Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The UK’s joint work with Japan on the Tempest Future Combat Air System could become the “cornerstone” of UK-Japanese bilateral relations.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Under Russian ownership in the wake of the Russia-Ukraine war, the Let L-410 manufacturer was crippled by the effect of sanctions.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Stratolaunch successfully completed the first flight of the Roc carrier aircraft with the large underwing pylon developed to carry and launch the company’s Talon-A hypersonic testbed vehicle at Mojave, California, on May 4.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Hydrogen-propulsion startup Hydroplane has received a second U.S. Air Force small business contract to demonstrate a fuel cell-based powerplant.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Army has delayed key milestones for the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) program by up to four years, budget and solicitation documents show.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Aviation Week flies aboard Northrop Grumman’s reengined L-1011 TriStar carrier aircraft for a simulated rocket launch.
Defense

By Jen DiMascio
A way to transfer fighters to Ukraine; NGAD’s collaborative wingman; DARPA studies HAWC lessons learned; and Russia launches Angara 1.2.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Poland has said it will protect Slovakia’s airspace should the latter decide to ground its fleet of MiG-29s and transfer the fighter aircraft to Ukraine.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Offshore helicopter operator Bristow Group is to purchase British International Helicopters (BIH) in its first major acquisition since restructuring and merging with Era Group in 2020.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Developed for Pegasus air launch, the L-1011­—world’s last operational TriStar—is pivoting to high-speed test and launch vehicle markets.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
A shift to automated tools is being relied upon to transform a major weakness of the F-35 development program into a possible strength.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The technology driving the new, unmanned collaborative aircraft that will fly alongside the U.S. Air Force’s Next Generation Air Dominance fighter is so ready that the service can skip any risk reduction activities and head straight into engineering and manufacturing development, Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall says.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Jouppi
The service will focus on platforms to counter China including the B-21, NGAD and the F-35.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Guy Norris, Jens Flottau
The OEM says longer certification timelines are a new fact of life as development woes and fixed-price contracts force first-quarter losses.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aerospace

By Molly McMillin
Despite the Russia-Ukraine war and volatility in the stock market, business aircraft activity at Textron Aviation has remained strong during the first quarter of 2022, company officials say.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Aircraft Industries, the manufacturer of the Let family of turboprop regional aircraft, is now back in Czech hands after being acquired from its Russian owners.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Brian Everstine
737-based E-7A, originally designed for Australia, to serve airborne warning and control mission.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
A U.S. Navy proposal now under review would establish a dedicated training center for aircraft pilots and maintainers in foreign militaries, a service official said at Aviation Week’s Military Aviation Logistics and Maintenance Symposium here on April 27.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
With modification of the Cessna 172 Skyhawk and 208 Caravan to autonomous operation already under its belt, Reliable Robotics has received an Air Force Research Laboratory contract to demonstrate autonomous capabilities on U.S. Air Force aircraft.
Emerging Technologies

By Guy Norris
DARPA is seeking concepts and preliminary design proposals for a low-cost, wing-in-ground effect seaplane that, if taken to the next stage, could lead to the development of a full-scale X-Plane version.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
A problem appeared on the floor of the F135 Heavy Maintenance Center here in late January: a late test had detected a worrisome vibration coming from a repaired power module inside an F-35A engine.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Ahead of its centennial, legendary rotorcraft company Sikorsky Aircraft is seeing several opportunities for growth, the company CEO says.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jen DiMascio
For its Defiant X helicopter, Sikorsky and Boeing have selected Honeywell’s engine and power systems technology.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Marine Corps says the Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion reached the initial operational capability milestone on April 22, completing a 17-year journey from the award of the development contract in 2005.
Aircraft & Propulsion