Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Pictures of the MIUS prototype fuselage in assembly at the company’s facility in Istanbul were published online by the company’s chief technology officer.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
The first of three Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Block 30 (I) Global Hawks arrived in Japan March 12, more than three years after the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract was signed in November 2018.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
With a growing chorus of lawmakers calling on the Biden administration to help send Soviet-era fighter jets to Ukraine, the Pentagon is sharing more detail on the air battles over that nation to argue more aircraft are not needed.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The Croatian Ministry of Defense is examining the wreckage of an uncrewed aircraft that crashed near Zagreb, apparently having overflown Hungary and Romania and may have come from Ukraine.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The Philippine Air Force has taken delivery of its first T129 ATAK attack helicopters from Turkish Aerospace, becoming the first export customer for the platform.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Pakistan has inducted its first batch of six Chengdu J-10C multi-role fighters, a week after they were delivered to Kamra Air Base on March 4. This marks the first export for the Chinese-made type, which was acquired by Pakistan in response to India’s acquisition of Dassault Rafales.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
With a focus on stabilizing its supply chain through the rest of the year, helicopter-maker Schweizer RSG aims to double and possibly triple its production output in 2023 and has plans to further expand beyond that depending on market demand.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jen DiMascio
Engine delay holds up FARA; U.S. House grants defense $728.5 billion; USSF mission delayed; and Semiconductor company seeks real estate.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Missouri-based T53 maintenance and repair specialist Ozark Aeroworks plans to develop upgrades for the powerplant and even put the Eisenhower-era turboshaft back into production, after acquiring the entire product line from manufacturer Honeywell Aerospace.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
U.S. hypersonic aircraft startup Hermeus has closed a $100 million Series B fundraising round, providing the funding to fly its first three Quarterhorse flight-test vehicles and advance design of its planned Darkhorse production aircraft.
Emerging Technologies

By Guy Norris
The revamped company will trade as Enstrom Aerospace Industries and will resume production of the turbine 480B and the piston F-28F and 280FX.
Business Aviation

By Tony Osborne
Uncrewed aircraft systems are clearly on the shopping list of Saudi Arabia’s armed forces.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
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.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
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.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
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.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
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.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Development of the GE Aviation T901 engine selected for FARA by the Army is behind schedule due to supply chain issues, the engine-maker says.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Some 300 initiatives are planned or in progress to make Saudi Arabia’s armed forces more professional and interoperable.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
U.S. Air Force is optimistic about the schedule for the rollout and first flight.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
U.S. Air Force secretary says invasion highlights critical investment areas for the service, but China is still the top priority.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Jen DiMascio, Brian Everstine
The Pentagon is saying no to a Polish plan to send its MiG-29s to the U.S. military for use in Ukraine in return for replacement American-made jets.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Airbus, Dassault and Leonardo are collaborating on the €7.1 billion Eurodrone development program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. government is looking at how it could backfill the fighter fleet of Poland should that nation donate aircraft to Ukraine.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
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.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
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.
Aircraft & Propulsion