Aircraft & Propulsion

New AH-1Z attack helicopters will address the fast-attack boat threat.

Anglo-Swedish fighter technology discussions contrast with Franco-German squabbles over future fighter exports.

Shenyang Aircraft’s stealth fighter proposal has won official support. The air force, not just the navy, wants it.

The Avic Advanced Heavy Lifter (AHL) helicopter has grown again, to the point that it is now 40% heavier than when first described nine years ago.

A new strategy delivers desperately needed defensive upgrades for Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve mobility fleet years early.

If the plan holds, production should begin in 2028. The defense minister suggests the Future Fighter should enter service in the early 2030s.

Special-mission variants of Su-34 come amid the ongoing production and modernization of the Sukhoi aircraft.

Belgium says its F-35 buy will enable it to be a reliable and united partner of the EU and NATO.

Pictures of a Kamov design for an advanced attack helicopter have appeared on a Russian website.

Sikorsky’s S-76 autonomy testbed flies military mission profiles in preparation for UH-60 demos under DARPA’s ALIAS program.

Procurement officials say the potential acquisition would sustain the UK rotary-wing heavy capability.

Aeralis wants to debut its common fuselage at next year's DSEI defense show in London.

Dassault’s Rafale deal in India is under political pressure, but the airframer is adamant that an offset contract will materialize this year.

Sikorsky and Rheinmetall have signed accords to offer the MH-60R Seahawk maritime helo to Germany as a replacement for the Westland Lynx shipborne helicopters.

Aero Vodochody has rolled out an L-39 for the 21st century. But can it bring in the orders?

Airbus Helicopters will begin final assembly of its Racer high-speed hybrid rotorcraft demonstrator in the fourth quarter of 2019.

Boeing fears that a major CH-47 upgrade could be delayed as the U.S. Army looks for budget savings.

An accident investigation team identified an issue with the jet’s fuel tube, which is a common component across all three variants of the stealthy fighter.

Latest FMF deal with Israel begins, Bulgaria’s fighter competition begins, Lockheed’s new Hellfire contract and Russia developing self-guided artillery.

Bell’s experience with V-22 Osprey and V-280 Valor tiltrotor aircraft position the company well for the U.S. Marine Corps’ Group 5 UAS competition.

Much as commercial aero engine companies moved years ago toward selling their powerplants below cost to secure marketshare, Boeing Defense may be headed in the same direction with recent program wins including T-X.

Boeing’s Leonardo-designed aircraft eclipses Sikorsky to win $2 billion Huey replacement contract.

U.S. Air Force’s contract for trainers comes on the heels of Huey replacement and carrier-based UAV wins.

The Japanese defense ministry hopes to get funding to Subaru to begin production of UH-Xs in the fiscal year beginning in April 2019.

It could come down to a matter of timing, as the U.S. Army balances its requirements for new armed reconnaissance and long-range assault rotorcraft.