Defense Aircraft & Propulsion
Jan 23, 2023
Regional rotorcraft; AAM flight planning; Ultra-low-NOx propulsion; and LH2 for UAVs.
Jan 20, 2023
The U.S. has a deal for three more years of F-35 production but will face continued challenges with international sales and technical upgrades.
Jan 19, 2023
Industrial and governmental joint ventures would allow more national partners to join the program and benefit from volume.
Jan 17, 2023
Aurora plans to fly an X-plane for DARPA in 2025 that will fly solely by using active flow control instead of mechanical control surfaces.
Jan 12, 2023
A busy two weeks for the F-35 reveals new details about the program’s strengths and weaknesses as the program enters a critical new phase.
Sep 11, 2025
AeroVironment says the company's Switchblade 600 loitering munition system completed the first launch from a General Atomics MQ-9A Reaper uncrewed air system.
Sep 10, 2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told European leaders Sept. 10 that Europe and Ukraine need a ”joint air defense system and [to] create an effective air shield."
Sep 10, 2025
South Korea is preparing to launch two new military jet engine development programs next year.
Sep 10, 2025
Leonardo is looking to replicate its success selling the BriteCloud active decoy to the Pentagon with its BriteStorm jammer system.
Sep 10, 2025
Royal Netherlands Air Force F-35s shot down Russian drones as part of a NATO mission to help protect Polish air space, the Dutch defense minister confirmed.
Sep 10, 2025
The Republic of Singapore Air Force is testing mini-UAS as part of an effort to establish a multi-tiered UAS network for swarm, ISR and counter-drone missions.
Sep 10, 2025
Singapore says it will acquire four Boeing P-8A Poseidons as its next-generation maritime patrol aircraft, replacing its Air Force’s Fokker 50 Enforcers.
Sep 10, 2025
Mauritania has built a modest but modern air force thanks to a fivefold increase in defense spending from 2003 to 2023.