With the ambition of becoming a midtier aerospace and defense player, AIRO Holdings Group plans an initial public offering to fund its entry into the electric air mobility market.
As part of its Project Crimson research effort, the U.S. Army’s Telemedicine & Advanced Technology Research Center is looking for a drone to quickly deliver blood to wounded service members during times when medical evacuation is not possible.
A Canadian-built turboprop engine has been tested on the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. MQ-9B aircraft for the first time, the San Diego-based maker of uncrewed air systems said on Aug. 16.
The U.S. Air Force and Boeing completed the first three FAA supplemental type certifications for the MH-139 Grey Wolf in early August and the new helicopter is set to start military testing this month, the service says.
After scrapping a deal with Russia for Mi-17 helicopters, the Philippines is considering a U.S. offer to fulfill its heavy-lift helicopter requirement.
The U.S. Air Force’s engine buyers have a bold warning: the industrial base that develops advanced propulsion for combat aircraft is at risk and could even collapse without a decision to re-engine the F-35.
Thailand’s cabinet has approved THB369 million ($10.4 million) for the Royal Thai Air Force to make infrastructure preparations in anticipation of a potential F-35A acquisition.
The U.S. Air Force’s short-lived “Digital Century Series” plan appears to be dead for future manned fighters, but the service says the plan’s focus on rapidly iterating designs could be relevant for its future drones.
The Royal Canadian Air Force has grounded its CT-114 Tutor fleet as an investigation continues into an Aug. 2 mishap that damaged one of the Snowbird display team’s aircraft.
Pursuing higher speed and longer range for regional air mobility, Canadian startup Horizon Aircraft is preparing to fly a 50%-scale model of its planned Cavorite X5 hybrid-electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft.
A Lockheed Martin F-16CG from Aviano Air Base, Italy, had its main landing gear fail during a training flight on March 2, causing the jet to land on its belly and sustain more than $6 million in damages—the latest in a series of landing gear failures in the fleet.
