Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lee Ann Shay
Fleets are set to grow in all sectors except military and year-over-year growth is projected to be highest for the commercial and business aviation aftermarket.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
AVIC is in the process of certifying the firefighting variant of the MA60 turboprop.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Turkish uncrewed air system developer Baykar says its new Bayraktar TB3 uncrewed air system has demonstrated flight endurance of 32 hr.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Chachaty
Airbus is getting ready to offer outsized cargo services to external customers in 2024 with the BelugaST after obtaining an air operator certificate.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
From new fighters to launchers, airline production ramps to air taxi certifications, 2024 will be a busy year.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
Spain has formally placed orders for a new fleet of maritime patrol aircraft based on Airbus’ C295 twin-turboprop airlifter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Forecasts, snapshots and military aircraft to watch.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
If 2023 is any indication, 2024 could be a yearlong Festivus in the supply chain.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Chen Chuanren
The U.S. Navy has reassigned Grumman C-2 Greyhounds from USS Ronald Reagan to USS Carl Vinson in the wake of the grounding of the Vinson's CMV-22 Ospreys.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
General Electric has released new details of a plan to achieve reusable, air-breathing propulsion at hypersonic speeds by 2025.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The U.S. State Department has approved a potential sale of Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters to Greece.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
China’s own upgrades are driving other nations in the region toward change.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
The U.S. arm of Germany’s Quantum Systems has signed a contract with the New Zealand Ministry of Defense to supply its Vector uncrewed aircraft system.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The test, announced on Dec. 15 by India's Defense Research and Development Organization, is a step towards flight trials of a follow-on, full-scale flying wing UAS.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Rearmament in Europe is focused on strengthening combat and support aircraft capacity and ground-based air defenses.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
The Nov. 16 demonstration moves the GE project closer to a full-scale ground test in late 2025 of a unique new turbine-based combined cycle engine.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Italy, Japan and the UK's Global Combat Air Program developing a sixth-generation crewed combat aircraft will be headquartered in London, the nations say.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Germany has placed an order with Airbus Helicopters for up to 82 light-attack versions of the OEM’s H145 twin-engine light helicopter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
A potential mandatory cut in addition to ongoing continuing resolutions have military officials blasting congressional inaction on Pentagon plans.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
GE Aerospace and its Italian business Avio Aero have secured the first study contract associated with NATO’s Next Generation Rotorcraft Capability.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
As the U.S. Army prepares for high-speed rotorcraft, the commercial helicopter industry continues its wait for advanced new technologies.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Repeated sightings of a new form of low-observable features means infrared stealth technology is progressing out of military and industry laboratories.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Matthew Jouppi, Sterling Richmond
Aviation Week has assembled this guide to some of the most important contests that are unfolding between 2024 and 2033.
Budget, Policy & Operations

Egon Rinderer
The timely availability of UAS due to fleet maintenance issues has come into question–possibly jeopardizing mission objectives.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The F-35 Joint Program Office head says he still cannot predict when a software issue that has halted deliveries from Lockheed Martin will be corrected.
Aircraft & Propulsion