Aircraft & Propulsion

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

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.

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.

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

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.

Review of UH-60 crashes sought; Northrop to participate in AAR studies; Boeing wins Harpoon contract; and DARPA’s LongShot.

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

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, is asking the Pentagon to launch a formal investigation into four fatal UH-60 crashes to determine whether there is a systemic problem with the helicopter.

Northrop will engage in an analysis of alternatives for the Advanced Air Refueling program by Air Mobility Command, which is scheduled to begin in 2022.

Hindustan Aeronautics has already matured the design for the IMRH and is now awaiting program go-ahead from the government.

French defense materiel agency DGA has ordered six light aircraft from domestic manufacturers for training and flight testing.

Advanced Air Refueling program seeks a sharp break from decades-old approach to inflight refueling.

GKN’s electric Skybus; Europe looks to medical UAM; NASA’s water rocket; German e-fuels; and Slovenian unmanned team.

The B-21 Training Systems Innovation Challenge launched on February 1 by the Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO) and Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) includes two phases.

Ask the Editors: Warfare has changed over the decades, so what worked in previous conflicts may no longer be the way to go.

The changes under review within the U.S. Marine Corps are so extensive that replacing the Bell Boeing MV-22 with a new aircraft is possible.

Since the MQ-9 caught on as a way for the U.S. to track insurgents during its so-called war on terrorism, the use of unmanned aerial vehicles has revolutionized warfare, but will its future hold?

A software framework developed by NASA to ensure autonomous aircraft follow programmed rules of behavior has been delivered to several other agencies for potential application to a range of aircraft, military and civil.

Flight trials of General Atomics’ MQ-9B SkyGuardian medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned air system planned for the UK this summer will see the aircraft configured for maritime operations, the manufacturer has confirmed.

Eaton buying two Cobham divisions; Pentagon nominee on nuclear weapons; South Korea’s Global Hawk tussle; F-15EX flies.

A convergence of cost pressures and operational needs are raising the profile of a once-discarded generation of fighters.

The Spanish Navy is mulling the implications of an F-35 purchase as it considers how best to replace its AV-8 Harriers which operate from its light carrier, the Juan Carlos I.

The first flight will be followed by early delivery of EX1, the designation for the first test aircraft, to the Air Force’s development and operational test force in the second quarter. Boeing’s original schedule called for delivering the first aircraft in August.

The U.S. and the Republic of Korea are discussing how to compensate South Korea for RQ-4 Block 30 Global Hawks that have suffered a series of problems.

The UK Royal Air Force is planning to operate a SkyGuardian medium altitude, long-endurance unmanned air system in the UK this summer as it prepares for the introduction of its Protector platform.