Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Belgium will receive new fighters, airlifters and intelligence-gathering capabilities during the 2020s.
Defense

By Thierry Dubois
With gradual funding secured, Europe moves ahead with reusable launcher demonstrators.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
Elbit will fly several different unmanned aircraft systems for the maritime demo, including its 1.2-metric-ton Hermes 900.
Defense

By Steve Trimble
A manned EA-18G controlled two other Growlers in flight as part of a joint Boeing/U.S. Navy demo of manned-unmanned teaming by a carrier-based fighter aircraft.
Defense

By Graham Warwick
CP Technologies, a subsidiary of Israel’s Aeronautics, has established a business unit to pursue U.S. defense and civil markets for the parent company’s range of unmanned aircraft systems.
Defense

By Steve Trimble
U.S. Special Operations Command has revived the Defense Department’s on-again, off-again pursuit of a light attack aircraft fleet by announcing plans to acquire a new fleet of manned aircraft to perform the “armed overwatch” mission.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
The UK Royal Air Force’s first Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft has touched down on British soil.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
Germany has terminated plans to develop a signals intelligence platform based on Northrop Grumman’s MQ-4 Triton high-altitude, long-endurance platform.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
The government of Ghana has been drawn into the controversy surrounding the Airbus bribery probe after it emerged that payments were made to secure the sale of C295 turboprop airlifters to the African republic’s military.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
The Finnish ministry of defense says all five of the contenders in its contest to find a next-generation fighter have responded to a revised request for quotation asked for by Helsinki.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
Spain has formally signed up to purchase 24 Pilatus PC-21 turboprop training aircraft to modernize its air force’s training fleet.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
New engines, rotor blades and Sikorsky’s Matrix technology will provide new lease of life to Erickson’s Air Crane.
Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
EASA drafts electric rules; unmanned cargo gliders; orbit debris removal; Uber engages on UAM; Honeywell eyes fluidic propulsion.
Aerospace

By Steve Trimble
Poland becomes the first NATO country bordering Russian territory to adopt the stealth fighter.
Defense

By Steve Trimble, Guy Norris
A new rendering of the Northrop Grumman B-21A released by the U.S. Air Force Jan. 31 offers a fresh perspective on the overall size and features of the highly secretive stealth bomber.
Defense

By Lee Hudson
The U.S. Navy brings aircraft to the nation’s newest carrier for the first time allowing the crew and test personnel to assess launch and landing on the flight deck.
Defense

By Lee Hudson
The U.S. Air Force does not believe Boeing’s proposal for the KC-46 Remote Vision System will meet the program’s critical performance parameters, according to a service official.
Defense

Europe’s airworthiness regulator has proposed the first certification rules for electrified aircraft propulsion.
Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
An old idea is gaining new attention as two companies report progress in developing cargo gliders.
Defense

By Michael Bruno
General Electric Aviation reported a “strong performance” in 2019 and remains a bright spot for its parent corporation, GE managers trumpeted Jan. 29, despite $1.4 billion worth of “headwinds” from the Boeing 737 MAX’s grounding and production halt.
Air Transport

By Guy Norris
The latest developments of an integrated flight deck concept for helicopters designed to improve safety in low visibility are being introduced by Universal Avionics.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
Erickson and Sikorsky have partnered to install Matrix autonomous technology onto the S-64F Aircrane and demonstrate autonomous firefighting capabilities.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
MD Helicopters CEO Lynn Tilton has made restoring production of the company’s MD902 twin-engine light helicopter a priority after a nearly decade-long hiatus in production.
Defense

By Steve Trimble, Guy Norris
As Pentagon officials come to grips with challenges facing hypersonic boost-glide missiles, air-breathing alternatives are gaining speed.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Jen DiMascio
How will U.S. refuel aircraft?; Poland set to sign for F-35s; Raytheon’s new missile-warning data contract; Russia to export the Mi-38.
Defense