Aircraft & Propulsion

A two-year evaluation has coalesced into plans to field a sea-based interceptor as quickly as possible.

France has taken delivery of the first of two Beechcraft King Air 350-based intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance platforms.

Hypersonic aircraft developer Hermeus is working with the U.S. Air Force to evaluate how the company’s Mach 5 concept could be modified into a high-speed executive vehicle, including potentially a presidential transport.

NRO’s new approach to satellites; Russia’s S-70 acceleration; defining “Attritable” in dollar terms; Collins’ training device.

Boeing does not expect to issue more debt to raise funds at this time, the company’s chief financial officer said Aug. 5, but management will “keep all our options open” through the "dynamic" COVID-19 and 737 MAX crises .

Ask the Editors: The F-15EX is a product of digital engineering, but it is not representative of the Digital Century Series initiative.

Spain could lead development of a jet trainer to train pilots for the FCAS as part of an effort to bolster Airbus’ in-country presence.

How the Air Force Research Laboratory has put autonomous technology at the forefront of future air warfare since 2017.

After one year of preparation, the U.S. Navy and Air Force are using innovative technology to collaborate remotely on an F135 propulsion test.

BAE Systems will build a full-scale fuselage section of the notional Tempest design in its factory of the future trials.

Collins Aerospace is on the brink of closing a deal with its first international customer for a next-generation air combat training device that the U.S. Navy and Air Force will use for the F-35.

Deliveries of the Sukhoi S-70 Okhotnik (Hunter) unmanned combat air vehicle to the Russian military will start in 2024, the head of Russia’s United Aircraft Corp., Yury Slyusar, told President Vladimir Putin at an Aug. 3 meeting.

The unit price for a new AttritableONE family of low-cost, unmanned aircraft systems will fall into a gap between “expendable” and “exquisite” categories within the U.S. Air Force inventory.

Japan has begun seeking a single prime contractor for the F-X fighter program, with the end of October reported as the target for concluding a contract.

A new order for nine MH-47G Block IIs announced on July 31 raises Boeing’s overall order book for the latest version of the Chinook to 24 aircraft, the company said.

Unmanned aircraft will be flown as part of search-and-rescue operations in the UK beginning on Aug. 1.

China’s EHang has launched an unmanned aerial firefighting version of its two-seat autonomous electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing air taxi, demonstrating its ability to fight fires in high-rise buildings.

The Spanish government has outlined planned spending on defense and R&D initiatives that will maintain Airbus’ presence in the country.

The Pentagon identified two programs to support NGAD in 2014, then went silent; one has reemerged in budget documents this year.

The U.S. Navy is assessing how the MQ-25 carrier-based aerial refueler fits into a larger unmanned system architecture.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) will act as prime contractor for the upgrade of up to 98 Japanese Boeing F-15J fighters, the U.S. company said, announcing the signing of an agreement on the program between the two sides.

Ask the Editors: A recent round-table highlighted the future of combat offerings from a number of countries. Who else is on the radar?

The development and operational test phases for the Boeing F-15EX will be managed by the Operational Flight Program Combined Test Force (OFP CTF) at Eglin AFB, Florida.

Dassault Rafales arrive in India; USAF chooses ATAC; TAI completes F-16 upgrades; and U.S. releases images of Su-24s in Libya.

Britain’s combat aircraft ambitions for the 2030s and 2040s are not compatible with the nation’s finances unless the UK considers developing the Tempest future combat air system as an unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV), a think tank has suggested.