Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Airbus Helicopters has completed the first autonomous takeoffs and landings from a ship with its VSR700 uncrewed rotorcraft in a full operational configuration.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
The decision allows KAI to step up preparations for mass production ahead of 2026 when the aircraft is planned to enter service.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Boeing says it is moving as fast as possible on the service’s E-7, amid Pentagon and congressional pressure.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force has stood up a fourth aggressor squadron, comprising older, fourth-generation aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Germany’s army is to begin phasing out its Airbus Tiger attack helos beginning in 2031 after concluding that a planned upgrade program would be “highly risky."
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Romania will end operations with its Mikoyan MiG-21 LanceR fleet on May 15, transitioning its fighter fleet to secondhand Lockheed Martin F-16s.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The training program is part of a new round of military aid being provided as Kyiv gears up for its counteroffensive against Russia’s invasion.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Avio Aero is the Italian propulsion partner on the Global Combat Air Program (GCAP), along with the UK’s Rolls-Royce and Japan’s IHI Corporation.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The completion of the studies was announced by NATO’s Support and Procurement Agency on May 12.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Turkish industry appears to be advancing efforts to integrate indigenously developed weaponry on the Sukhoi Su-25.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
The San Francisco-based company is using a Cessna 208B Caravan for the flight tests.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Raytheon's PhantomStrike was one of several AESA radar sets being considered for Poland’s future FA-50PL fleet being built by KAI.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Steve Trimble
The remarks show that Menendez does not expect the White House to approve the sale of F-16s to Turkey in an exchange for Sweden's NATO membership.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
The single-engine L-159 can carry guns, missiles and bombs, but falls short of the speed, agility and payload of Ukraine's preferred fighter: the F-16.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jen DiMascio
U.S. hypersonic facilities need cash; China’s X-37B returns; Poland warms to Korea’s KF-21; and fleet retirement optimism.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
The opening of the new line establishes Gripen production in South America as Brazil's neighbors shop for new fighters.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Transcend Air has partnered with Israel Aerospace Industries’ North American operation to develop military applications for its planned Vy family of VTOLs.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Chen Chuanren
The first Airbus C295 destined for the Indian Air Force has conducted its first flight over Seville, Spain.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Kim Minseok
Polish defense prime Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa is eager to participate in South Korea’s KF-21 fighter program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Kim Minseok
Korea Aerospace Industries has unveiled two new series of autonomous uncrewed aircraft systems at the Republic of Korea Air Force Aerospace Conference in Seoul.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
As the Army considers the CH-47F Block II production plan, Boeing expects more congressional additions and pitches more upgrades.
Aircraft & Propulsion

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

By Tony Osborne
The aircraft, named Kaan by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, is one of the centerpieces of an ongoing effort to make the country a major defense exporter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
A rare tour of GE’s test chamber for adaptive engines highlights the reality of the new technologies as the company tries to save the program from cancellation.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Kim Minseok, Chen Chuanren
Saab unveiled a modified version of the GlobalEye AEW aircraft, at the South Korean Air Force’s Aerospace Conference 2023 on May 2.
Aircraft & Propulsion