Aircraft & Propulsion

In an ignominious end for the fleet, the five Sentinels “are not for reuse” the defense ministry stated, as it called for expressions of interest in the disposal of the radar reconnaissance platform.

Competitors wasted little time taking advantage of the U.S. Commerce Department announcement that it had added Chinese drone manufacturer DJI to its export blacklist.

Easy Aerial and the U.S. Air Force’s 60th Security Forces Sqdn. started the first automated drone-based perimeter security and monitoring system for a U.S. Air Force installation, Travis AFB in California, on Dec. 11.

With both the platforms and weapons for the future nuclear enterprise set, the U.S. Navy and Air Force are now plotting the future of the airborne command and control systems.

The agreement on the all-cash transaction includes a $5 per share, pre-closing special dividends to Aerojet’s shareholders, reducing the post-dividend value of the deal to $4.6 billion.

South Korea's defense acquisition agency may opt for a private prime contractor and promote the effort as an international joint development project.

The UK’s new fleet of E-7 Wedgetail airborne early warning aircraft are to be based in Scotland rather than England.

How regional defense plans are changing in the Middle East as Israel and Arab states work to isolate Iran.

Industrial and regional changes open vast new opportunities for Israel’s defense sector.

Forecasts, snapshots and aircraft to watch.

Sanctions against Turkey’s SSB could taint the country’s future defense exports and stimulate it toward greater self-sufficiency.

North filed pilot reports on more than 120 aircraft and was a protector of his staff and the publication.

His path defined an era of singular achievement driven by skill, courage and a bit of luck.

U.S. OKs G550 sale to Italy; Saudi Arabia’s final F-15SA deliveries; Russia launches anti-satellite test; and U.S. fighters swap data.

When the world experiences a major economic slowdown, and we should expect similar pressures following the COVID-19-induced global recession

An independent report commissioned by Lockheed Martin suggests that the F-35 program could generate as much as £40 billion ($53.9 billion) for the UK economy up to 2038.

France will spend an extra €1.7 billion ($2 billion) this year, but uncertainties lie ahead, linked to the pending sale of used Rafales.

The specter of a renewed threat from Russia prompts Eastern European countries to raise their defense game.

The UK is adding billions to its defense budget, but spending plans are in flux until the Integrated Review reports.

Initial phases of FCAS may cost €8 billion but could bring combat cloud technology to the frontline by 2030.

Ten years after the X-51 first flew under scramjet power, the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory has completed ground tests of air-breathing hypersonic engines that could accelerate a vehicle 10 times the X-51’s size to speeds in excess of Mach 5.

The Kazakhstan Ministry of Emergency Relief on Dec. 12 received a new Mil Mi-8AMT heavy transport helicopter—the first airframe in the Mi-8/17 family assembled outside Russia.

The U.S. State Department has approved the Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Italy of two special-mission versions of the Gulfstream G550 business jet configured for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR).

Sweden’s parliament has approved plans to boost the capabilities of the country’s armed forces in the face of a growing regional threat from Russia.

Pinched by COVID-related economic woes, New Delhi is still prepared to buy what it needs to counter border threats in Ladakh.