The U.S. Army expects its costs for Future Vertical Lift programs to rise substantially over the next several years as the service down-selects its Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft and Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft and moves into testing.
Bell and Sikorsky both have passed the 85% assembly mark of their respective prototypes for the U.S. Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft competition, but are facing increasing schedule pressure due to the expected delayed delivery of T901 engines from General Electric.
The F-35 Joint Program Office is expecting a cost-per-tail increase on the aircraft as negotiations with prime contractor Lockheed Martin continue beyond initial expected deadlines.
The French Navy is completing the test phases for two small unmanned air systems (UAS) and mulling the integration of more complex ones onto its future aircraft carrier.
The Demigorgon and Gambit have been revealed as the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory’s two choices for the autonomous flying demonstrator that will follow Skyborg.
The U.S. Air Force HH-60W combat rescue helicopter will start initial operational test and evaluation within weeks, as the final stages of engineering and manufacturing development test are wrapping up, the service and Sikorsky said.
BAE Systems will collaborate with Slovenian light aircraft manufacturer Pipistrel to examine potential military training applications for electric aircraft.
The U.S. Air Force HH-60W combat rescue helicopter will start initial operational test and evaluation within weeks, as the final stages of engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) test are wrapping up, the service and Sikorsky said.
The U.S. Air Force expects to take delivery of its first Boeing MH-139 test aircraft in May as it moves toward receiving its last required FAA certification, after a yearlong production delay due to airworthiness concerns.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine can significantly alter mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in Western aerospace and defense (A&D), several seasoned experts said recently at separate events, including Aviation Week’s Raw Materials and Commercial Aviation Supplier conferences.
Further requests from Airbus are delaying the signing of a contract for the demonstration phase of the Future Combat Air System, according to Dassault Aviation CEO Eric Trappier.
Long-running U.S. interest in the potential application of pressure-gain combustion to high-speed propulsion is stepping up to a new level with the award of a U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory contract to Pratt & Whitney for a rotating-detonating engine demonstrator.
The first U.S. Air Force B-21 Raider test aircraft has started ground evaluations, and the sixth example of the next-generation bomber has started production, the service announced March 3.
New imagery from Ukraine suggests the only example of the world’s largest aircraft, the Antonov An-225, was badly damaged during fighting at the company’s airfield at Hostomel, near Kyiv.
