Aircraft & Propulsion

BAE Systems is exploring the use of exoskeletons, robotics and augmented reality to help maintenance of the UK’s combat aircraft fleets.

Clutch problem prompts review of V-22 Incidents; Air Force Special Operations Command looks at interim step to make gearboxes stronger.

The move comes as Reaction continues its push in the U.S. and elsewhere to develop its pre-cooler technology for high-Mach aircraft and missiles, as well as space access vehicles.

All five crew members on the Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress bomber and one in the Bell P-63F Kingcobra fighter were killed in the accident, which happened at the Wings Over Dallas airshow.

Although the U.S. Air Force and Navy have added high-tech, intense learning to undergraduate pilot training, a large backlog remains.

Members of German aerospace trade body BDLI say Berlin should call for a role for German industry in its acquisitions of Boeing CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift helicopters and Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighters.

Czech aerospace manufacturer Aero Vodochody has received a long-awaited domestic order for its L-39NG jet trainer, signing a contract for four aircraft.

Frank Robinson, the man who pioneered the development of the Robinson family of light helicopters for the general aviation market, has died.

The U.S. Air Force has released many details about the mostly classified program, but much about the new stealth bomber remains secret

U.S. Air Force and Boeing have a mounting challenge: How to fix the KC-46 at the same time it is needed for operations.

Ukraine will need Western combat aircraft to resecure its skies against Russia, an examination of the air war over Ukraine concludes.

Russian Helicopters will have to recertify its new Kamov Ka-62 medium twin aircraft after replacing Western-made components.

The test of the reheat module in the T-7A’s GE Aviation F414 turbofan kicked off a series of high-power engine tests.

Pratt & Whitney is expanding research work with NASA under the agency’s Hybrid Thermally Efficient Core project to demonstrate the compatibility of sustainable aviation fuels with advanced combustors for small core engines.

After buying Rafale fighters, A400Ms and C-130s, the defense minister eyes the purchase of F-15ID fighters and refurbished F-16s.

Leonardo has secured the certifications for the latest upgrade of its AW169 twin-engine, intermediate-light helicopter.

A ramjet-powered, hypersonic demonstrator vehicle named Sexbomb will be moved from Canada to the UK to start ground testing, startup Space Engine Systems said on Nov. 7.

The grounding of more than 100 C-130Hs will extend to months or even years, depending on how quickly new propeller systems can be procured from a production line that already has orders to work through while the service is searching across the globe for existing propellers to retrofit.

International production of the attack helicopter will continue for Bahrain and the Czech Republic, as Bell continues to seek addition foreign orders.

Leonardo says Norway’s request to terminate its NH90 helicopter program is “legally groundless” and suggests Oslo’s claim misinterprets the contract and the country’s own law.

Romania will receive 32 Norwegian F-16A/B Fighting Falcons in a €388 million transfer.

AVIC’s Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group unveiled the Wing Loong III uncrewed combat aerial system at Zhuhai Airshow 2022.

Sweden’s plans for a rationalization of its helicopter fleet calls for phasing out the NH90 after a troubled career.

Spirit AeroSystems has nearly completed construction of a new production facility to support a secret defense program, a company executive says.

Merlin is developing the Merlin Pilot autonomous flight system and is working on FAA supplemental type certification of the capability, initially on the Cessna Caravan.