Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jen DiMascio
SOCOM plans Armed Overwatch buy; GBSD moves past initial review; GE engine to power Italian helo and Denmark bolsters Arctic defenses.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Lee Hudson
The U.S. Air Force has begun retiring the aging B-1B to make room for the new B-21 bomber, but notably not all 17 Lancers slated for retirement will go to the boneyard.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lee Hudson
The U.S. Air Force chief of staff envisions a 4.5-generation, or fifth generation “minus,” as the F-16 replacement.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Intellectual property appears to be at the heart of new disagreements between France and Germany over the Future Combat Air System, defense analysts have suggested.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
The U.S. aerospace industry provided a foreign trade surplus of around $43 billion in 2020, the U.S. Commerce Department reported this month, a notable achievement amid the onset of COVID-19 but almost half the sector’s 2019 level.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Turkey’s defense industry organization, SSB, has signed agreements with local industry to produce power systems for the country’s future indigenous combat aircraft, TF-X.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Most details remain secret about the U.S. Air Force’s requirements for replacing the Boeing E-4B fleet, but two small details announced since December point to an acquisition of used 747s.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Proposed development of modular aircraft by British startup Aeralis has caught the eye of the UK Royal Air Force.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lee Hudson
U.S. Special Operations Command is planning to host a flight demonstration this fiscal year for the highly debated Armed Overwatch program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The Italian Army has selected the General Electric (GE) CT7 engine for its new Leonardo AW249/AH-249 attack helicopter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Developed for the fighter community, Leonardo’s BriteCloud expendable decoy may now find a niche in protecting UAS.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Lee Hudson
The Italian Navy flagship, the aircraft carrier ITS Cavour (CVH 550), has arrived at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, to become F-35B certified.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Danish lawmakers have agreed on a 1.5 billion Danish Krone (DKK) ($244 million) package to bolster the defense of Greenland and the Faroe Islands, strengthening Denmark’s presence and surveillance capabilities in the North Atlantic and Arctic.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The UK’s Royal International Air Tattoo has joined the growing list of 2021 aerospace events canceled over the uncertainty of the coronavirus pandemic.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Airbus has said it could be “useful” if the trinational Future Combat Air System (FCAS) countries France, Germany, and Spain could build three new-generation fighter demonstrators to support developments in their respective state.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
A segment of a $620 million market for advisory air training could be replaced by UAS.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Germany is undertaking an airframe life extension for its Panavia Tornado fleet which will allow the type to operate through to 2030.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Vietnam has signed up to purchase 12 of Aero Vodochody’s new L-39NG jet trainer, the largest order so far for the new aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
NATO commanders have declared the Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) force of radar-reconnaissance Global Hawk unmanned air systems fit for operational duty.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
A committee of UK lawmakers has called upon the country’s defense ministry to stop doing business with British companies owned by Chinese or Russian parents.
Supply Chain

By Steve Trimble
The special episode of the podcast offers the full recording of an interview with Scott Bateman, the executive producer of a new documentary about the U.S. President's long-range transport fleet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
A secretive new unmanned aircraft system (UAS) designed by the Lockheed Martin Skunk Works is poised to enter ground testing “imminently,” a Lockheed
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Germany will decide on the selection of a new fleet of heavy-lift helicopters before the summer of 2021, a position paper on the transformation of Germany’s armed forces states.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jen DiMascio
Review of UH-60 crashes sought; Northrop to participate in AAR studies; Boeing wins Harpoon contract; and DARPA’s LongShot.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Jamaica’s Defense Force (JDF) has ordered six Bell 505 single-engine turbine helicopters to be used for public safety missions and pilot training.
Aircraft & Propulsion