Aircraft & Propulsion

By Joe Anselmo
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Paris Air Show

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aerospace

By Tony Osborne
Swift Aircraft and GKN announced on June 14 that they will work together to develop design concepts for the integration of the cryogenic system on the platform.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Leonardo’s new CEO Roberto Cingolani is undertaking a restructuring of the Italian aerospace and defense company.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Airbus Helicopters is set to market its Made in America light attack helicopter.
Paris Air Show

By Steve Trimble
The investment in Venus Aerospace supports the development of the first rotating detonation rocket engine, with planned tests of a Mach 3 drone.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The Valkyrie, a jet-powered, $4 million class attack uncrewed aircraft system, represents a new product class for the Hivemind autonomy technology.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Aeronautics' enclosed payload bay marks a departure from the exposed payload stations under the nose of previous versions of the Orbiter series.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The UK is signaling Tempest’s lead over the European FCAS with advances in ground test rigs and engine aerodynamic work.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Kuwait has finalized a deal to acquire the Turkish-developed Baykar Bayraktar TB2 armed uncrewed aircraft system.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The fly-off will gather data for the U.S. Army to select a new radar to replace the Lynx synthetic aperture radar payload for the “M25” version of the MQ-1C.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Chen Chuanren
Indonesia's acquisition of 12 Dassault Mirage 2000-5 aircraft from Qatar is reportedly worth $734.5 million.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The UK's crewed, supersonic, low-observable demonstrator will use the Eurojet EJ200 engine from the Eurofighter Typhoon.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The goals of the Heavy VTOL (HVTOL) program exceed the requirements of the Marine Corps’ ongoing Medium Unmanned Logistics System - Air (MULS-A) competition.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Joe Anselmo, Guy Norris
Aviation Week editors talk with GE’s CEO about the company’s breakup and new focus on aerospace.
Paris Air Show

By Brian Everstine
A U.S. special operations helicopter crashed in northeastern Syria on June 11, injuring 22 troops, U.S. Central Command says.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
A persistent and worsening cooling system shortfall is finally being addressed in a new upgrade package now being defined by the Joint Program Office.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Tthe X-66A is the first in the experimental aircraft series specifically focused on achieving the goal of net-zero aviation greenhouse gas emissions.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The decision clarifies the status of F-35s slated to be equipped with Technical Refresh (TR)-3 avionics starting in production Lot 15 this year.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
A House panel will allow the U.S. Air Force to move forward on planned A-10 and F-15C/D cuts.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
Lawmakers want to block U.S. Air Force efforts to retire Lockheed Martin C-130s and KC-135s from the Guard and Reserve.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Norway has formally sold 32 surplus F-16A/B combat aircraft to Romania after securing approval from U.S. authorities.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The long list of the Skunk Works’ historic successes will be remembered on the 80th anniversary of the organization’s founding on June 17.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
The piloted, two-seat technology demonstrator for Electra.aero's hybrid-electric ultra-short-takeoff-and-landing aircraft is set to fly this year for testing.
Emerging Technologies

By Kim Minseok
South Korea’s Agency for Defense Development says it intends to equip its Korean Unmanned System-Loyal Wingman prototype the Ukrainian Ivchenko-Progress AI-322.
Aircraft & Propulsion