Defense Aircraft & Propulsion
Oct 21, 2025
The U.S. Army and Bell are pushing to speed up fielding of the MV-75 tiltrotor by shifting acquisition dates, moving up funding and designing initial aircraft.
Oct 10, 2025
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Oct 08, 2025
South Korea has multiple modernization programs on the agenda to add to its current fleet.
Oct 02, 2025
Madrid’s funding package positions Airbus at the center of Spain’s contribution to European defense autonomy.
Oct 02, 2025
Carrier operations are proceeding, but the UK’s Lockheed Martin F-35 program still faces major capability gaps.
Jan 21, 2026
Italy is budgeting €18.6 billion ($22 billion) for its role in the design, development and programmatic phases of the Global Combat Air Program.
Jan 21, 2026
NASA is poised to begin flight tests of a representative stub wing section that is aimed at dramatically enhancing the drag-reducing benefits of natural laminar flow (NLF) in next-generation, swept wing airliners.
Jan 21, 2026
Washington has approved Singapore’s request to acquire four Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft and Mk. 54 Mod 0 lightweight torpedoes.
Jan 20, 2026
Congressional appropriators seek to add $8 billion to the Pentagon’s budget for fiscal 2026 over its request, calling for $838.7 billion.
Jan 20, 2026
For almost a year, the Pentagon’s pause and review of the U.S. Navy’s F/A-XX program has tested the patience of the competitors.
Jan 20, 2026
General Atomics-Aeronautical Systems Inc. has signed up an Emirati company to co-produce MQ-9B Sea Guardians.
Jan 20, 2026
The hedge fund Elliott Investment Management has made a “significant” investment in hypersonic flight company Stratolaunch.
Jan 20, 2026
Emirati defense group Edge and Qatar’s Barzan Holdings are to create a joint venture and begin cross border defense industrial cooperation.