Aircraft & Propulsion

Sikorsky looks for new international buyers, upgrades for U.S. Army helos.

Ukrainian forces have effectively used shoulder-fired weapons to bring down Russian helicopters.

A supersonic military drone will take precedence until civil demand for a low-boom supersonic transport matures.

Boeing remains a going concern, but it cannot shake the specter of an existential crisis. A resolution may be far from clear.

Russian fighter squadrons have been burdened by the pace of the war.

Flight tests of Roc build on reliability of baseline Boeing 747 engines, gear and system components as test campaign intensifies.

The development phase for the Army's Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft has been extended four years due to COVID-19 supply chain delays.

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

Under Russian ownership in the wake of the Russia-Ukraine war, the Let L-410 manufacturer was crippled by the effect of sanctions.

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.

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

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.

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

A way to transfer fighters to Ukraine; NGAD’s collaborative wingman; DARPA studies HAWC lessons learned; and Russia launches Angara 1.2.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

The service will focus on platforms to counter China including the B-21, NGAD and the F-35.

The OEM says longer certification timelines are a new fact of life as development woes and fixed-price contracts force first-quarter losses.

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

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 Industries, the manufacturer of the Let family of turboprop regional aircraft, is now back in Czech hands after being acquired from its Russian owners.

737-based E-7A, originally designed for Australia, to serve airborne warning and control mission.