The Boeing E-7 Wedgetail buy is described as “extremely poor value for money,” with the UK paying £1.89 billion for three, rather than £2.15 billion for five.
The UK plans to contract with Airbus to support its Puma rotorcraft until 2028, as officials continue to delay launching a tender for a fleet successor.
Authors of a new study see increasingly autonomous UAS as helping China limit the number of casualties it might face in a conflict and boost its industrial base.
Rolls-Royce is poised to begin a third phase of ground tests with a pair of dual-podded F130 turbofans for the U.S. Air Force’s B-52J re-engining program.
Anduril Industries has acquired North Carolina-based Blue Force Technologies (BFT) and the small firm’s large uncrewed aircraft system development program.
Long-term pressure gain remains the goal, but compact combustion is accelerating near-term adoption of the technology for high-speed propulsion systems.
The adoption of the Dominator XP, made by Israeli company Aeronautics, marks the Royal Thai Air Force's first medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) UAS.
The UK Royal Air Force says personnel are now undertaking the first instructor operating course on Protector simulators at General Atomics’ facility in the U.S.
The 65,000-ton HMS Prince of Wales is set to embark several Lockheed Martin F-35s later this month for the third round of development testing with the aircraft.
Images of two Yakovlev Yak-130 advanced jet trainers being flight tested in Isfahan, Iran, and wearing Iranian Air Force colors were published online on Sept. 2.
Polish company PZL Mielec is producing around 50% of the Lockheed Martin F-16 rear fuselage section, with plans to expand this to 70-80% by the end of 2024.
