Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Slovenia’s Air Force has bolstered its aerial firefighting capability by purchasing four Air Tractor AT-802Fs.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Armed with Series A funds, startup plans to launch production of electric ducted fans, beginning with military drones.
Emerging Technologies

By Tony Osborne
The UK Royal Air Force is trying out multicopter drones to support its aircraft engineering tasks.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Slovakia has completed deliveries of its surplus Mikoyan MiG-29 combat aircraft to Ukraine, the country’s defense ministry has confirmed.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
After decades of hints, Romania’s defense council blesses the purchase of the fifth-generation fighter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The new contract, announced April 13, covers studies, engineering analysis, airframe analysis and risk reduction.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The 4-ton-class H-145 and 6-ton-class H-160 are future potential options for the Brazilian army, which now operates a version of the Airbus AS565 Panther.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Kim Minseok
South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has announced plans to develop an electronic warfare platform domestically.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Jen DiMascio
Benefits of bulk buys; VC-25 replacement delayed; Embraer’s European pitch; and Boeing to fly new prototype on WGS-11 satellite.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine, Steve Trimble
The GAO on April 13 published a 38-p. report on its denial of Sikorsky’s protest to the Army’s decision to award the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The German government has approved a Polish request to hand over five Mikoyan MiG-29 “Fulcrum” fighters to Ukraine.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Chachaty
The country’s latest military programming law was presented to the Council of Ministers on April 4.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
The comments come a year after air force officials proposed to add four F-39s to the first batch, then acquire a second batch of 26.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Antonio Segovia
The Chilean Air Force is embarking on a replacement program for its Bell UH-1H single-turbine helicopters that have been in service for more than 50 years.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The contract includes studies on how the Gripen C/D and Gripen E can be maintained together by the Swedish air force.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force is moving funding around and requesting more in fiscal 2024 to upgrade the two existing Boeing VC-25As that fly the Air Force One mission.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Romania appears to be accelerating its long-planned move to buy F-35 Joint Strike Fighters.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The UK Royal Air Force will use two light aircraft as flying testbeds for new technologies, including synthetic fuels.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Red Cat Holdings, an emerging supplier of small drones for the military, has invested in Firestorm, a U.S. startup developing a modular UAS.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Steve Trimble
The Institute of Scientific and Technical Research for Defense fired a catapult rocket motor for fighter aircraft ejection seats on April 1.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Connecticut lawmakers are frustrated that they still have not received a briefing from the Army that explains their reasoning for selecting Bell's FLRAA bid.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The decision by the Government Accountability Office clears Bell to resume development of the V-280 Valor tiltrotor for the FLRAA program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
The next flight in NASA’s Artemis program will test how Orion’s life support systems operate under pressure.
Space

By Steve Trimble
The allegations have come out more than 13 months after Russian and Ukrainian forces fought a battle around Hostomel airport in the first hours of the invasion.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
The 5-hr., 1-min. flight was the 10th of the Roc carrier aircraft and the third captive carry flight of the drop test Talon-A vehicle, TA-0.
Aircraft & Propulsion