Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Fulco
Bombardier has its mojo back. The company is consistently profitable, with strong demand for its business jets.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Kim Minseok
South Korea’s Agency for Defense Development and Korea Aerospace Industries are in early studies for an electronic-attack variant of the twin-seat KF-21.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Airbus Helicopters has begun flight testing of a new configuration of the NH90 battlefield transport helicopter developed for France's special forces.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Tony Osborne
French developer Survey Copter is looking to bring its CAPA-X vertical-takeoff-and-landing, fixed-wing uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) to market by the end of 2025.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Lockheed Martin replaced Paul Lemmo as Sikorsky top executive, promoting Richard Benton from a division of Missiles and Fire Control Rotary and Mission Systems.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The tender moves the 5.8-metric ton Light Combat Helicopter, also known as Prachand, closer to a long-awaited order for full-rate production.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Chen Chuanren
Northrop Grumman's high-altitude, long-endurance uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) has arrived at the Northern Territory’s RAAF Base Tindal in Australia.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
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