Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The 98 deliveries recorded in 2023 are the lowest total since Lockheed handed-over 91 F-35s to customers in 2018.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
The startup details the Quarterhorse flight-test plan as concept design work accelerates for the follow-on Darkhorse hypersonic cruiser.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
A specialist in experimental rotorcraft, Piasecki eyes the transition from R&D to production.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
U.S. Air Force flight-related incidents increased in 2023, while Navy and Marine Corps rates stayed steady.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine, Steve Trimble
The Pentagon's top weapons buyer has given Northrop Grumman the go-ahead for low-rate production of the B-21 Raider.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
An unusual level of suspense comes with Lockheed Martin’s first quarterly status update on the F-35 program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Ahead of an expected major award for a new fleet, delays hit prototypes that had been expected to be fielded in January 2024.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Steve Trimble
During a test run on the ground, the Pratt & Whitney F135 engine ingested a flashlight left inside an inlet during a maintenance inspection.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Kaman, a storied pioneer of helicopters and UAVs and scion of New England aerospace, will be acquired by private-equity firm Arcline Investment Management.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Danish lawmakers have agreed on a plan to purchase long-range UAS to patrol the Arctic and North Atlantic.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
Active flow control promises to be lighter, less complex and higher-performing than movable flight controls.
Emerging Technologies

By Tony Osborne
Government-backed export campaigns, weapon packages and a clear development road map are steering Rafale to export success.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Tanzania has joined the growing number of African nations to operate Leonardo’s C-27J Spartan airlifter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Leonardo has packed more capability into its BriteCloud expendable active decoy, giving it the ability to swap data from the aircraft’s self-protection suite.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Regardless of who shot down the A-50 AEW, its loss is a major embarrassment for Russian Air Force commanders.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren
Kyiv is interested in taking on Australia's retired NH90s, but Canberra says the helicopters are not in flying condition and that disassembly has already begun.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
The second acknowledged test of the B-21 came 68 days after the first flight from the public airport in Palmdale, California.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Engineers from BAE Systems and Leonardo have installed the prototype Radar 2 active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar onto a Eurofighter Typhoon.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Emirati defense contractor Edge Group has secured agreements with Turkish UAS manufacturer Baykar to integrate Edge-developed munitions onto Baykar’s UAS.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
The service is embedding testers in the program office and company teams to develop a swift test timeline.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
The self-governed island expects local companies will contribute 75% to the program to replace the Beechcraft T-34C.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Lockheed Martin has revealed that production of Bulgaria’s new F-16 Block 70 aircraft is well underway.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Germany’s navy is to perform a series of flight trials this year with the General Atomics MQ-9 SeaGuardian uncrewed aircraft system.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Faced with an expected influx of testing with current infrastructure and staff maxed out, Edwards AFB aims to reinvent itself.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Airbus Helicopters is acquiring U.S.-based uncrewed aircraft systems developer Aerovel to bolster its portfolio of tactical UAS products.
Aircraft & Propulsion