Defense Aircraft & Propulsion
Oct 13, 2023
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Oct 11, 2023
Tom Burbage, the former EVP of the F-35 program during its first decade of development, discusses what it took to get the fighter program off and running.
Oct 11, 2023
A microcutaway of what we think we know about features on the U.S. Air Force’s next stealth bomber.
Oct 11, 2023
New details reveal the heritage embedded in the new U.S. bomber design.
Oct 09, 2023
MD Helicopters is rebuilding its order backlogs and support capabilities while eyeing modernization of its veteran MD500 platform.
Mar 03, 2026
The Netherlands will send F-35s to Japan for exercises, marking the first time the country’s air force will have deployed combat aircraft there.
Mar 03, 2026
Pilatus Aircraft reported a drop in deliveries and earnings over the past year as the Swiss business aircraft and military trainer-maker faced tariff pressure.
Mar 03, 2026
The U.S. and Israeli military operation against Iran was starting to show signs of supply strains as it stretched into a fourth day of fighting.
Mar 03, 2026
Hermeus has successfully completed the first flight of its Pratt & Whitney F100-229-powered Quarterhorse Mk. 2.1 supersonic flight demonstrator.
Mar 02, 2026
Leonardo Helicopters has revealed a concept for a next-generation tiltrotor architecture that potentially simplifies development and could broaden the appeal of the configuration.
Mar 02, 2026
U.S. forces struck an Iranian aircraft carrier for drones in the first hours of the war on Feb. 28, U.S. Central Command said on March 2.
Mar 02, 2026
The Air National Guard is facing uncertainty in how it will meet some of its homeland defense requirements as the Air Force retires aging aircraft.
Mar 02, 2026
Airbus, Boeing, Leonardo, and Sikorsky have prequalified to participate in the next steps of a NATO initiative to develop a battlefield and naval rotorcraft.