Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The Pentagon still lacks a plan to successfully wrestle sustainment functions away from the collection of contractors that now jealously own those roles.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Poland’s defense ministry has contracted a first offset agreement associated with the acquisition of its planned Boeing Apache attack helicopter fleet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) is putting its upgraded Lockheed Martin F-16 D+ Block 52 through its paces at Exercise Forging Saber.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
Yemen’s Houthi movement has restored a Northrop F-5 Tiger combat aircraft to flight.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Joby Aviation delivered its first S4 electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft to the U.S. Air Force at Edwards AFB, California, on Sept. 25.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force is planning to stagger replacements of a troublesome part of the V-22 Osprey’s clutch to limit impacts to the fleet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.s. Air Force Special Operations Command plan is called the Adaptive Airborne Enterprise.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Singapore Armed Forces' new Digital and Intelligence Service, which is participating for the first time in Exercise Forging Saber, has helped advance the CCIS.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
A $19 million contract launches the Flyer One program, with the goal of dramatically accelerating the airworthiness approval process for new aircraft designs.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
H55 has secured almost $50 million from investors including RTX Ventures for infrastructure at plants in Switzerland and Montreal and a subsidiary in Toulouse.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Poland has halted arms shipments to Ukraine over an apparent diplomatic spat about grain exports.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Facing tight deadlines and a rapid pace of development, GCAP’s industry partners seek the right ingredients for a joint workflow.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren
The Singapore Armed Forces is working with swarm UAS and AI-driven command-and-control systems as well as flying its upgraded F-16C/D Block 52 jets in Idaho.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine, Garrett Reim
Top officials argue the service cannot push too far on autonomy, warning of requirements creep dragging down the schedule and increasing costs.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Sweden is planning to accelerate the acquisition of new tactical transport aircraft to replace the country’s aging Lockheed C-130 Hercules fleet.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Austria has become the latest European nation to adopt Embraer’s C-390, choosing the airlifter over Lockheed Martin’s C-130J.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The UK Royal Air Force is closing in on a first early iteration of an autonomous collaborative platform capability.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Lockheed Martin suggests Black Hawk assembly in Gosport, England, to meet UK’s New Medium Helicopter need.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble, Chen Chuanren
An industry that has fielded a fighter, advanced jet trainer and several munitions awaits the government’s decision on the next big projects.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble, Brian Everstine
The roughly 28-hr. search for the Lockheed Martin-made stealth fighter included an unusual request to the public for any tips.
Defense

By Henry Canaday
Near Earth Autonomy is developing drones that could be used to inspect both commercial and military aircraft.
Emerging Technologies

By Brian Everstine
The company is providing development work for F/A-XX.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The teaming arrangement was agreed to during the Defense Security Equipment International exhibition.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Speaking on Poland’s Radio dla Ciebie Sept. 14, Mariusz Błaszczak says the country still has a shortfall in combat aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The collaboration with Hybrid Air Vehicles will explore the use of the Airlander aircraft in defense and security missions.
Aircraft & Propulsion