Aircraft & Propulsion

Belgium is halting operations with its F-16 fleet to undertake urgent modifications to its engines.

The unnamed suitors are proposing to purchase the two companies—Piaggio Aviation and Piaggio Aero Industries—which form Villanova d’Albenga-based Piaggio Aerospace.

In response to higher power requirements for the emerging autonomous air cargo and urban air mobility markets, Honeywell is developing a 1-megawatt turbogenerator based on the company’s HGT1700 auxiliary power unit.

An Aermacchi MB-326 Impala jet trainer crashed about 10 mi. northwest of Edwards AFB, California, around 10:10 a.m. on March 5, the National Test

Korea Aerospace Industries plans to roll out its first KF-X 001 fighter prototype in April, the company said.

The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee believes it is time for Congress and the Pentagon to “cut our losses” on the F-35 program and begin to debate a future fighter mix that does not depend as heavily on the Joint Strike Fighter.

The difficulties of the Future Combat Air System program not only hinge on intellectual property issues, but also on work sharing between its French, German and Spanish partners, Dassault Aviation Chairman and CEO Eric Trappier says.

Ukraine’s state-owned arms manufacturer says it plans to build Bell’s UH-1 Iroquois helicopter in Odessa.

The French Air Force has declared the MBDA Meteor beyond-visual range air-to-air missile operational on the Dassault Rafale.

France and Germany have overcome hurdles on the road to FCAS, but disagreement on intellectual rights could fracture fragile progress.

A secret program inside GatorWorks seeks to deliver a high-speed, reusable propulsion system.

One of five RCAF C-150s, a military derivative of the A310, rejoined the fleet, the RCAF announced in a March 4 Tweet. The aircraft, which also is used as a VIP transport, was damaged in 2019 while being towed into a hangar.

Belgian politicians are set to question the country’s need to buy the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter after the chief of the U.S. Air Force announced plans for studies into its future force mix and a potential clean-sheet fighter design to replace the F-16.

U.S. Army demos future UAS; Italy’s F-35s Embark; Military training merger; and a new Dash 8 agreement.

Startup Venus Aerospace plans to proceed with the development, testing and production of a small hypersonic aircraft capable of transporting a dozen passengers or time-critical payloads between major continental destinations in an hour.

NASA plans an industry day on March 9 for the Electrified Power train Flight Demonstration project to flight test megawatt-class electric aircraft propulsion systems.

Similar to the electric flying car-focused Agility Prime program, the purpose of Vector Prime is to establish a vehicle for the Air Force to support commercial companies working on supersonic and hypersonic transports.

Italy’s aircraft carrier Cavour has embarked F-35 Joint Strike Fighters for the first time in a milestone towards qualifying the ship to support the combat aircraft.

With the first flight of the Airpower Teaming System under its belt, Boeing Australia is producing more of the unmanned aircraft for the Royal Australian Air Force’s Loyal Wingman demonstration program, the U.S. Force’s Skyborg autonomy initiative, and other customers.

Kelly Ortberg, the former head of Collins Aerospace who was a key leader in the supplier’s melt-up into Raytheon Technologies, has left its executive ranks, company representatives confirmed.

Suite of video cameras provides unprecedented view of what it is like to land on Mars.

A successful first flight on March 1 has triggered additional investment of $90 million from the Australian government to build another three Boeing Airpower Teaming System aircraft.

Cutting jobs, closing factories, reducing purchase costs but protecting research and technology investment: Safran finds a new balance.

For the first time, the U.S. Navy has successfully delivered an F-35C power module to an aircraft carrier.

U.S. drone manufacturer Skydio announced March 1 that it has raised $170 million in a Series D funding round led by the Andreessen Horowitz Growth Fund.