Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The contractual agreement enables Canada to order the first four F-35As for delivery in 2026 in the Lot 18 production standard, with 84 more delivered by 2034.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Turkish Aerospace CEO Temel Kotil has hinted that a first flight of the country’s indigenous combat aircraft, TF-X, could be brought forward.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble, Tony Osborne
As development starts winding down, Saab’s Gripen E unit is focusing on improving the global fleet of C/D models and starting to consider what comes next.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Fan-in-wing eVTOL; 6G sensor-comms integration; Mobile hydrogen fueler; and Drive/Fly eVTOL prototype.
Emerging Technologies

By Tony Osborne
The LauncherOne rocket has been loaded, and technicians are preparing to fuel it in readiness for the first orbital launch from the UK, planned for Jan. 9.
Space

By Garrett Reim
The Gama Alpha mission aims to test the deployment and control of the 73.3-sq. 2 (789 ft. 2) sail in low Earth orbit.
Commercial Space

By Tony Osborne
The NATO pod was developed by Spanish company Sener in collaboration with General Atomics.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The system was developed from Leonardo's successful Falco family of tactical UAS.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
The Dream Chaser’s ISS missions are the first of several orbital roles expected to be operated from Sierra Space’s mission control center.
Space

By Steve Trimble
Colombia's government failed to finalize a contract for 16 Dassault Rafales before a budget authorization deadline on Dec. 31.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Last year, 32 Falcons were handed over to their customers, a smaller number than planned.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
GIFAS says there will be a massive U.S. presence at Paris Air Show 2023 and a small Chinese one.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
NASA has acquired a former Japan Airlines Boeing 777-200ER for its large next-generation airborne science research platform.
Space

By Guy Norris
Dream Chaser spaceplane tests in 2023 mark first operational steps toward development of Sierra Space’s orbital ecosystem.
Space

By Brian Everstine
The cost-plus fixed-fee contract, worth an undisclosed amount, was announced in a sole source notice on Dec. 16.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Any technical faults identified during the course of an investigation are immediately acted upon, while investigators continue probing other factors.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Talks are ongoing with the U.S., Israel, France and Sweden, suggesting a used fighter purchase is being considered.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Active-flow-control X-plane; eVTOL crash-test surprise; Light-aircraft hybrid propulsion; and Korean UAM dry run.
Emerging Technologies

By Michael Bruno
Part of the Kalyani Group, Bharat Forge claims a leading position as a large metallurgical design and engineering expertise shop in India.
Supply Chain

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon announced the $15.5 million cost-plus fixed-fee contract on Dec. 30.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The service on Dec. 31 released the first three requests for information on what it is calling “Cross-Cutting Operational Enablers.”
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
A single order announced by Boeing will replace a fleet of Egyptian CH-47D Chinooks and backfill the U.S. Army for CH-47F Block Is diverted to Australia.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The final price will remain unsettled until the JPO completes a separate round of contract talks with Pratt & Whitney, the F-35 engine supplier.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The protest filed with the U.S. Government Accountability Office comes 23 days after the U.S. Army picked the Bell V-280 Valor tiltrotor for the FLRAA contract.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Some key allocations include ¥211.3 billion to acquire ship-launched Tomahawk cruise missiles.
Budget, Policy & Operations