Aircraft & Propulsion

The Paraguayan Air Force plans to start operating the new aircraft for humanitarian missions in the second half of this year.

Switzerland looks to the U.S. to meet future air defense needs with F-35 and Patriot selections.

The U.S. Marine Corps now has its first fully equipped squadron of Lockheed Martin F-35Cs to augment the U.S. Navy’s carrier-based strike fighter force.

Airbus has expressed frustration at Switzerland’s decision to purchase the F-35, appearing to question Bern’s analysis on operating costs and operational capabilities of the Lockheed Martin-built fighter.

Korean Air’s Aerospace Division has said it will compete in a South Korean tender to deliver a fleet of signals intelligence platforms for the country’s air for

The Z-8L is China’s first 15-ton class helicopter, with military observers agreeing that it will bolster the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) frontline transport and fast-reaction combat capabilities.

In hopes of a firm order from the French government soon, Airbus Helicopters starts work on the H160M.

Committee halts practice of adding F-35s; GA-ASI Skyborg flies; Hensoldt to integrate German sigint aircraft; and Japan’s UH-2.

Germany has signed on the dotted line for a fleet of Boeing P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft, but has insisted the type will be an interim solution.

The Swiss selection—announced June 30—adds to the F-35s growing tally of competition wins, the aircraft proving unbeatable in virtually every tender it has taken part in.

The agreement with Draken also includes the option for the contractor to purchase another 28 F-16s from the Netherlands, which are to be phased out of service through May 2024.

The six-year development phase of the UH-2 program has now been completed, paving the way for the rotorcraft to enter service with the Japan Ground Self Defence Force (JGSDF) where it will replace the Bell/Fuji Heavy Industries UH-1J helicopter.

The V15 is a fixed-wing UAV featuring four vertical lift propellers for vertical-take-off-and-landing operations and a piston-powered propeller engine for conventional flight.

The General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) MQ-20 Avenger performed a Skyborg test flight on June 24 during the Orange Flag large force exercise at Edwards Air Force Base, California

Ukraine’s Motor Sich is to provide a batch of engines for Turkish Aerospace’s new ATAK-2 heavy attack helicopter.

To meet the Air Force's schedule goal, a decision is due by the end of the year on a transition strategy for the Skyborg program. Aviation Week assesses two likely options to receive the autonomous control system.

Unions representing French workers at Airbus and Safran are urging the Eurodrone partner governments to adopt a European engine for the medium-altitude, long-endurance uncrewed air system.

Turkish Aerospace has flown its latest prototype T625 Gokbey twin-engine medium helicopter, increasing the pace of the flight-test program for the indigenously developed platform.

The UK Royal Navy is looking to accelerate the development of an autonomous, heavy-lift uncrewed air system so that it can reduce its reliance on expensive-to-operate conventional rotary-wing platforms.

SDA to loft spacecraft; Indonesia receives ScanEagle delivery; Will LRASM survive in Japan?; and Qatar’s Hawk trainers take flight.

A new delay and a design problem raise questions about Boeing’s digital approach to T-7A design.

The U.S. Air Force unexpectedly begins the search for a new tanker to supplement the KC-46.

The U.S. State Department has given a boost to Lockheed Martin’s bid for an F-16V Block 70/72 contract from the Philippines by approving an export

Special mission Beechcraft King Air 300 twin-turboprop aircraft used by the U.S. Army has surpassed 50,000 flight hours, Textron Aviation has announced.

Nearly 20 years after contract award, the carrier air wing selected to ferry the F-35C for its inaugural deployment aboard the USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) has completed the qualifications required for future operations.