Aircraft & Propulsion

A Boston startup is taking a new look at wing-in-ground-effect vehicles through the lens of distributed electric propulsion, advanced flight control and hydrofoil lifting surface technology.

Airbus and Dassault try to reconcile views in thorny FCAS negotiations as a political deadline nears.

Airbus has signed a new cooperation deal with Romania’s Industria Aeronautică Română (IAR) which could see the Romanian company customize, service and support H145M twin-engine light multirole helicopters.

Belgium’s F-16 fleet has returned to operations after being grounded over engine problems.

Sergei Chemezov, Rostec CEO, will personally lead the consolidation process after appointing himself to lead the UAC Board of Directors, Rostec announced on March 18.

Technical Refresh (TR)-3, which updates the F-35's mission computer, display computer and the spherical camera array, is “currently tracking seven months later than originally planned,” according to a report by the Government Accountability Office.

France has declared the F3R version of the Dassault Rafale operational, with upgraded aircraft now in service with the country’s air force and navy.

Organizers of the Farnborough Airshow have said the event will not be impacted by plans to develop part of the exhibition space into a film set.

Startup Jetoptera is to compare the noise generated by its fluidic propulsion technology with that produced by conventional propulsors used on unmanned and mobility air vehicles under a contract from the U.S. Air Force.

Germany’s single Euro Hawk derivative of the Global Hawk unmanned air system is to be put in a museum almost a decade after the program failed.

A congressionally imposed hiatus is almost over, and the competition for the prized 75-aircraft contract is set to heat up this summer.

UK Defense Review Provokes Backlash; China’s hypersonic ambitions; Yaogan-31 satellites launched; and Pentagon awards launch contract.

High-rate composites manufacturing technology for the aerospace, automotive and air mobility industries is at the heart of a £90 million ($125 million) UK government-industry investment in five research and development projects.

Aerovel is to begin ramping up production of the Flexrotor vertical-takeoff-and-landing unmanned aircraft system after securing $2.5 million in Series B capital.

UK lessor Falko Regional Aircraft is to participate in the development of Electric Aviation Group’s (EAG) hybrid-powered regional airliner.

Fighters are the tip of an iceberg of uncertainty about next-gen military aircraft platforms in Europe.

The French Air and Space Force envisions a scaled-down A400M to replace C-130Hs and adversary air-to-air training as a service.

Austria has taken delivery of the first of nine modernized Sikorsky S-70 Black Hawks.

Eight Japanese companies are now working to design the nation’s F-X fighter: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Subaru, IHI, Mitsubishi Electric, Toshiba, Fujitsu and NEC.

New technologies that allow dozens of platform configurations to be tested in days will find balance for future systems.

Speed, electrification and autonomy are among technologies unlocking the potential for VTOL to perform a wider range of missions.

After breaking F-35A order monopoly last year, USAF seeks wide range of alternatives to only domestic stealth fighter in production.

The Ukrainian government is planning to nationalize aero-engine maker Motor Sich in a bid to protect the company from Chinese investors.

Airbus has ground tested a prototype mechanism to deploy an unmanned aircraft from the rear ramp of an Airbus A400M airlifter in flight as part of studies aimed at supporting the European Future Combat Air System.

The delivery marks the first of at least 144 F-15EX jets from the St. Louis plant, with the second aircraft scheduled to be handed over in April.