Defense Aircraft & Propulsion
Oct 01, 2025
New analysis focuses on the cost of developing clean-sheet, low-signature refuelers.
Oct 01, 2025
European startup Helsing aims to slay moribund defense procurement practices with its collaborative combat aircraft bid.
Oct 01, 2025
Light helicopter manufacturers are battling it out to win the U.S. Army’s next-generation training fleet contract.
Sep 30, 2025
Alan Warnes travels to Turkey to report on one of the biggest international exercises in Europe
Sep 26, 2025
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Jan 08, 2026
Lockheed Martin delivered 191 F-35s in 2025, setting an annual delivery record for the international stealth fighter, the company announced on Jan. 7.
Jan 07, 2026
The U.S. subsidiary of Spain’s Indra Group announced a $342 million contract under the FAA’s Radar System Replacement program.
Jan 07, 2026
Bangladesh could acquire JF-17 Thunder combat aircraft from Pakistan as part of a growing cooperation pact between the air arms of the two countries.
Jan 06, 2026
The Ukrainian Air Force claims to have shot down around 1,000 Russian cruise missiles and one-way attack drones with its donated F-16s.
Jan 06, 2026
Deliveries of the F 35A are expected to begin in 2031, with Full Operational Capability targeted for 2035. The service’s Gripen lease has been extended to 2035 to cover the gap.
Jan 05, 2026
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says it was “unfair” to banish his country from the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program and has called for Ankara to be readmitted to the project.
Jan 03, 2026
U.S. soldiers and law enforcement personnel captured President Nicolás Maduro in a raid involving scores of combat aircraft and specially equipped helicopters.
Jan 02, 2026
The Royal Malaysian Navy has confirmed that one of its Westland Super Lynx Mk. 300 helicopters was involved in an emergency water landing.