Defense Aircraft & Propulsion

Oct 15, 2021
UK and Italy may take a different Eurofighter development path than Germany and Spain, as the four nations pursue next-gen fighter plans.
Oct 14, 2021
GBU-72 penetrator clears tests; U.S. Army UH-60 negotiations; Serbia to buy Airbus aircraft; and Chinook rotor blade upgrades in doubt.
Oct 12, 2021
The Pentagon should couple a blended-wing body with advanced engines to create a new standard for transport aircraft.
Oct 11, 2021
From a hand-grabbed rubber hose to the use of stealth systems, a guide to the technologies that enable aircraft to set endurance records.
Oct 08, 2021
Pratt & Whitney expects a multiyear recovery from a growing engine availability crisis that has grounded dozens of F-35As.
Jan 17, 2024
Engineers from BAE Systems and Leonardo have installed the prototype Radar 2 active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar onto a Eurofighter Typhoon.
Jan 17, 2024
Emirati defense contractor Edge Group has secured agreements with Turkish UAS manufacturer Baykar to integrate Edge-developed munitions onto Baykar’s UAS.
Jan 16, 2024
Lockheed Martin has revealed that production of Bulgaria’s new F-16 Block 70 aircraft is well underway.
Jan 16, 2024
Germany’s navy is to perform a series of flight trials this year with the General Atomics MQ-9 SeaGuardian uncrewed aircraft system.
Jan 15, 2024
Airbus Helicopters is acquiring U.S.-based uncrewed aircraft systems developer Aerovel to bolster its portfolio of tactical UAS products.
Jan 15, 2024
The Albanian Air Force has taken delivery of its first two of a planned fleet of three Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawks—surplus UH-60A models from U.S. Army stocks.
Jan 15, 2024
Ukrainian commanders claim to have downed a Russian Air Force Beriev A-50 "Mainstay" airborne early warning platform.
Jan 12, 2024
France has placed a long-awaited order for 42 more Dassault Rafale combat aircraft to equip the country’s air force.