Aircraft & Propulsion

Japan plans to study the use of General Atomics MQ-9B UAS for aerial interception missions, as it faces airspace intrusions by Chinese and Russian aircraft.

The Indian government has given the green light to buy a range of homegrown and imported missile, drone and counter-drone systems.

The Philippines has signed a contract with Korea Aerospace Industries to upgrade its Air Force’s existing fleet of 11 FA-50PH light combat aircraft.

L3Harris plans to double production next year of Kratos-designed Zeus solid rocket motors for hypersonic vehicles, the company said on Dec. 23.

The U.S. Navy on Dec. 23 announced it was awarding Leonardo UK a $54.3 million contract for ALQ-260 BriteCloud decoys to protect the Pentagon’s F-35 fleet.

The Office of Naval Research on Dec. 23 awarded Skydweller’s U.S. arm the $1.4 million contract for the development.

The first iteration of the Pentagon's annual China report published during President Donald Trump’s second term illustrates a tonal shift on the prospects of an amphibious assault of Taiwan.

Ukraine is gearing up to prepare for the arrival of Saab Gripen fighters from Sweden, the embattled country’s defense minister said.

Boeing has resumed F-15EX deliveries quickly after the end of a 15-week strike—but budget data shows the U.S. Air Force program is well behind schedule.

Airbus has unveiled a concept to weaponize the MQ-72C Lakota Connector with a modular system that can carry and deploy dozens of air-launched effects.

A Sukhoi Su-57 fighter completed a first flight powered by a 35,000-lb.-thrust Izdeliye 177 engine this month.

The U.S. Air Force has outlined two new updates to its Boeing C-17 airlifter fleet

The Advanced Aviation Engine Development Project will develop, test and certify a turbofan engine with 16,000 lb.-thrust at military power and 24,000 lb.-thrust on afterburner.

The delivery of the first MC-55 Peregrine multi-intelligence platform to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) is imminent.

Spain ordered 18 Airbus C295 transport aircraft days after the government in Madrid gave the OEM's helicopter arm a boost with a mammoth 100-rotorcraft deal.

Hydrogen-electric propulsion developer ZeroAvia has revealed a shift in strategy.

Skyryse has completed the first flight of a Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter equipped with its SkyOS automated flight control system.

Six years have passed since Northrop Grumman won an opportunity to upgrade the system on the U.S. Air Force fleet of Lockheed Martin F-16s.

The U.S. Air Force announced Dec. 22 that it has designated the Northrop Grumman Project Talon uncrewed aircraft prototype the YFQ-48A.

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman has signaled a desire to revitalize the agency’s aeronautics program, calling for more experimental X-planes.

French President Emmanuel Macron has said the country will proceed with plans to build a new aircraft carrier.

The U.S. Air Force has expanded the pool of competitors vying for the second increment of Collaborative Combat Aircraft.

Leonardo Helicopters has completed the long-awaited first flight of its Next Generation Civil Tiltrotor Technology Demonstrator.

U.S. startup Astro Mechanica plans to take its hybrid-electric supersonic engine into high-altitude and high-speed ground testing in 2026.

The DOD has surged assets to the Caribbean and the southern border to back military operations in the region including, potentially, the RQ-170 reconnaissance drone.