Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Turkish Baykar-developed UAS and their associated weapons and sensors will be produced in Saudi Arabia under new export agreements between Ankara and Riyadh.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
The Japan Air Self Defense Force's Kawasaki C-2 airlifter could carry long-range anti-surface missiles that ignite after being air dropped.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble, Guy Norris
A new U.S. effort to prove technology for reusable hypersonic flight is inching forward as government scientists seek information on industry-funded projects.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force and Lockheed Martin are beginning the second phase of yearly iterative updates to the F-22 fleet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Poland has begun flight testing its first Korea Aerospace Industries FA-50 fighter in-country.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Kraus Hamdani Aerospace’s 42.5-lb. K1000ULE aircraft completed a 75-hr., 53-min. non-stop, unrefueled flight in late July.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Spanish defense electronics supplier Indra is taking a stake in compatriot ITP Aero, the aero-engine company sold off by Rolls-Royce in 2021.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Brian Everstine
Rather than proceeding with a new F-35 engine, the service is using remaining Adaptive Engine Transition Program funds for sixth-generation development.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force will begin receiving technical data on the Boeing-Leonardo MH-139 helicopter beginning this fall.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Brian Everstine
The service is evaluating the Boeing-developed Load Adaptable Modular (LAM) pylon.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Just days after Azerbaijan was inducted into the Kaan combat aircraft program, Turkey is planning to begin negotiations with Pakistan to do the same.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The Technology Refresh 3 upgrade to the Lockheed Martin F-35 JSF may delay Belgium's acquisition of the aircraft by at least six months.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The defense relationship between Azerbaijan and Turkey is tightening through cooperation on the Kaan fighter, but Baku’s role in the program remains foggy.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy are replacing the input quill assembly in the tiltrotor’s gearbox every 800 flight hours.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
“The contract will be structured to allow aircraft procurement to be up to 156 aircraft annually,” JPO spokesman Russell Goemaere said.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Staff
One Mi-38 will be delivered to Zimbabwe soon, the Ministry of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting reported on its Twitter account July 27.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
ShinMaywa has reported an increase in orders for commercial aircraft components for Boeing programs as well as its flagship US-2 seaplanes.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Indonesia has revealed it is acquiring a dozen Anka uncrewed aircraft systems ​​​​​​​(UAS) from Turkish Aerospace Industries.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jen DiMascio, Steve Trimble, Michael Bruno
Editors discuss Northrop's exit from the U.S. Air Force’s competition to replace the F-22 and the implications of L3Harris’ acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne.
Check 6

By Tony Osborne
The Triton’s Arrow trials, disclosed by the Royal Navy on July 28, included a Wildcat engaging an aerial target with the Martlet missile for the first time.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Chen Chuanren
The ROCAF wants to extend the service lives of nine Mirage 2000-5DI by another 20 years for “strategic and risk-hedging reasons.”
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Indra is to upgrade the self-protection suites of the Spanish Air Force’s Airbus C295 airlifter fleet.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Brian Everstine
The existing remote vision system on the Boeing KC-46 has been plagued with quality issues, which make up two of six Category 1 deficiencies on the airplane.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Australia, the UK and the U.S. in July signed a cooperation agreement to work together on future upgrades to the E-7A, with a focus on interoperability.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Nearly all schedule details about the B-21 Raider are classified, but the U.S. Air Force and Northrop Grumman have now provided four completed milestones.
Aircraft & Propulsion