. Navy’s secretive Advanced Airborne Sensor on British P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft as a potential replacement for the Sentinel radar reconnaissance platform.
May 13, 2020
Boeing and the UK Civil Aviation Authority are to work together on developing requirements for beyond-visual-line-of-sight unmanned flight operations as a steppingstone toward a future mobility ecosystem. 
May 13, 2020
The Bell 360 Invictus helicopter is one of two aircraft designs competing for a U.S. Army contract, but it does not meet a critical requirement for one of the planned major operators, a Special Operations Command acquisition official said on May 12.
May 13, 2020
The organizer of the Australian International Airshow has deferred the next edition of the biennial from February 2021 to November of the same year, citing doubts about availability of international travel.
May 12, 2020
Switzerland has extended the submission deadline until November in recognition of COVID-19-related travel restrictions
May 12, 2020
The U.S. Air Force has set a goal to deliver new software capabilities immediately to F-16s on an on-demand basis even when the aircraft is still in flight, an Air Force news release says. 
May 12, 2020
Chilean state-owned manufacturer Enaer wants to supply up to 40 Pillan IIs to the Chilean Air Force.
May 11, 2020
Sierra Nevada said on May 11 that it will deliver a third Embraer A-29 to U.S. Special Operations Command to support the Combat Aviation Advisor mission.