Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
British intelligence officials are suggesting Moscow could be facing fleet availability issues.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Sweden has awarded contracts to Saab and GKN Aerospace to begin studies into future combat aircraft and propulsion development.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Leonardo is looking to further sweeten its AW159 Wildcat offering to the New Zealand Defense Force, by promising to set up a support center at Whenuapai AB.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Development of a new Chinese heavy attack helicopter in the 10-ton class appears to be well underway, as evidenced by photographs that have surfaced online.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brandon Patrick
Recent and deepening cooperation between Russia and China in the Arctic has underscored Canada’s sense of urgency in building out its ISR and maritime ISR capabilities.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Steve Trimble
A final fiscal 2024 budget proposal ignores pleas from GE Aerospace to extend development of adaptive turbofan engines for two variants of the F-35C.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
House and Senate appropriators seek to add dozens of aircraft to the Pentagon’s budget in a last-minute plan that needs to pass ahead of the March 22 deadline.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble, Brian Everstine
Facing a reduction to its expected budget next year, the military cuts back on near-term aircraft procurement.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
A UK-based startup has begun flight tests of a co-axial, rotary-wing UAS that it hopes to bring to the military market in the next two years.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The Hellenic Navy has formally inducted the first three of seven Sikorsky MH-60R shipborne naval helicopters.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Navy and Boeing have resolved an impasse on intellectual property and data rights around the F/A-18 which will extend production for about two years.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Maxim Pyadushkin
Indian Air Force investigators are probing the March 12 crash of a Tejas light combat aircraft—the first such accident since the type’s initial test flight.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Digitalization and development of space and cyber are the heart of Leonardo’s restructuring and growth, CEO Roberto Cingolani says.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Improved propellant management is vital to fast-track hypersonic performance as the company readies the TA-2 for key autonomous landing test.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The command now plans to buy 62 of the militarized cropdusters by the end of fiscal 2027 instead of all 75 aircraft due to funding constraints.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
Joby Aviation has agreed to deliver two aircraft to MacDill AFB in Tampa, Florida, widening its existing partnership with the U.S. Air Force.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
European industry is being called upon to develop and prototype a new-generation, medium-altitude/long-endurance uncrewed aircraft system.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The EU could fund the development of an HGV demonstrator to help build a better understanding of how to develop a defense against such systems in the future.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
USAF plans to complete certification of the Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk on its newest tanker, in spite of the fleet having been retired from “official” service.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Chen Chuanren
Korea Aerospace Industries’ KF-21 has conducted its first air-to-air refueling test, joining up with an A330 MRTT.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force is surveying industry for multiple categories of propulsion to power future tankers.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Tony Osborne
European industry could fly a rotorcraft technology demonstrator for a future military helicopter in the next phase of a European Union (EU)-funded research activity.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force’s Strike Eagles use new tech and training to focus on the Indo-Pacific after decades in the desert.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
Spirit AeroSystems will build and test a large, experimental wing to support high-speed aircraft applications under a new DARPA program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Swiss commanders have outlined plans to retire the Northrop F-5 Tiger combat aircraft in 2027, bringing to an end its famous international aerobatic team, the Patrouille Suisse.
Aircraft & Propulsion