Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
In a video published on social media Dec. 21, the RACER prototype’s avionics blinked into life.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Austria’s defense ministry is to double its order of Leonardo AW169M Light Utility Helicopters by exercising options for an additional 18 aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The defense minister's remarks come four days after the Kfir replacement program received an urgent endorsement from President Gustavo Petro.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Joe Anselmo, Guy Norris, Steve Trimble, Graham Warwick
Listen in as three Aviation Week editors discuss—and sometimes debate—whether Boom’s new supersonic engine plan is for real.
Air Transport

By Lee Ann Shay
Compare commercial, military, business aviation and helicopter MRO markets for 2023, based on Aviation Week Network data.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
A decade after U.S. Marine Corps experiments in Afghanistan, the Defense Department is ramping up development of cargo-carrying UAS.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Forecasts, snapshots and military aircraft to watch.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The two A400Ms took off from Kyiv’s Borispol Airport on Dec. 20.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Hermeus will use a modified version of the 29,000-lb. thrust engine.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The new arrivals allow the Latvian Air Force to begin retiring Russian-made aircraft from its fleet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Negotiations have occurred that will allow the Colombian government to acquire new fighters with a grace period for starting payments.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The bill would buy 383 military aircraft overall in fiscal 2023—or 30% more than the 294 aircraft requested by the Defense Department.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne, Steve Trimble, Chen Chuanren
As current fourth and fifth-generation fighters evolve and find new customers, attention is turning to next-generation efforts.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The Biden administration’s first budget proposal after the release of its National Defense Strategy will focus on competition with China.
Budget, Policy & Operations

The start of operational activity comes about nine years after the Brazilian government selected Saab to deliver 36 Gripen E/F fighters.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The Tiquila program will see the delivery of more than 250 Mini Uncrewed Aerial Systems (MUAS) to the UK military.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Army wants to develop a common mission system for targeting and CNI functions between the V-280 and FARA fleets.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Steve Trimble
The Mayhem team will now start working on system requirements, concept design and a digital engineering environment for the vehicle.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
With the AW609 closing in on the 20th anniversary of its first flight, could 2023 finally bring high-speed rotorcraft to the commercial market?
Emerging Technologies

By Steve Trimble, Guy Norris
A new propulsion technology decades in the making faces a fateful decision point for the Air Force in the new year.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
A U.S. F-35B crash-landed near Lockheed Martin's assembly line in Texas and the pilot ejected safely .
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The single-engine delta-winged Kizilelma took to the air Dec. 14 from Baykar’s flight-test facility near Istanbul.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The move follows the decision by the German government to pursue development of an electronic warfare derivative of the Eurofighter.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Tony Osborne
While regional concerns in Yemen and Syria have somewhat stabilized, the Middle East tries to adapt to a new global strategic situation
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Piotr Butowski
Ukraine appears to have fashioned the Tu-141 into a weapon that is attacking targets deep in Russian territory.
Missile Defense & Weapons