Defense Aircraft & Propulsion
May 21, 2021
MH-47G buy is the first phase in UK Chinook fleet modernization.
May 20, 2021
KC-46 woes continue; Colorado smallsat facility expansion; MHI SH-60L first flight; and latest SBIRS launch.
May 19, 2021
Experts warn that NATO’s push for a common rotorcraft for land and naval use could challenge Next-Generation Rotorcraft Capability aims.
May 18, 2021
A week of experiments in the Utah desert offered a glimpse into the U.S. Army’s vision of the future of warfare.
May 14, 2021
Promising results from next-generation adaptive combat engine tests augur well for follow-on variable cycle power developments.
Nov 22, 2023
Hypersonic test company Stratolaunch completed the first taxi test of the Roc carrier aircraft and rocket-configured Talon TA-1 vehicle.
Nov 21, 2023
A U.S. Navy P-8A submarine-hunting aircraft ended up in Hawaii’s Kaneohe Bay, marking the first time the service may lose one of the Boeing 737-based jets.
Nov 21, 2023
The Irish government will reexamine a need for an air combat and air intercept capability in five years despite growing concerns about the need for one.
Nov 20, 2023
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. will get a chance next year to prove the Predator is worthy of a long-term contract from the U.S. Navy.
Nov 20, 2023
Development of the VRT500 co-axial single-engine light helicopter looks set to continue in the UAE after Russian Helicopters was eliminated from the project.
Nov 20, 2023
The UK Royal Air Force has completed the first flight of its new General Atomics Protector uncrewed aircraft system in UK airspace.
Nov 20, 2023
The UK Defense Ministry says Moscow’s failure to thus far establish an airborne ISR capability in Ukraine has been a “critical flaw” in its invasion.
Nov 20, 2023
Boeing has delivered the sixth and final test MH-139 Grey Wolf helicopter to the U.S. Air Force, completing the evaluation phase before a shift to production.