Aircraft & Propulsion

South Korea plans an industrial leap into the ranks of modern fighter engine-makers, outlining a 14-year plan to field a supersonic, high-performance turbofan.

The U.S. Air Force has inspected and cleared its KC-135 fleet after the service discovered falsified certifications at a main technical repair shop.

Shield AI has chosen GE Aerospace’s F110 engine to power its X-Bat vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) uncrewed aircraft system (UAS).

The UK is looking to demonstrate an uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) for use with its AH-64E attack helicopters in 2027.

Apium Swarm Robotics, a developer of distributed autonomy for unmanned systems, has signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with Red Cat Holdings.

Chile’s aging fighter fleet is set to receive a significant boost, with Lockheed Martin upgrading 35 F-16AM and BM MLU aircraft to the M6.6 standard.

General Atomics is proposing a specialized air-to-ground member of the company’s Gambit family of modular uncrewed aircraft systems.

The Republic of Korea Air Force plans to field aircraft piloted by artificial intelligence by the early 2030s to fly alongside KAI F-50 and KF-21 fighters.

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. disclosed Nov. 3 that it has flown a second YFQ-42A.

The head of U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command has recommended the placement of a weapon systems officer in the cockpit of the Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider.

Gogo said Nov. 2 that it has started flight-testing its new 5G air-to-ground broadband network on a Pilatus PC-24 trials platform.

The Indonesian Air Force (TNI-AU) has received its first Airbus A400M military transport aircraft.

The Republic of Singapore Air Force has selected the Elbit Systems Hermes 900 as its next-generation uncrewed aircraft system.

NHIndustries and Norway have reached an out of court settlement over a dispute around Oslo’s decision to take the NH90 helicopter out of service early.

A decade in the making, Korea Aerospace Industries is preparing to deliver the first production versions of the KF-21 Boramae on time by the end of this year.

As the drama over the Franco-German-Spanish Future Combat Air System nears its climax, Airbus is sketching out what is to come.

The Gulf is no longer the hottest military market, but it is still a prized opportunity for defense companies.

The flight comes about two months after its competitor for CCA Increment 1, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc., notched the first flight of its YFQ-42A.

The tests were conducted at a newly expanded test facility at Purdue University’s Maurice J. Zucrow Laboratories.

South African defence group Milkor has unveiled key design details of its latest unmanned aerial vehicle – the Milkor 780.

In its report on the UK F-35 program—published Oct. 31—the lawmakers said the fleet “faces significant capability gaps.”

Morocco and the U.S. have signed a strategic agreement to modernize the Royal Moroccan Air Force (RMAF) fleet of Lockheed Martin C-130 aircraft.

In June, five French Air and Space Force Dassault Rafale Bs from 4th Fighter Wing based at St. Dizier and an Airbus A330MRTT Phoenix from Istres deployed to Guelmim, Morocco, in late June to mid-July as part of Op Marathon 2025.

One of the most surprising sights at this year’s Royal International Air Tattoo, at RAF Fairford in mid-July, was an Egyptian Air Force Antonov An-74T Coaler, one of three operational with the North African state.

China United Aircraft Group on Oct. 30 conducted the first flight of its new T1400 Boying large, uncrewed tandem-rotor helicopter.