Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
A U.S. military version of Logos Technologies’ BlackKite ultralight wide-area motion imaging sensor has completed two weeks of flight testing on the Insitu RQ-21A Blackjack small tactical unmanned aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lee Hudson
The U.S. Air Force has grounded the B-1B fleet after identifying a “discrepancy” with an augmenter fuel pump filter housing.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lee Hudson
Lockheed Martin has disclosed that the company waived $60 million in fees because of delays in F-35 Technology Refresh-3 and Block 4 development.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Slovakian pilots have test flown Aero Vodochody’s L-39NG jet trainer as part of a proposal for strategic cooperation between Prague and Bratislava.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Tony Osborne
The Royal Netherlands Air Force has resumed flights with its Lockheed Martin F-35s a day after a temporary grounding prompted by concerns over engine wear.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lee Hudson
The Pentagon has directed a “strategic pause” on transitioning the F-35’s autonomic logistics information system to a new, cloud-based network because of funding cuts.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
From replacing the Tornado fighter to buying new unmanned aircraft systems, a look at potential deliveries.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Lee Hudson
There are mixed opinions among the services on how to make the fifth-generation fighter affordable.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The Netherlands has temporarily halted operations with its Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter fleet over concerns about engine wear.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jen DiMascio
The first MH-60R helicopter for the Indian Navy flew for the first time in Owego, New York, where Sikorsky is producing the aircraft, U.S. Naval Air Systems Command said in a tweet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lee Hudson
The F-35 program is facing 3% cost growth of the F135 engine in Lot 15 because of Turkey’s ouster from the program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Qatar’s air force is to become the second military customer for Pilatus’ PC-24 business jet, the Swiss manufacturer has revealed.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
European industry is finally within reach of beginning development on a MALE UAS to compete with offerings from U.S. and Israel.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jen DiMascio
General warns of Chinese space prototype; U.S. Army wants FVL upgrades; Singapore’s new operational tanker; and T-7 aft fuselage arrives.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Kopter Group’s SH09 single-engine light helicopter has been rebranded the AW09 to reflect the aircraft’s entry into the product line of Leonardo Helicopters.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The M2DO configuration, which also includes retrofit plans, will help the MQ-9 fleet transition to a European Command mission in a potential standoff or conflict with Russia.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
A solicitation for the Adaptive Resilient Engineered Structures program, published on April 20 by the Aviation Applied Technology Directorate, calls for technologies that could be demonstrated in a relevant operational environment—or a Technology Readiness Level of 6—between fiscal 2023 and 2026.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The aft section, which includes all fuselage structures aft of the cockpit, was shipped from Saab’s Linkoping site in Sweden on April 15.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
The French, German and Spanish governments are on track to reach an agreement this month on how to share work on their joint Future Combat Air System program, according to Florence Parly, France’s minister of armed forces.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Singapore has declared its new fleet of Airbus A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transports (MRTT) fully operational.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Two senators proposed a bill on April 16 to ensure that sales of Lockheed Martin F-35s to Middle Eastern countries could not escape a full vetting process under the export control review process.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Airbus says it hopes to achieve certification of the A400M’s helicopter air-to-air refueling capability by year’s end following an extensive flight trials campaign.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Athens has signed a deal with the Israeli government to modernize Greece’s fast jet training capability.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
Two senators proposed a bill on April 16 to ensure sales of Lockheed Martin F-35s to Middle Eastern countries could not escape a full vetting process
Defense

This webinar took place April 16, 2021 and sponsored by Carlisle Interconnect Technologies. The U.S. Army has been experimenting with new types of
Aircraft & Propulsion