Defense Aircraft & Propulsion

Mar 09, 2026
French flow control, JAXA’s reusable rocket, hypersonic tunnel returns and laser link from GEO.
Mar 06, 2026
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Mar 06, 2026
Regime change has long been considered a boots-on-the-ground operation. Now the U.S. and Israel are trying to do it from the sky.
Mar 06, 2026
Boost-phase missile defense challenges the historic model for space-based interceptors, but a startup is proposing a possible thrust-based solution.
Mar 06, 2026
Announced program timescales suggest more than 1,200 CCAs could be in operation around the world by the end of 2036.
Jun 11, 2026
France Orders Nuclear Cruise Missile, Eyeing 2035 Service Entry
Jun 11, 2026
The Pentagon faces a rising bill in its goal to increase the Lockheed Martin F-35’s availability, which has continued to fall far below targets, a new watchdog report says.
Jun 11, 2026
Eight leading German defense and aerospace companies are urging their government to decide on the path forward for a future combat aircraft before year’s end.
Jun 11, 2026
Airbus is experimenting with aerodynamic adaptations that could transform the performance of its conventional helicopters.
Jun 11, 2026
U.S. and Australian fighter pilots will have the technical ability to take turns flying the same MQ-28, a Boeing official says.
Jun 11, 2026
A glitch that caused a YFQ-42 Dark Merlin aircraft to crash in April came from a newly designed, high-performance autopilot developed for the CCA prototype, GA-ASI President David Alexander tells Aviation Week.
Jun 11, 2026
Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works has revealed a one-way attack drone entirely additively manufactured and robotically assembled by partner Divergent Technologies.
Jun 11, 2026
Why Combat Aircraft Must Evolve During Combat – Not Years Later