Aircraft & Propulsion

The UK Ministry of Defense is calling on industry to provide a novel solution to the future provision of airborne early warning for the Royal Navy.

With the U.S. Army looking to maintain the capability of its legacy helicopter fleet even as it moves to modernize the force with advanced rotorcraft, continued progress with a new engine program is becoming crucial to its plans.

The U.S. Army continues to move at a fast clip as it strives to field two new advanced rotorcraft in fiscal 2030, with key technologies to be tested in demonstration exercises this year while the development of competing aircraft continues.

Korea Aviation Engineering & Maintenance Service (KAEMS) has signed an MoU with Airbus Defense and Space as it positions itself to support the Republic of Korea Air Force’s Airbus CN-235 transport aircraft maintenance and future upgrade requirements.

First A-29 deliveries come after a decade-long audition, but orders fall far short of original expectations.

Though four trainers are emerging as leaders, competition in this segment is fierce.

The UK Royal Air Force is looking to deploy its Eurofighter Typhoons as well as the Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) Voyager to Southeast Asia in October to participate in a milestone edition of Exercise Bersama Lima.

Special Operations Command has selected five aircraft for a demo this summer, continuing the long quest to acquire a light attack fleet.

The system performance demonstration will be held in April-May, 2022, for the Multi-Engine Training System contract.

Despite significant national resources and funding committed to the containment of COVID-19, the Philippines said it is still pursuing the acquisition of a multirole fighter aircraft under the Armed Forces of Philippines Modernization projects.

The UK could help India develop a larger variant of its Tejas combat aircraft as part of a new strategic partnership between the two countries.

China’s Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group (CAIG) has signed a project agreement with Zigong Municipal People’s Government to build a dedicated unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) industrial park in the city that will eventually see an annual output of 100 medium to large drones.

Bidders in Finland’s fighter contest must include the whole suite of aircraft, weapons, training and support in their €9 billion package.

Egypt to buy more Rafales; A Space National Guard proposal; Navy training system to start production and the U.S. halts Minuteman test.

Turkish Aerospace is to begin assembly of the first prototype Hurjet jet trainer in June as the company targets a first flight by the end of 2022.

A Kratos UTAP-22 Mako UAS flew a 2-hr., 10-min. flight test on April 29 from Tyndall AFB, Florida, to launch Autonomous Attritable Aircraft Experimentation program this year with the Skyborg ACS, which was integrated by Leidos.

Flight testing of the Beta Technologies’ Alia for the U.S. Air Force has begun after the electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft received airworthiness approval under the service’s Agility Prime program.

The Kachin Independence Army (KIA), an armed rebel group in Myanmar, said it shot down a Myanmar military helicopter that was part of an air strike

UK F-35s will see action again in the skies over Iraq and Syria, this time operating from the carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth.

Egypt is planning to more than double the size of its Dassault Rafale fleet after inking agreements with France for 30 more aircraft.

The settlement allows Honeywell to pay $8 million in fines over a two-year period, plus another $5 million on compliance measures.

Italy has deployed its F-35 Joint Strike Fighters for Baltic Air Policing, the first time the fighter has been used for the mission. The Italian Air

Raytheon Technologies has confirmed the U.S. Marine Corps’ fleet of aging Boeing F/A-18C/Ds will become the first U.S.-operated fighters to carry active electronically scanned array radars featuring gallium-nitride semiconductors.

Australia’s Ministry of Defense (MOD) has confirmed interest in buying additional Boeing CH-47F helicopters a day after a surprise notification of such a deal by a U.S. agency.

Australia’s Ministry of Defense has confirmed interest in buying additional Boeing CH-47F helicopters a day after a surprise notification of such a deal by a U.S. agency.