Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
The Italian Navy is taking extra steps to ensure the serviceability and reliability of its SH-90 naval helicopters.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jen DiMascio
The F-35’s hot production line is one bright spot for the U.S. Foreign Military Sales program.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Jen DiMascio
Iran is preparing its first indigenous light military transport aircraft—Simorgh—for its first flight.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Turkish Aerospace is developing a family of uncrewed combat air vehicles (UCAV) based on its newly developed Anka-3 platform.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Turkish Aerospace currently plans to deliver the first three helicopters to Turkey’s military police, the Jandarma, this year.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
ST Engineering says the Veloce 60 (V60) vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) drone is in its final stage of development and nearing production.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Taiwanese uncrewed aircraft systems company Thunder Tiger Group has signed a memorandum of understanding with U.S. firm Imsar to develop drones.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Under the AFWerx contract, Pittsburgh-based Near Earth will develop an architecture that enables autonomous aircraft to operate safely and efficiently.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Digital engineering had promised to deliver the trainer within six years of contract award, but problems have conspired to stretch Boeing’s schedule to 8 years.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Steve Trimble
GE Aerospace has launched a third series of monthslong ground tests on the XA100 adaptive turbofan engine.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The XA102 is the designation for GE’s proposed propulsion system for the U.S. Air Force’s next-generation, crewed fighter aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Joe Anselmo, Guy Norris, Steve Trimble, Richard Aboulafia
Dual-use aircraft could serve as a military tanker while ushering Northrop Grumman into the airliner business.
Check 6

By Tony Osborne
British Army Apache attack helicopters look set to add the Advanced Precision Kill Weapons System (APKWS) guided-rocket system.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan formally named the country’s new TF-X indigenous fighter on May 1.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Army wants its Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk fleet flying for the next 40 to 60 years.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Turkish Aerospace is expected to formally roll out at least three new products and reveal details on enhancements to existing types.
Defense

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Army had previously planned to include surrogate engines for FARA prototypes in the event of T901 engine delays.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
AeroVironment is planning offerings for two new U.S. Army uncrewed aircraft system programs.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Brian Everstine
Boeing is surveying the international market and hopeful for more interest in its AH-6 Little Bird.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The Army in December announced Bell’s tiltrotor V-280 had won the FLRAA contest to replace much of its Sikorsky H-60 fleet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Chachaty
The French Air Force has welcomed the launch of Phase 1B of the European Future Combat Air System (FCAS) program, which will replace its Dassault Rafale fleet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
The Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) is exploring the possibility of leasing naval helicopters as a stop-gap measure.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Romania is the third NATO country to sign up to purchase the Turkish Bayraktar TB2 uncrewed aircraft system.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The country is exploring new roles for its J-22 Orao combat aircraft and expanding its uncrewed aircraft system fleets.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
Taipei-based GEOSAT Aerospace and Technology Inc. and Sainte-Menehould, France-based Cavok UAS signed the agreement on April 23.
Advanced Air Mobility