Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
MD Helicopters is rebuilding its order backlogs and support capabilities while eyeing modernization of its veteran MD500 platform.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Switzerland’s government will spend more than $330 million to prepare several airfields for the arrival of the Lockheed Martin F-35.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Joe Anselmo, Jens Flottau, Tony Osborne, Sash Tusa
As Christian Scherer takes up the mantle of Airbus Commercial Aircraft CEO, editors are joined by analyst Sash Tusa to discuss why Airbus is making the change.
Check 6

By Steve Trimble
A market survey released by the Air Force calls for higher engine thrust than what candidates for the Collaborative Combat Aircraft have flown so far.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Kratos' newly acquired 5GAT platform could also be developed to perform a "wide range of other applications," along with new configurations of the XQ-58.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Sikorsky plans in 2024 to demonstrate an uncrewed UH-60 helicopter autonomously responding to a wildfire.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
U.S. startup Pyka’s Pelican Cargo autonomous electric heavy-payload aircraft has flown in the UK for the first time.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Chachaty
Maintainers serving with the Franco-German airlift squadron flying the C-130J Hercules will shortly begin training in a new facility developed by the OEM.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bradley Perrett
New designs will enable China to extend airpower reach to U.S. forces in the Western Pacific.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Reliable Robotics has completed a study for the USAF examining retrofitting the service’s large multi-engine jets with its autonomous flight control tech.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne, Helen Chachaty
Numerous companies have agreed to joint production, technology exchange and component supply during Ukraine’s first Defense Industries Forum in Kyiv Sept. 30.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren
The Royal Thai Air Force had previously announced that a squadron of Lockheed Martin F-16A/Bs based in Korat would be decommissioned between 2028 and 2031.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The contract is part of a multi-phase project on which GKN has been working since 2019 with Sweden’s Defense Materiel Administration (FMV) and Saab.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Prague countered critics of its F-35 decision, who claim the aircraft is too expensive for the Eastern European country to operate.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
The milestone clears the Joint Program Office to seek a decision on full-rate production status for the family of Lockheed Martin F-35 fighters.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Slovakia has 14 Block 70-model fighters on order to replace its Soviet-era Mikoyan MiG-29s that were withdrawn last year and transferred to Ukraine.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The two-seat Rafale B was formally transferred on Oct. 2 during a ceremony at the Mont-de-Marsan air base, where Croatian pilots are being trained on the type.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Leonardo Helicopters says it has handed over the 56th and final aircraft, a NATO Frigate Helicopter version of the NH90 for the Italian Navy.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The request for information published on Sept. 29 by the Air Force tells industry to assume a CCA program will be launched in the first quarter of fiscal 2025.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The purchase of the two Erieye Saab 340s springs from an urgent requirement from Poland to bolster aerial surveillance of its borders with Russia.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
MD Helicopters has closed a 12-helicopter deal with the Nigerian Army to deliver light attack versions of the company’s MD530 single-engine light rotorcraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
The Australian armed forces say the priority now is bringing the new fleet of UH-60M Black Hawks into service.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Chachaty
This budget is in line with the French Military Programming Law, which provides for a total budget for the armed forces of €413.3 billion between 2024 and 2030.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Helen Chachaty
France's “historic” performance, as described by the report, is largely due to the sale of 80 Dassault Rafale F4 fighters and associated weapons to the UAE.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The Czech government has approved the acquisition of Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
Aircraft & Propulsion