Defense Aircraft & Propulsion
Apr 29, 2026
After a 4.5-year delay, flight testing for the MQ-25 is making progress, and Boeing is developing a variant with longer endurance.
Apr 28, 2026
Editors reflect on a busy period for defense, sharing insights on Quad-A, Sea-Air-Space, Aviation Week's MALMS, the latest Pentagon budget figures, and everything else you need to know on air and missile modernization.
Apr 27, 2026
Pyrovalves are single-use, shock-heavy, and risky. Modern systems need safer, reusable, easier-to-qualify options. Discover better alternatives in our webinar.
Apr 27, 2026
The increased threat from Iran and its Houthi proxies in Yemen in recent years has seen defense spending in Saudi rise significantly.
Apr 27, 2026
The 3rd World Defense Show took place at Riyadh’s International Convention and Exhibition Center between February 8-12.
Jul 23, 2026
France plans to deploy an Airbus A400M for experimental aerial firefighting missions as wildfires intensify nationwide.
Jul 23, 2026
Lockheed Martin is continuing its teaming agreement with KAI to offer the T-50 trainer in the UK as it scours the country for a potential production partner.
Jul 23, 2026
Leonardo will seek British industrial links to support a planned M‑346 bid for an emerging British jet trainer competition, newly appointed CEO Lorenzo Mariani told Aviation Week.
Jul 22, 2026
After the termination of the trinational New Generation Fighter program, Dassault Aviation is gearing up to work on a Rafale successor on its own.
Jul 22, 2026
Sikorsky and Safran agreed to expand propulsion collaboration for next-generation rotorcraft targeting commercial and defense markets.
Jul 22, 2026
Germany seeks approval for four additional P-8As while pursuing renewed anti-ship strike and air-launched capabilities.
Jul 22, 2026
The sensor and power providers for the Edgewing GCAP fighter will spend the project phase turning concepts into technology demonstrations to mature capabilities for the detailed design phase.
Jul 22, 2026
Shield AI is progressing on building its initial X-BAT autonomous fighters after it announced that it had fired its thrust-vectoring engine for the first time.