Aircraft & Propulsion

Japan appears to be equipping its upgraded Boeing/Mitsubishi F-15J/DJ Eagles with the BAE Systems’ Eagle Passive Active Warning Survivability System after it was almost put on the chopping block for driving up the cost of the F-15 Japan Super Interceptor program.

Boeing is making a large bet on its ability to win future fighter programs to the tune of more than half a billion dollars for four state-of-the-art fabrication, production and assembly facilities that are purpose-built for combat aircraft.

Greece has received the first two of 84 Lockheed Martin F-16s to be upgraded with an active electronically scanned array radar.

The U.S. Air Force now offers the mobile ad-hoc networking technology to international partners with light attack aircraft.

General Electric is working with the U.S. Air Force on potential next steps for evaluating the XA100 demonstrator as the engine-maker begins development on its

The U.S. Navy's sixth-generation fighter will be the “survivable, lethal” quarterback that will fly with loyal wingmen drones, now known in the Pentagon as collaborative combat aircraft.

The deal marks the first award of a commercially sourced, fourth-generation fighter for aggressor support training by the Air Force.

A partial grounding of the U.S. V-22 fleet has been lifted after a nagging issue with a slipping sprag clutch caused two more emergency landings.

The U.S. Defense Department may allow Lockheed Martin F-35 deliveries to resume within weeks, pending the outcome of legal, security and airworthiness

The U.S. Navy says it has seen a dramatic decrease in the number of physiological incidents in its aircraft since a high in 2017.

Every category of incident, from the most expensive Class A through the lowest Class D, has increased for ship-related operations since 2011.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

On its 75th anniversary, the service looks to a future using increased autonomy and a further migration of key missions to space.

Here is an overview of 10 of the service’s top priorities as it looks to shape its future force.

The service aims to become “ruthless” in selecting development programs under ongoing review.

An intake blank designed to protect the F-35’s engine from foreign objects has been linked to the loss of a Royal Air Force-operated aircraft last November.

Poland wants to triple the size of its attack helicopter force, having declared plans to purchase nearly 100 Boeing AH-64 Apaches.

Northrop Grumman quietly developed a nickel-alloy combustor that could unlock a decades-long hurdle to rapid propulsion.

Using space shuttle engines on NASA’s new Moon rocket brings with it shuttle-era hydrogen issues.

The Royal Australian Air Force is not flying its Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning IIs and Boeing EA-18G Growlers to their full combat capabilities at Exercise Pitch Black.

Leonardo Helicopters is planning take on Airbus in its own backyard by competing for a German requirement for a light utility helicopter.

Baykar’s Bayraktar TB2 uncrewed aircraft system could secure its 30th customer before year-end, senior company officials say.

The deals come as Chinese naval ships continue to prowl the waters around Taiwan after tensions heightened in early August.

An order for the Su-35 would be the first major acquisition by Iran for its air force in more than two decades.

As novel cockpits become a pressing need in civil and military aviation, sensors may enable the creation of metrics for human factors.