Aircraft & Propulsion

Promising results from next-generation adaptive combat engine tests augur well for follow-on variable cycle power developments.

Details of the operating cycles for GE’s new-generation adaptive engines remain sparse.

F-35 Program Executive Officer Lt. Gen. Eric Fick has confirmed that the stealthy fighter’s Autonomic Logistics Information System (ALIS) replacement will not be delivered in 2022 and he anticipates having an updated program schedule in the next six to nine months.

A U.S. Air Force general has confirmed that problems with GDC Technics—a cabin interiors designer for VIP aircraft and a subcontractor on the VC-25B—will delay the delivery of the new Air Force One.

The UK has become the first export customer for Boeing’s Block II Chinook heavy-lift helicopter after confirming the purchase of 14 aircraft.

German aircraft responding to Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) missions will be able to operate in Polish airspace and vice-versa in an arrangement that mirrors a similar pact between the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

GE Aviation has completed initial test runs of the first full-scale XA100 three-stream adaptive combat engine, marking the start of a new chapter in U.S. military turbine engine development and paving the way for a new generation of variable cycle powerplants for sixth generation fighters.

F-15 tests new loadout; Australian defense budget released; U.S. Navy Reserve turns to Air Force jets; Space Force solicits launch tech.

Tim Conver, who took over the then-spunky UAV pioneer AeroVironment in the early 1990s, will retire as chairman at the company’s 2021 annual shareholder meeting.

Over the last four months, the U.S. Air Force’s aging C-5M Super Galaxy daily flight rate hovered around 20%, according to exclusive data provided to Aerospace DAILY.

Lift Aircraft has completed its first six production Hexa single-person multicopters, including an aircraft delivered to the U.S. Air Force for flight testing.

The U.S. Space Force recently declassified a new developmental program, the Ground Moving Target Indicator space-based system, envisioned to replace a portion of the aging E-8C Joint Surveillance and Attack Radar System’s sensing capability.

Korea Aerospace Industries' concept for a future indigenous airlifter and its proposed capabilities have been leaked online.

The UK Ministry of Defense is calling on industry to provide a novel solution to the future provision of airborne early warning for the Royal Navy.

With the U.S. Army looking to maintain the capability of its legacy helicopter fleet even as it moves to modernize the force with advanced rotorcraft, continued progress with a new engine program is becoming crucial to its plans.

The U.S. Army continues to move at a fast clip as it strives to field two new advanced rotorcraft in fiscal 2030, with key technologies to be tested in demonstration exercises this year while the development of competing aircraft continues.

Korea Aviation Engineering & Maintenance Service (KAEMS) has signed an MoU with Airbus Defense and Space as it positions itself to support the Republic of Korea Air Force’s Airbus CN-235 transport aircraft maintenance and future upgrade requirements.

First A-29 deliveries come after a decade-long audition, but orders fall far short of original expectations.

Though four trainers are emerging as leaders, competition in this segment is fierce.

The UK Royal Air Force is looking to deploy its Eurofighter Typhoons as well as the Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) Voyager to Southeast Asia in October to participate in a milestone edition of Exercise Bersama Lima.

Special Operations Command has selected five aircraft for a demo this summer, continuing the long quest to acquire a light attack fleet.

The system performance demonstration will be held in April-May, 2022, for the Multi-Engine Training System contract.

Despite significant national resources and funding committed to the containment of COVID-19, the Philippines said it is still pursuing the acquisition of a multirole fighter aircraft under the Armed Forces of Philippines Modernization projects.

The UK could help India develop a larger variant of its Tejas combat aircraft as part of a new strategic partnership between the two countries.

China’s Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group (CAIG) has signed a project agreement with Zigong Municipal People’s Government to build a dedicated unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) industrial park in the city that will eventually see an annual output of 100 medium to large drones.