Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Sustainable aviation fuel was transferred to a C-130 Hercules and a Eurofighter Typhoon during aerial refueling from an RAF Airbus A330 Voyager tanker.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
While details of the agreement remain limited, the aircraft is likely to be based on KAI’s MC-X tactical transport aircraft concept.
Aircraft & Propulsion

The deal is worth A$1.6 million ($1.1 million) and will be part of the F-35 Global Sustainment System (GSS).
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Guy Norris
The test was the ninth overall flight for Roc.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence on Jan. 12 released its latest congressionally mandated unclassified annual report on UAP.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
A busy two weeks for the F-35 reveals new details about the program’s strengths and weaknesses as the program enters a critical new phase.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Dassault Aviation has resumed deliveries of Rafale combat aircraft to France after a four-year hiatus.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Officials are envisioning the creation of both industrial and government joint ventures.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren
The 10 F-35Bs with VMFA 122 are the only examples of the fighter embarked on a flat-top ship in the Pacific at present.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Bradley Perrett
For China, striking distant targets in the Pacific is one thing. Doing it economically is another.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Despite as many as 640 aircraft losses for the U.S., Japan and Taiwan in one scenario, a Chinese invasion of Taiwan is more likely than not to fail, CSIS says.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The Army wants its Black Hawk replacement fielded quickly, though the schedule faces uncertainty as the Government Accountability Office reviews Bell’s award.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. started the C-130 program for Niger in 2015.
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