Aircraft & Propulsion

These programs highlight innovation, collaboration and off-the-shelf solutions.

Final assembly and a localized supply chain proposed if UK opts for the Leonardo AW149 for its medium helicopter need.

Lockheed Martin and the F-35 Joint Program Office have entered talks on a revised delivery schedule that seeks to set a long-term, stable production rate by stretching out the recovery plan for assembly delays imposed by COVID-19 disruptions, company officials said on June 10.

Leonardo has handed over the first of up to 130 TH-73 training helicopters to the U.S. Navy.

The Biden administration’s pick for Air Force Secretary is among the nominations that have been sent to the Senate for confirmation.

Seoul’s requirement calls for a 30,000-40,000 ton carrier that can support up to 16 Lockheed Martin F-35Bs and eight helicopters.

A key milestone in autonomous aerial-refueling moves the Navy a step closer toward operating larger UAS from aircraft carriers.

U.S. Navy to cut nuke program; Air Force’s B-21 preference; Data link for Viper; and Danish Air Force turns to electric aircraft.

The second of the UK’s two new aircraft carriers has embarked the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter for the first time.

Kitty Hawk has completed its first operational exercise with the U.S. Air Force’s AFWerx innovation unit assessing the ability of the company’s Heaviside electric vertical-takeoff aircraft to perform medical evacuation, personnel recovery and logistics.

Alessandro Profumo is upbeat about the future of post-COVID-19 European defense capability.

A digital-first approach is key to achieving Tempest’s development goals, but the technology needs to be proved.

The U.S. Air Force has a preferred bomber fleet strategy that leaves room for up to 149 Northrop Grumman B-21s, a nominal 50% increase over the previously stated procurement objective of more than 100.

Airbus Helicopters is to acquire a key supplier of dynamic components in a move that appears to mirror a strategy adopted by the company’s commercial airliner business.

The Colombia proposal adds to a growing list of nations where the new-generation Gripen is in contention, such as Canada, Finland and India.

Airbus Defense and Space will now fully study the feasibility and scope of the potential MRO operation for the Royal Malaysian Air Force .

Bell’s AH-1Z Viper looks set to become the second attack helicopter to be fitted with the Link 16 tactical data link.

Last month’s unprecedented incursion by China into Malaysian airspace is a wake-up call for Kuala Lumpur to reevaluate its defense priorities.

The event marks another key step in the technological evolution of autonomous aerial refueling and helps smooth the MQ-25’s path into operational service in fiscal 2025.

Aircraft procurement takes a hit in the Pentagon’s fiscal year 2022 budget request.

The European missile manufacturer sees opportunities for missile development and consolidation as future fighter programs evolve.

An early funding stream to support a Boeing C-32A replacement for the U.S. Air Force could be shut down, with the remaining balance of funds transferred to another program supporting development of commercial supersonic transports.

The U.S. State Department has approved a potential Foreign Military Sale of Boeing Apache attack helicopters to Australia.

U.S. Navy cancels JSOW-ER; SM-6 misses target; Brazil’s Air Force may cut KC-390; USAF buys jet for BACN; GA-EMS cross-link contract.

Four years after entering a prototyping phase, the Pentagon is ready to move an expanding group of hypersonic weapons into production.