Aircraft & Propulsion

As part of long-term plans to pave the way for the adoption of sustainable aviation fuel by the U.S. Air Force and other military services, Rolls-Royce will test the engine destined for the Boeing B-52H retrofit program with 100% low carbon fuel around midyear.

The UK Royal Air Force’s Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO) wants to acquire its own flying testbed for rapid development and demonstrations of equipment.

The contract awards come as the UK retires the majority of its Hawk T1 fleet as part of cost-saving measures introduced in the government’s Integrated Review published last year.

D-Fend Solutions, a five-year-old Israeli counter-drone company with a growing North American presence, plans to become a publicly traded company, co-founder, Chairman and CEO Zohar Halachmi told Aviation Week in March.

These aircraft programs were the big winners in the Biden administration's fiscal 2023 budget request, with the Lockheed Martin F-35 topping the list.

The “mature” detect-and-avoid technology could enable beyond-visual-line-of-sight operations for UAVs within the U.S. National Airspace System, the company says.

Boeing announced late March 28 that Leanne Caret, head of the company’s defense and space division, is retiring after seven years leading the business and 35 ye

Comparing the former Trump administration's projections for fiscal 2023 with the Biden administration's fiscal 2023 request.

Safran Helicopter Engines is proposing final assembly and testing of Aneto 1K engines for Leonardo’s AW149 in the UK if the rotorcraft and the engine are selected for the UK defense ministry’s New Medium Helicopter (NMH) requirement.

The air force is already training with the UK on secondhand E-3D Sentries to upgrade its AEW&C capabilities.

Greece is purchasing six more Dassault Rafales from France, boosting its planned fleet to 24 aircraft.

Airbus has selected GE Aviation’s Catalyst turboprop engine as the powerplant for the Eurodrone medium-altitude long-endurance uncrewed air system.

The maintenance center for the Pratt & Whitney F135 is rebounding from a dismal performance in 2019 and 2020, which led to an engine shortage and the grounding of more than 50 U.S. F-35s.

Boeing has added Airbus Helicopters to its German teaming arrangements as it pushes its CH-47 Chinook transport helicopter for Germany’s military heavy lift helicopter need.

U.S. Air Force is approaching sustainability as a mission requirement, with reduced fuel use translating to more mission capability.

Airbus Helicopters has begun testing the autonomous takeoff and landing capabilities of its VSR700 rotary-wing unmanned aircraft system.

General Electric has delivered the first engine to test the T901 turboshaft, marking a key milestone nine months behind schedule for a critical propulsion system in the U.S. Army’s aviation modernization plans.

The UK Royal Navy is developing seven uncrewed air systems to operate from its 65,000-ton carriers that will complement embarked F-35s.

UK Royal Air Force wants to be net zero by 2040; its counterparts are watching closely.

Turkey’s government says it is working with both the Russian and Ukrainian governments on the safekeeping and ultimate return of two of its A400M airlifters stranded in Ukraine.

The UK defense ministry is looking to industry to provide it with a helicopter for VIP transportation.

The U.S. Marine Corps has flown more than 75 hr. in a modified MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor to evaluate Bell Boeing’s nacelle upgrades, as two of the Air Force’s variants have completed changes.

The Australian government and Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) have designated the Boeing Airpower Teaming System, or Loyal Wingman, as the MQ-28A Ghost Bat.

The reignited Airbus-Dassault dispute delays French-German-Spanish future combat air system project.

China’s Ministry of Transport’s Rescue and Salvage Bureau has acquired six Leonardo AW189 helicopters to enhance its maritime search-and-rescue operations.