Aircraft & Propulsion

Bulgaria’s government has given the green light for the purchase of eight more Lockheed Martin Block 70 F-16s, enabling a fleet of 16 aircraft.

Pratt & Whitney has shown the first concept image of an air vehicle powered by the proposed, high-supersonic Metacomet engine.

France, Germany and other nations used the Airbus A330 to demonstrate long-distance deployment in the Asia-Pacific region.

The Adaptive Engine Transition Program is a competitive way to make sure the F-35 remains a competitive aircraft.

The Enhanced Engine Program upgrade for the F-35 would save billions of dollars.

The U.S. and NATO are looking at a new approach to fighter deployments in Eastern Europe.

Russian Helicopters has delivered the first Ansat light-twin rotorcraft to Zimbabwe.

A new Air Force Research Laboratory organization will attempt to harness internal expertise to speed up development of artificial intelligence-piloted combat aircraft.

The U.S. Air Force will roll out the Northrop Grumman B-21 bomber in the first week of December, Andrew Hunter, assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition, said on Sept. 20.

A Swiss campaign group established to derail the country’s procurement of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter by referendum has halted its work.

Australia is to receive an additional 12 Sikorsky MH-60R maritime helicopters by mid-2026.

Saab has secured a support contract from South Africa for service repairs and maintenance for the country’s Gripen C/D combat aircraft.

A new security strategy prompted by the conflict in Ukraine could redefine the role of the military in Germany and how it views defense exports.

Unveiling the first MQ-4C Triton highlights a decade-old vision of continuous maritime patrol from high altitude over the Indo-Pacific.

The U.S. Air Force has cleared its Boeing KC-46 tanker for worldwide deployments, even though the aircraft is still years away from being considered operational.

Swiss officials have signed a letter of offer and acceptance giving the green light to the country’s procurement of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.

Navy leaders are setting requirements for Collaborative Combat Aircraft to increase the radius of ships, following the MQ-25’s lead.

Bell has selected Sierra Nevada Corp. to design and develop the mission systems for the High-Speed Vertical Takeoff and Landing design that is being offered to U.S. Special Operations Command.

The Royal Canadian Air Force is moving ahead on operational plans for its future Remotely Piloted Air Systems program, though it has work to do to determine how to analyze the data the future aircraft will collect.

Poland has closed deals worth $3 billion with South Korea to purchase FA-50 light combat aircraft.

Global military spending growth and deglobalization will reshape defense markets in the 2020s.

Lockheed Martin will connect its Speed Racer flight vehicle with an F-35 in flight tests as a way to demonstrate autonomy and crewed-uncrewed teaming for future Pentagon programs such as the U.S. Air Force’s and Navy’s planned collaborative combat aircraft.

Detroit startup Airspace Experience Technologies has completed the first hover flight of its proof-of-concept Sigma Six, a tiltwing electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicle with interchangeable plug-and-play payloads for defense, emergency response, cargo and passenger transport missions.

The high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) aircraft is the first of seven MQ-4C Triton that Australia has acquired in its drive to increase maritime domain awareness.

All F-35 deliveries remain halted until the Pentagon approves a waiver or an alternative source enters the supply chain in late October.