Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Freshly trained Indian Air Force pilots on July 27 ferried five Dassault Rafale fighters to Ambala Air Force Station, where they will become part of the N°17 Squadron “Golden Arrows.”
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Turkish Aerospace has delivered the first of 35 Block 30-model F-16 Fighting Falcons to undergo an airframe life extension.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has completed the first flight of a Heron TP medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned air system to be operated by Germany.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bradley Perrett, Tony Osborne
Without naming them, Boeing says many military aviation services are contacting it about the ATS—all wanting to add mass to air battles.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lee Hudson
Boeing plans to return to flight testing its MQ-25 test asset this fall, but this time the air vehicle will be outfitted with a U.S. Navy refueling store.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Four companies have been selected to build prototypes for the Skyborg family of autonomous and attritable unmanned aircraft systems, the Air Force Research Laboratory announced on July 23.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
With memories of failed acquisition attempts still fresh, US Army leaders are defining a new approach to deliver FLRAA and FARA programs
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jen DiMascio, Joe Anselmo
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aerospace

By Molly McMillin
A Swedish medevac PC-24 jet completed its first flight July 22, marking the first of six Pilatus PC-24s destined for the Swedish Air Ambulance organization.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Leonardo has completed the first flight of its M-346 advanced jet trainer fitted with the company’s Grifo radar.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
A new facility to support the UK’s fleet of P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft has been handed over by Boeing to the UK’s defense materiel agency, Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S).
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Britain’s plan for its Tempest has triggered UK investments by Saab and a new wave of industrial agreements with industry.
A&D Week 2020

By Steve Trimble
Pratt & Whitney is campaigning for an F-15EX engine competition, but an 18-month integration process for the F100-PW-129 revealed in a new U.S. Air Force acquisition document kept the company out of consideration for Lot 1 production.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Industry and government discussions for the development of a UK-led future combat air system, Tempest, have moved to the trilateral level, industry leaders have announced.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Maxim Pyadushkin
The Russian Navy has laid the keels for two new helicopter carriers that are replacing planned French Mistral-class helicopter landing docks.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lee Hudson
Over 20 years, demand on the F/A-18 and EA-18G electrical power generation system led to low readiness levels for the entire fleet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jen DiMascio
U.S. “repositions” Turkish F-35s; Airbus wins UK Skynet contract; Germany’s new Sigint aircraft; and Northrop delivers GEM 63 boosters.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
British defense firm Qinetiq says it has carried out the UK’s first manned/unmanned teaming demonstration, operating a semi-autonomous multicopter unmanned aircraft system from an Airbus H125 light helicopter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Germany is to purchase three Bombardier Global 6000 business jets to carry out its signals intelligence (SIGINT) mission.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
The U.S. Army is testing two quadcopters at Fort Benning, Georgia, with the aim of selecting one later this year as its Short-Range Reconnaissance (SSR) drone.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
An $862 million contract award ends the year-old mystery over the disposition of F-35As ordered by Turkey since the country's expulsion from the international fighter program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Lockheed still boasts commitments from 13 countries to buy nearly 3,220 jets, with deliveries projected out to 2046.
A&D Week 2020

By Steve Trimble
Stabilizing the production system and securing a funded, long-term upgrade plan are now the main objectives for the F-35’s propulsion system.
A&D Week 2020

By Steve Trimble
A 2017 call to embrace a new, digital-based tack to design and production is guiding Boeing’s path to future defense and space contracts.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
The Netherlands has suspended operations with its NH90 naval helicopters following a fatal accident in Aruba.
Aircraft & Propulsion