Aircraft & Propulsion

Airbus Helicopters is to absorb the fixed-wing uncrewed air system programs of Airbus-owned Survey Copter into its portfolio.

Sweden’s defense materiel agency FMV has contracted Saab for an expansion of its ongoing multi-phase study work into future combat aircraft development.

Two companies have unveiled starkly different approaches to meeting the U.S. Army’s pending requirement for a Low-Altitude Stalk and Strike Ordnance system.

The U.S. Army will start executing within a month a fielding plan for acquiring and delivering Launched Effects-Short Range air vehicles.

Pyka has unveiled a new, in-development UAV, the DropShip, that is focused on flying military logistics missions, including parachute dropping cargo.

Collaborative Combat Aircraft may soon be coming to the U.S. Army’s acquisition plans.

Boeing and Leonardo are teaming up to compete for the U.S. Army’s future helicopter training program to replace the service’s current UH-72 Lakota fleet.

The U.S. Army is grappling with the challenge of compressing a nine-year timeline for delivering the first operational unit of MV-75s Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft.

France’s Air and Space Force is studying how to separate the Dassault Rafale fighters and Airbus A330 multirole tanker transports it uses for nuclear deterrence from the rest of its fleets.

AeroVironment is expanding its loitering munition product line, while also unveiling a new version of its Vapor drone.

Sikorsky has modified an ex-U.S. Army UH-60L Black Hawk into a flight demonstrator for the proposed U-Hawk uncrewed utility aircraft.

German sensor technology provider Hensoldt has teamed up with compatriot Avilus to push an uncrewed air vehicle offering with a local focus.

Honeywell is planning a set of block upgrades for its best-selling super-midsize (SMS) business jet engine series.

Malaysia has allocated MYR21.7 billion ($5.1 billion) for defense and security in fiscal 2026, representing a 2.9% year-on-year increase.

Boeing has unveiled a large, high-speed and vertical take-off-and-landing (VTOL), uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) for the U.S. Army.

Denmark will grow its Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter fleet to 43 aircraft following political agreements on a series of major defense procurements.

Italy has budgeted nearly €600 million ($697 million) through 2030 to launch the acquisition of a new maritime patrol aircraft.

Sweden is investing 1.5 billion krona ($160 million) to boost the availability of its Gripen fleet and enable smoother operations from temporary bases.

CFM International has begun key dust ingestion tests on the high-pressure (HP) turbine blades and nozzles at the center of the future small-core design.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

In all, more than 180 new-build aircraft could enter Australian service in the coming decade.

The nominee to become the U.S. Air Force’s next chief is committed to supporting airborne “domain awareness” programs.

Dassault Aviation has delivered the 300th Rafale combat aircraft, a milestone in the French combat aircraft’s ongoing export resurgence.

The Swedish Air Force is to receive its first Saab JAS-39 Gripen Es on Oct. 20.

The French Navy has selected the Pilatus PC-24 light business jet as a replacement for its long-serving Dassault Falcon 10 business jet utility aircraft.