Aircraft & Propulsion

Under development for four years, Advanced Aircraft Company's multi-rotor HAMR can fly for up to 3.5 hr. or carry a maximum sensor payload of 6 lb. in its dual cargo bay.

The Army’s No. 1 aviation modernization priority is getting a reality check.

Lockheed Martin has replaced Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) as the supplier of the carrier-based ground control system for the Boeing MQ-25 Stingray, an unmanned tanker, a U.S. Navy official said Aug. 2.

An Italian F-35 Joint Strike Fighter has landed on the flight deck of the country’s aircraft carrier Cavour for the first time.

The U.S. State Department has approved Israeli plans to purchase the CH-53K King Stallion.

The first upgraded UH-60V Black Hawks have entered service with the Pennsylvania National Guard.

Delivery drone developer Volansi has completed the first autonomous unmanned air system (UAS) maritime cargo delivery between two moving U.S. government ships.

Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) confirmed that it has secured a deal with return customer the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) for two T-50TH lead-in fighter trainers.

Textron’s business aircraft and helicopter segments saw revenues grow in the second quarter of 2021 based on increased sales of Cessna Citation jets and Caravan turboprops, Beechcraft King Air turboprops and Bell helicopters.

BAE Systems says it has begun work on producing components for Germany’s order of 38 new-build Eurofighters.

Tokyo is reportedly considering inviting the U.S. Marine Corps to fly its Lockheed Martin F-35Bs from its newly converted aircraft carrier.

An initial tranche of funding has been awarded to the Team Tempest industrial consortium.

How to ease engine shortage?; NDIA creates think tank; missile defense laser development; and Lockheed takes $225 million charge.

UK utility aircraft manufacturer Britten-Norman has acquired a fleet of Defender aircraft previously operated by the British Army.

A week after acquiring an artificial intelligence company for combat aircraft, Shield AI on July 29 announced the acquisition of Martin UAV.

The restored Superfortress has paused its tour and will miss this year’s show after the warbird experienced trouble with one of its engines.

The Portuguese Navy has taken delivery of the first of five upgraded Lynx shipboard naval helicopters.

Dassault is proposing the Falcon 10X maritime patroller as the Atlantique replacement, after Germany opts for the P-8.

A near-term solution for the engine shortage grounding 15% of the U.S. Air Force fleet of Lockheed Martin F-35As may be to simply buy more spares, a Pratt & Whitney executive said on July 27.

German space launch startup Polaris has been awarded a study contract by the German ministry of defense to look at how its winged Aurora suborbital spaceplane could be adapted for reconnaissance missions.

Electra.aero was founded on the premise that ultrashort-takeoff regional aircraft enabled by distributed electric propulsion would fly more payload longer distances than vertical-takeoff vehicles while still being able to operate from a similarly constrained urban footprint.

FORT RUCKER, Alabama—Two decades of counter-insurgency (COIN) operations have reshaped the U.S. Army’s aviation branch organizationally and

Lockheed Martin’s proposed acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne has prompted a new inquiry by U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren about the effectiveness of behavioral remedies in aerospace and defense industry supply chains.

“The Army is at a decision point with what they want to do for the Gray Eagle,” said Col. Scott Anderson, the Army’s program manager for unmanned aircraft systems.

The U.S. Army could buy up to eight Future Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems in fiscal 2023, two years early, Col. Scott Anderson said on July 23.