Aircraft & Propulsion

At the Dubai Airshow a Lockheed Martin executive says discussions continue with the Spanish government on orders.

Speaking at Dubai Airshow, a Lockheed Martin executive confirmed the first Block 70 deliveries would be delayed to 2024.

A Predator B unmanned aircraft system is capable of being reconfigured for short takeoff and landings within “hundreds of feet" rather than thousands, the manufacturer says.

A CATIC official describes the K-8NG as a concept proposal for the export market.

United Aircraft Corp. is hoping to secure direct involvement by the UAE to develop the single-engined fighter.

Calidus is yet to reveal any details about its proposed B-350 platform, which appears in mock-up form at the Dubai Airshow static.

The two UAE MRTTs will be new-build Airbus A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transports, built to the MRTT Enhanced standard.

The seat, a derivative of the company’s Mk. 18 escape system, was selected by Lockheed Martin as part of an open competition.

After making its move with a next-generation light fighter designed for export, Russia believes it will be able to scoop up orders from a wide range of countries.

The UK Ministry of Defense has confirmed it is looking to procure as many as 44 rotorcraft for its New Medium Helicopter requirement.

COVID-19 has dashed the Royal Bahraini Air Force's hopes of taking delivery of the first Block 70 F-16s in 2023.

The Brazilian Air Force said the planned purchase of 28 KC-390s exceeded “budget reality” as military budgets have been restricted.

China will perform most of the heavy lifting in the areas of design and manufacturing, while Russia will supply the transmission, main rotor and de-icing system for the helicopter.

From next year until 2026, Indonesia will pay the Korean government in cash and barter commodities in exchange for the right to license the manufacturing of 48 KF-21s.

The National Guard Bureau is happy with its current fleet of UH-60 Black Hawks and the pace of recapitalizing old A models with M variants.

How Taiwan can counter Chinese escalation; DARPA demos small UAS comms; Romania buys 12 Black Hawks; and testing the limits of Army precision strike missile.

A milestone paves the way for a potential demonstration of the first operationally practical inflight aircraft recovery system next year.

The U.S. Army’s Future Vertical Lift program has flown dozens of firsts over the last several weeks with a UH-60 Black Hawk “surrogate” for the Future Armed Reconnaissance Aircraft equipped with a prototype of the future helicopter’s launcher.

Dubbed the Quarterhorse, the single-engine structural prototype is just under 40 ft. in length overall and has wingspan of almost 12 ft.

Taiwan wants to be able to better counter “Grey Zone threats” posed by China, which the island says are designed by the mainland to “seize Taiwan without a fight.”

Romania’s Ministry of the Interior has signed a contract to buy a fleet of up to 12 Sikorsky Black Hawk helicopters to be used by the country’s emergency services agency.

Startup ZeroAvia has partnered with India’s Hindustan Aeronautics to develop a supplemental type certificate for its conversion of the 19-passenger Dornier 228 regional turboprop to hydrogen-electric propulsion.

Israel Aerospace Industries has teamed with Romania’s IAR-Brasov to offer the Heron unmanned air system for expected military requirements.

Germany’s Navy has received six Skeldar V-200 rotary-wing unmanned air systems to support the operations of its K130 corvettes.

If all options are exercised, work on the contract will last until Oct. 31, 2031.