Aircraft & Propulsion

A new-generation version of ENAER's Pillan piston-engine training aircraft will enter service with the Chilean Air Force.

Boeing and U.S. officials are working to sell Indonesia 36 F-15IDs, based on the F-15EX Eagle II.

The root cause of a blade failure on the Rolls-Royce F405 Adour engine has been identified.

With an eye on contested logistics, service officials want more capable mobility aircraft sooner than originally planned.

Sweden is proposing to follow Australia and Norway and decommission its NH90 fleet earlier than planned after struggling with availability issues.

The RAF is to emphasize low-cost capability as it begins to re-explore its Lightweight Affordable Novel Combat Aircraft (LANCA) work after canceling its Mosquito demonstrator during the summer.

Cameri, which is operated by Leonardo, was built primarily to support production of F-35s for Italy, but the Netherlands also selected the facility for the assembly of its F-35As.

Poland has taken delivery of its first six Baykar Bayraktar TB2 armed uncrewed air systems and three ground control stations.

The first Lockheed Martin KC-130R Hercules with an NP2000 propeller system was delivered to the Chilean Air Force’s Aviation Group 10 in September.

As F-15C/Ds are withdrawn from retirement over the next two years, the Air Force will rotate “more advanced” aircraft to backfill the 44th and 67th Fighter Squadrons on Kadena Air Base

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is prompting Europe’s armed forces to rapidly relearn skills that have faded since the end of the Cold War.

Hypersonic development company Stratolaunch says the first separation drop of a Talon test vehicle is now planned for the end of the year following the successful completion of the initial captive carry flight from Mojave Air and Space Port on Oct. 28.

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KAI will develop three prototypes for Seoul's Marine Attack Helicopter (MAH) program based on its KUH-1 Surion, seeing off competition from Bell's AH-1Z Viper.

The country's air force is one of the major beneficiaries of Berlin’s defense spending uptick.

A prototype of the Russian Sukhoi Su-57 has flown with new upgrades that add new automated features and may enable in the future a re-engining and an expanded set of munitions, United Aircraft Corp. says.

SINGAPORE—Embraer has signed agreements with three South Korean aerospace companies—Aerospace Technology of Global, EM Korea Co. and Kencoa Aerospace

The acquisition, announced by Leonardo Oct. 27, is part of an ongoing recapitalization of the law enforcement agency’s rotary-wing assets

China flies new UAS; Aero Vodochody’s L-159 upgrade; MDA receives NGI software build; and Lockheed to make PRSM missiles in 2023.

A chronic shortage of parts and labor drove Boeing executives on Oct. 26 to report $2.76 billion in new reach-forward losses in the third quarter across five fixed-price development programs in the Defense, Space and Security division.

It is the world’s first large-scale four-engined uncrewed air system (UAS), says manufacturer Tengden.

The Royal New Zealand Air Force has four Poseidon on order, the first of which is expected to arrive in country in December.

The Royal Netherlands Air Force has taken delivery of its first remanufactured AH-64E Apache.

Western governments are concerned about the trickle of information that could flow from experienced aviators hired for China’s military.

While the Air Force shifts focus toward a future KC-Z, some on Capitol Hill say the planned 2040 fielding date leaves too long of a gap.