Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Bulgaria has begun receiving offers for an interim fighter aircraft so that it can maintain its air defense until new-build Block 70 F-16s arrive in five years.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
The center will fabricate composite aircraft structures, such as wings and fuselages, for customers using automated and high-rate processing with smart manufacturing technologies
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Jen DiMascio
Services firms exposed to interest rate hikes; C-130 propeller woes; hypersonic test bed ordered; and Hungarian C-390s in production.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
About 90% of the U.S. Army’s Chinook fleet has been fixed and returned to flight after an investigation found incorrect parts were installed on the heavy-lift helicopters during depot maintenance.
AUSA

By Steve Trimble
The Modernized Apache Concept builds on the Army’s plans to re-engine the AH-64E with two, 3,000shp GE Aviation T901 turboshaft engines and an open system interface in the cockpit.
AUSA

By Chen Chuanren
After more than 5 years of deliberation, Malaysia has downselected the Leonardo ATR72 MP and Turkish Aerospace Industries Anka for its Maritime Patrol Aircraft and uncrewed aircraft systems requirements.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
ZeroAvia’s fuel-cell bet; 5G for UAM; Swiss eVTOL partnership; DARPA’s wireless energy network; and Electra wants to demo AAM.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Flying personnel or equipment around U.S. Air Force test ranges has been identified as a likely early application for electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force has issued an inspection order to international partners flying the C-130H after it grounded its own fleet due to cracks found in aircraft propellers during depot maintenance.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Airbus Helicopters and Korea Aerospace Industries have handed over the first production Light Civil Helicopter to a local civilian operator, Gloria Aviation.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Patrick Veillette, Ph.D.
Why incorporating virtual reality in helicopter pilot training can make it safer.
Maintenance & Training

By Tony Osborne
The fuselage for the Hungarian Air Force’s first KC-390 transport aircraft is complete and awaiting fitment of the wings.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick, Jens Flottau
Lilium’s new CEO Klaus Roewe is confident the eVTOL manufacturer can freeze the production design next year and fly the Pegasus in 2024.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aerospace

SINGAPORE—Korean Air’s Aerospace Division (KAL ASD) and Airbus Helicopters are to jointly develop a vertical uncrewed aircraft system (VUAS) for the
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The first of 16 Protector medium-altitude, long-endurance uncrewed aircraft systems ordered by the UK Royal Air Force has been accepted, paving the way for deliveries to begin in 2023.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
“We don’t use words like ‘radical’ lightly, and certainly believe our track record for designing and developing the most cutting-edge UAS in the world gives us some credibility here,” GA-ASI says.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Army and defense industry is eagerly awaiting the outcome of an extended bidding war for a long-range, high-speed rotorcraft.
AUSA

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Navy’s first carrier-based, autonomous refueling aircraft has had “growing pains,” a Boeing executive says, as the production phase begins.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The Eurodrone medium altitude long endurance uncrewed aircraft system program has passed its Integrated Baseline Review, a key milestone toward upcoming design reviews.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
Spain is to sell six of its retired Sikorsky Sea King helicopters to Peru for the symbolic price of €100 ($99.81) each.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The move follows Prague’s decision in July to acquire 24 F-35As to replace its current Gripen fleet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
A South Korean lawmaker says that the Republic of Korea Air Force's Lockheed Martin F-35As were classified as “operationally unready” on 234 times over an 18-month period ending in June.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Guy Norris
The Korean Aerospace Industries KF-21 Boramae multirole fighter is performing well in initial flight tests and matching handling qualities predicted by modeling simulations, the Republic of Korea Air Force evaluation team says.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Army on Sept. 30 awarded Boeing a $63 million firm-fixed-price contract for two more CH-47F Block II Chinook helicopters.
Aircraft & Propulsion