Defense Aircraft & Propulsion
Sep 19, 2025
The hybrid-electric, short-takeoff-and-landing transport could fill a gap in the military’s air mobility fleet.
Sep 17, 2025
New industry partnerships are moving the Global Combat Aircraft Program closer to its multibillion-dollar design and development contract.
Sep 12, 2025
China is rapidly advancing its uncrewed cargo aircraft capabilities—ostensibly for commercial use but with potential military applications.
Sep 12, 2025
Atropos Group unveils the Tacit Spear concept for an autonomous airlifter and a blueprint for delivering the large aircraft in a few years.
Sep 12, 2025
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Dec 22, 2025
Six years have passed since Northrop Grumman won an opportunity to upgrade the system on the U.S. Air Force fleet of Lockheed Martin F-16s.
Dec 22, 2025
The U.S. Air Force announced Dec. 22 that it has designated the Northrop Grumman Project Talon uncrewed aircraft prototype the YFQ-48A.
Dec 22, 2025
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman has signaled a desire to revitalize the agency’s aeronautics program, calling for more experimental X-planes.
Dec 22, 2025
French President Emmanuel Macron has said the country will proceed with plans to build a new aircraft carrier.
Dec 21, 2025
The U.S. Air Force has expanded the pool of competitors vying for the second increment of Collaborative Combat Aircraft.
Dec 19, 2025
Leonardo Helicopters has completed the long-awaited first flight of its Next Generation Civil Tiltrotor Technology Demonstrator.
Dec 19, 2025
U.S. startup Astro Mechanica plans to take its hybrid-electric supersonic engine into high-altitude and high-speed ground testing in 2026.
Dec 19, 2025
The DOD has surged assets to the Caribbean and the southern border to back military operations in the region including, potentially, the RQ-170 reconnaissance drone.