Defense Aircraft & Propulsion

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.
Feb 20, 2026
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Feb 20, 2026
The top airman talks with Aviation Week about his focus on increasing immediate readiness and addressing “change fatigue.”
Feb 20, 2026
With demand booming in commercial and defense aviation, why are Airbus programs in turmoil?
May 29, 2026
AeroDelft, a student-run foundation at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands, has begun taxi tests of a gaseous hydrogen-fueled light aircraft.
May 29, 2026
A Russian one-way attack drone hit a residential building in Romania, injuring two people.
May 29, 2026
Danish defense company Terma says it is adding shifts and production capacity as it enjoys a boom in order intake and forecasts 20% to 25% sales growth.
May 29, 2026
Boeing says it has wrapped up MQ-28 Ghost Bat CCA testing at the Point Mugu Sea Range over the Pacific Ocean.
May 28, 2026
Canada’s industrial base features all of the components necessary to develop a domestic Autonomous Collaborative Platform. And yet no company has done so.
May 28, 2026
Leonardo Helicopters has opened a maintenance, repair facility in London that will serve the company’s growing number of UK rotorcraft customers.
May 28, 2026
As a Canadian review of fighter acquisition plans continues, a top Saab executive says the domestic defense industry could play a role in Ukraine’s plan to acquire an initial batch of up to 20 Saab Gripen E/F fighters.
May 28, 2026
Canada is fast-tracking the acquisition and testing process for multidomain and autonomous surveillance systems compatible with harsh arctic conditions.