Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
In June 2022, Sweden’s defense materiel agency FMV awarded a contract to Saab to begin studies on the next generation of combat aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The RAF data offers the latest estimate from an official, independent source on military aviation losses for both sides since early March.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Speaking at the Global Air and Space Chiefs' Conference, a Pratt & Whitney executive says it has 400 engineers working on a major upgrade for the F135 engine.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Link Plumeria is now formally attached to the F/A-XX development project at the heart of the Navy’s Next Generation Air Dominance program.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
Both demonstrations are part of a wider effort to make RAF training more realistic and relevant in modern combat.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The trination Global Combat Air Program could see several hundred export sales of the crewed aircraft that emerges, industry figures suggest.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
When Saab test pilot Andre Brannstrom launches the Gripen E into the skies above the RIAT, it will be the type’s debut display outside Scandinavia.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Air Force's former "chief futurist," retired Lt. Gen. Clinton Hinote, explains what the application of air power means today and how it may evolve.
Check 6

By Guy Norris, Steve Trimble
A planned downselect announcement is expected in about three weeks for the program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force expects to resume accepting deliveries of KC-46s next month.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force will complete repairs on all of the aircraft in its C-130H fleet by the end of September.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Thales' acquisition of cockpit communication systems company Cobham Aerospace Communications could create flight deck system integration possibilities.
Connected Aerospace

By Helen Chachaty
India is France's leading defense export customer, receiving 30% of French armament exports over the 2018-22 period.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Russia's single-engine, 12-passenger An-2 biplane may not outlast the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The Slovakia defense ministry wants to buy AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters from the U.S. and has made a formal request to do so.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The Boeing 737-based aircraft will be deployed to Germany for six months starting in October.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The first two—part of an order of 12—of the Korea Aerospace Industries FA-50 light attack aircraft arrived on July 8 after being airlifted into Poland.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Israeli company Elbit Systems says the contract—with an unnamed Asia-Pacific customer for modification of two ATR 72s—spans a five-year period.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Embraer is looking to grab a slice of Europe’s defense modernization pie with sales of the C-390 airlifter and A-29 Super Tucano.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
BAE Systems has established a new division to lead the company’s rapid and agile technology developments in the air domain.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Piotr Butowski
The Russian aircraft company reveals a new design configuration developed using digital design.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Norway is planning to extend the life of nine of its 18 aging Bell 412 utility helicopters ahead of plans to acquire new rotorcraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Germany looks set to purchase a new fleet of Boeing CH-47 Chinooks after the long-awaited acquisition was approved by the country’s Parliament.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon is again accusing Russia of unsafe operations in the Middle East releasing a video taken July 5 that shows a Russian Su-35 harassing a U.S. MQ-9.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited Dhruv helicopter has become the first Indian-designed and developed rotorcraft to secure certification from the EASA.
Multi-Mission Aircraft