Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Autonomous pilot developer Merlin has acquired EpiSys Science, a multidomain autonomy developer, and plans to unite the software solutions of each company.
Aircraft & Propulsion

The beginning of June marked Boeing’s first delivery of an operational F-15EX to the U.S. Air National Guard.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Tony Osborne
Four NH90 customer nations have partnered to launch an upgrade program for the twin-engine European utility helicopter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
EpiSci and PhysicsAI are the first contractors selected for a DARPA program to develop software to enable beyond-visual-range engagement with multiple aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The V-22 fleet will not be fully mission capable until mid-2025 as the aircraft return to flight with strict restrictions and tests of a new clutch beginning.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Sweden plans to contribute to NATO air missions including the Baltic Air Policing operation performed by allies from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Romania has started building a new runway at its Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, as part of an expansion to make it one of the largest NATO facilities in Europe.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Patria and Pratt & Whitney have signed an agreement that paves the way for F135 engine production and sustainment in Finland to support Helsinki's future F-35 fleet.
Supply Chain

By Chen Chuanren
The new head of South Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration is taking a tough line on Indonesia's wavering commitment to the KF-21 program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Hanwha will integrate its new AESA radar, featuring the "tile" type transmitter/receive (T/R) block design, on to the KUS-LW.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Robert Wall
The targeting pod failed within two months of use, Danish auditors said, and in some cases did not pass its first test.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Tony Osborne
Airbus has unveiled concepts for an uncrewed wingman that could support German Air Force Eurofighters in the 2030s.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The two companies are studying Pearl-family business jet engines as an option to power military uncrewed aerial systems.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The announcement comes as Boeing’s air dominance unit competes for the U.S. Air Force’s Next Generation Air Dominance contract, plus builds fighters and UAS.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Autonomous flight system startup Merlin Labs has won a contract potentially worth $105 million to demonstrate a reduced aircrew capability for SOCOM C-130Js.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Steve Trimble
The location emerged in local news reports in Jacksonville about a $135 million economic development opportunity involving 100 jobs.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Temel Kotil, the general manager of Turkish Aerospace, has been replaced after leading the company for eight years.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The service plans to fly a fleet of 14 medium-large commercial jets carrying multi-intelligence payloads for its High Accuracy Detection and Exploitation System.
Aircraft & Propulsion

The latest news from the AAM and eVTOL sector.
ZZZ_Advanced Air Mobility Departments

By Angus Batey
Britain stands on the cusp of taking a leading role in the deployment of hydrogen-electric power systems in aviation, says insiders.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Chen Chuanren
China's new Type 076 amphibious assault ship will be equipped with an Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS), newly released imagery suggests.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The strike on Akhtubinsk AB, a Russian research and test facility, could mark the first combat loss of Russia’s most advanced low-observable combat aircraft.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
A technology similar in description to the Leonardo BriteCloud is now on the U.S. Navy’s shopping list for a self-defense upgrade for the Lockheed Martin F-35.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Chachaty
France’s land forces industries association has called for a tech and industrial road map for the development of loitering munitions for the French Army.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Diehl's Feanix—Future Effector–Adaptable, Networked, Intelligent, eXpendable—is an under-300-kg (660-lb.)-class, turbojet-powered, clean-sheet air system.
Missile Defense & Weapons