Aircraft & Propulsion

Gogo said Nov. 2 that it has started flight-testing its new 5G air-to-ground broadband network on a Pilatus PC-24 trials platform.

The Indonesian Air Force (TNI-AU) has received its first Airbus A400M military transport aircraft.

The Republic of Singapore Air Force has selected the Elbit Systems Hermes 900 as its next-generation uncrewed aircraft system.

NHIndustries and Norway have reached an out of court settlement over a dispute around Oslo’s decision to take the NH90 helicopter out of service early.

A decade in the making, Korea Aerospace Industries is preparing to deliver the first production versions of the KF-21 Boramae on time by the end of this year.

As the drama over the Franco-German-Spanish Future Combat Air System nears its climax, Airbus is sketching out what is to come.

The Gulf is no longer the hottest military market, but it is still a prized opportunity for defense companies.

The flight comes about two months after its competitor for CCA Increment 1, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc., notched the first flight of its YFQ-42A.

The tests were conducted at a newly expanded test facility at Purdue University’s Maurice J. Zucrow Laboratories.

South African defence group Milkor has unveiled key design details of its latest unmanned aerial vehicle – the Milkor 780.

In its report on the UK F-35 program—published Oct. 31—the lawmakers said the fleet “faces significant capability gaps.”

Morocco and the U.S. have signed a strategic agreement to modernize the Royal Moroccan Air Force (RMAF) fleet of Lockheed Martin C-130 aircraft.

In June, five French Air and Space Force Dassault Rafale Bs from 4th Fighter Wing based at St. Dizier and an Airbus A330MRTT Phoenix from Istres deployed to Guelmim, Morocco, in late June to mid-July as part of Op Marathon 2025.

One of the most surprising sights at this year’s Royal International Air Tattoo, at RAF Fairford in mid-July, was an Egyptian Air Force Antonov An-74T Coaler, one of three operational with the North African state.

China United Aircraft Group on Oct. 30 conducted the first flight of its new T1400 Boying large, uncrewed tandem-rotor helicopter.

The pod uses solar panels to generate electricity that is used to pull water from the atmosphere and split that using electrolysis into hydrogen and oxygen.

The focus is broadening its multirole capability, expanding its ability to carry larger munitions and asymmetric loads, and speeding up weapon integration.

Since Kyiv's plan to purchase up to 150 Gripen fighters was announced, a key question has been how the program would be funded.

Boeing has inducted the Royal Australian Air Force’s first P-8A Poseidon for the Increment 3 Blk. 2 upgrade, enhancing anti-submarine warfare capabilities.

Taiwan has long sought to incorporate a fifth-generation capability into its fighter fleet, but the efforts have thus far been unsuccessful.

The U.S. Air Force is only set, for now, to pair Collaborative Combat Aircraft with the Lockheed Martin F-22.

An official new report lays out the U.S. Air Force plan to comply with minimum fighter force levels set by Congress fiscal 2030.

The U.S. Air Force plans to phase out older F-35s instead of upgrading them to the Block 4 standard.

CEO: Airbus is committed to supporting Germany and Spain on the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) program even if France drops out.

Australia-based Hypersonix raised A$46 million ($30million) in a Series A round for various activities.