Aircraft & Propulsion

F-35 price to rise under latest agreement; Czech Republic to buy F-35s; Raytheon flies HAWC; and Embraer’s new C-390 partner.

The OEM rivalry was on full display at Farnborough as they elbowed each other for the autonomous refueling spotlight.

An agreement must be reached between Airbus and Dassault Aviation in the coming weeks on the Franco-German-Spanish Future Air Combat System program or Dassault will go ahead with an unspecified Plan B, says the company’s chairman and CEO, Eric Trappier.

Phantom Works is looking at making these loyal wingman aircraft more independent but work other aircraft as needed.

Phantom Works continues to invest in the future of combat aircraft as the U.S. Air Force and Navy plan for next-generation fighters.

The F-35 JPO, Lockheed and Rolls-Royce are working with GE on the effort.

The company is hard at work on its jet trainer and prototype indigenous fighter.

The agreement will cover production at a cost that the company says will beat inflation.

Leonardo UK, Thales UK and Chemring will work with the UK Defense Ministry on next-generation aircraft survivability equipment.

BAE will help Embraer market the C-390 transport to countries in the Middle East, starting with Saudi Arabia.

The KAI KF-21 flew for more than 30 min. on the afternoon of July 19.

Leonardo says it could be ready to build the AW149 for the UK requirement by year-end if needed.

Boom says the Overture will be capable of takeoff at derated thrust settings, helping reduce noise.

Kathy Warden discusses the JWST, growth in the space market, the B-21 family of systems and a goal for the fighter market.

Rolls-Royce engineers have used digital tools and rapid manufacturing techniques to develop an entirely new turbofan engine concept from scratch in just 18 months.

A seemingly abandoned idea to air launch tiny, swarming drones from fast-moving jets appears to be back on the U.S. Air Force’s research agenda.

The U.S. Air Force is exploring having just one pilot fly its newest tanker in a move Air Mobility Command says could be needed to operate with more agility in war.

On a day of big announcements, Aviation Week editors discuss the latest developments in defense at Farnborough Airshow 2022.

Kuwait’s Air Force is steadily building its Eurofighter experience as it advances its government-to-government procurement of the combat aircraft with Italy.

The project builds on an earlier initiative announced in 2019 by the UK Defense Ministry.

The UK is to build a demonstrator to support the development of its Tempest crewed combat aircraft.

The delivery of the first VC-25B, a converted used Boeing 747-800, was previously expected in 2024.

British and Japanese engineers are advancing work on advanced antenna that could form basis of future Tempest radar.

The announcement comes as NATO has kicked off its study for a Next Generation Rotorcraft Capability.

The RAF's chief of staff is focused on acquiring a new capability that can be more rapidly fielded.