Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jen DiMascio
KF-21 first flight plans; F-35C carrier integration; Missile defenses in the Middle East; and Kuwait investigates corruption
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
European plans for the development of a multinational medium-altitude, long-endurance uncrewed air system have moved a step closer to reality after the Spanish government approved spending worth €3.16 billion ($3.57 billion) on the program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Algeria has received its first J-model C-130 Hercules airlifter from Lockheed Martin as part of an order for four aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Egypt has been cleared to buy up to 12 Lockheed Martin C-130Js and three air defense radar systems, the U.S. State Department announced on Jan. 25.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Italy’s Leonardo says its contract to deliver Eurofighters to Kuwait is not affected by an investigation the Gulf state’s anti-corruption agency is pursuing into alleged inflated prices paid for the aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Services continue to press for modernization, with new momentum to retire older aircraft.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
An F-35C experienced a mishap upon landing on the USS Carl Vinson while in the South China Sea on Jan. 24.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Bell’s 360 Invictus competitive prototype for the U.S. Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft fly-off contest is 75% structurally complete at its facility in Amarillo, Texas, and remains on track for first flight in 2023, the company says.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Navy will begin integrating F-35Cs onto the USS George Washington (CVN-73) as part of the service’s long-term plan to bring the carrier-based fighter onto its ships.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Spun out by the Williams Formula 1 racing team at the end of 2019, Williams Advanced Engineering has been expanding from its motorsports roots and applying its high-performance battery and electrification expertise to new sectors, including aviation.
Emerging Technologies

By Tony Osborne
The UK Royal Air Force has begun retiring its fleet of BAe 146 transport aircraft ahead of the arrival of their planned replacements.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Airbus has delivered the last production commercial model of its AS365 Dauphin helicopter, ending a 40-year production run of the twin-engine rotorcraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren, Kim Minseok
South Korea is bringing forward the maiden flight of its Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) KF-21 Boramae fighter from July to early June following the smooth development of the first prototype aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Flight testing of advanced air mobility prototypes under the U.S. Air Force’s Agility Prime program is gathering pace, with the first government remotely piloted flights of an electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) vehicle.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
First studied by Bell in the late 1960s and early 1970s, the company has revived the stop/fold tiltrotor concept with new technology to meet the AFWerx call for HSVTOL vehicles for special operation missions.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The Air Force has delayed its approval of the Remote Vision System 2.0 as a new issue has emerged.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Chile reportedly is to buy three of the UK’s surplus Boeing E-3 Sentry airborne early warning aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
U.S. manufacturer Enstrom Helicopter has announced that it is filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, apparently ending a six-decade run.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Kim Minseok, Chen Chuanren
A deal could be worth as much as $4.5 billion, surpassing the record $3.5 billion missile deal signed Jan. 17 which represents South Korea’s largest defense export to date.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has revealed that the company is in the process of developing a maritime surveillance aircraft (MSA) based on a business jet airframe with an unspecified Asian country.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Tokyo is adding billions to its budget to acquire and upgrade platforms across the air, land and sea services.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Piotr Butowski
A look at what the defense minister’s declaration of a new Kinzhal unit may actually mean.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force fleet in fiscal 2021 saw a total of 21 of its most serious incidents, a lower number from previous years, while its less-serious mishap rates have increased.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Tony Osborne
The UK Royal Navy is looking to experiment with a low-cost shipborne uncrewed fixed-wing air system as part of the development of its Future Maritime Aviation Force.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Vantage Robotics, a Silicon Valley startup that provides the Vesper small UAV and ground control station to the U.S. military and others, has received new funding from Ohio for staff growth in the Buckeye State, as well as more funding from venture capitalists.
Aircraft & Propulsion