Defense Aircraft & Propulsion
Mar 03, 2026
Listen in as editors reflect on program updates and other highlights from the AFA Warfare Symposium.
Feb 27, 2026
Defense contracts are restoring momentum to the helicopter market, but commercial sales appear to have hit a plateau.
Feb 26, 2026
U.S. Army units accustomed to operating with a small number of drones are grappling with the logistical demand of fielding thousands.
Feb 24, 2026
Heeding lessons from modern battlefields, the U.S. Army is transforming the aviation branch with autonomous technology at all levels.
Feb 23, 2026
Editors preview AFA Warfare Symposium, setting the scene for key topics that will be on the agenda in Colorado.
Jun 03, 2026
Sweden is exploring the potential acquisition of two-seat Gripen Fs the country’s defense minister has suggested.
Jun 03, 2026
The U.S. government has approved a possible foreign military sale to Vietnam covering sustainment support for the Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules.
Jun 02, 2026
Saab has rolled out the first of eight two-seat F-39F Gripen fighters ordered by the Brazilian air force at the company’s original final assembly line.
Jun 02, 2026
Electric propulsion developer Whisper Aero says testing of its JetFoil upper surface blowing tech has confirmed the capability for near-vertical takeoffs and landings without the complexity and noise of exposed propellers.
Jun 01, 2026
A European Defense Fund (EDF)-supported anti-submarine warfare project is to make use of Schiebel’s new S-300 rotary-wing uncrewed aircraft system.
Jun 01, 2026
The Turkish Air Force’s new Hava-SOJ standoff jammer conversion of the Bombardier Global 6000 business jet has finally broken cover.
Jun 01, 2026
Taiwan’s Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC) has validated a jointly developed drone visual navigation and positioning system.
Jun 01, 2026
Switzerland says a multi-year effort to keep its aging fleet of Boeing F/A-18C/Ds operational a little longer is on track to bridge to the arrival of the Lockheed Martin F-35.