Aircraft & Propulsion

ST Engineering will be simplifying its portfolio into commercial and defense divisions, replacing the sector-centric aerospace, electronics, land systems and marine entities.

An image released by Aurora Flight Sciences announcing its selection under a DARPA X-plane program gives a hint at how designing an aircraft from the outset around active flow control could dramatically change the configurations that are possible.

Greece has submitted requests to purchase up to 24 Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighters, calling for a delivery of some of the aircraft from as early as 2021.

Embraer has secured its second KC-390 Millennium airlifter contract after receiving a long-awaited order for two aircraft from Hungary.

Finland is to undertake an avionics upgrade on its fleet of Hughes/MD Helicopter MD500 light single-engine helicopters.

The Brazilian government has released the first concept images and new details of a hybrid-electric-powered aircraft being studied by Embraer to replace the Air Force’s fleet of aging 15-30-seat airlifters.

Move over manned-unmanned teaming. A U.S. company has demonstrated a mammal-machine team comprising an autonomous UAV and a rescue dog.

Switzerland’s Kopter Group has elevated its caretaker CEO Marco Viola to lead the company following the departure of Andreas Lowenstein in September.

Versions of the Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) LAH and Surion helicopters could be developed for manned-unmanned teaming (MUM-T), improving survivability, according to a proposal from the manufacturer.

Potential Aircraft Sale for UAE; Boeing to train Qatari F-15QA pilots; Nigeria’s latest Chinese UAS order; and ESS contract for Lockheed.

BAE, Boeing and Lockheed Martin (supported by Northrop Grumman) are offering to work as MHI’s partner.

Sikorsky is extending work with DARPA and the U.S. Army on its Matrix autonomy system to encompass collaboration between multiple UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters operating in a contested environment.

The selected teams—Boeing, EpiSci, Georgia Tech Research Institute, Heron Systems and physicsAI—will build on the results of the AlphaDogfight Trials won by Heron Systems in August.

Airbus and Eurofighter have signed contracts to deliver 38 Tranche 4-model Eurofighters to the German Air Force in the first follow-on order for the aircraft for one of the partner nations.

The Croatian government says it has begun evaluating the offers for its future combat aircraft after receiving best and final bids.

NATO’s Alliance Ground Surveillance Force has taken delivery of its fifth Northrop Grumman RQ-4D Global Hawk unmanned air system, completing the fleet.

Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) suggests to heavily upgrading the Surion for a program that could greatly enlarge the South Korean army’s utility helicopter fleet

Germany is the first Eurofighter partner nation to top up its orders; Spain will follow in 2021.

A Japanese minister charged with improving efficiency will hold a public review of the F-X program for a new Japanese fighter on Nov. 14.

Research is clearly aimed at taking an advanced digital antenna technology from ground applications to F-X and Tempest.

Boeing will train Qatari pilots for the country’s new F-15QA Eagle fighter fleet at a site near its St. Louis production line, the company has confirmed.

Research and test company Calspan Systems will build and evaluate wind tunnel models of the Talon-A reusable hypersonic flying testbed now in development by Stratolaunch Systems for deployment from its large carrier aircraft.

Nigeria has declared itself as the latest customer for China’s Wing Loong II armed unmanned air system.

New testing shows that a 20-year-old concept can double the radiated power of future airborne early warning radars.

UK, U.S. F-35 commanders claim “seamless” integration in joint exercises on new British carrier.