Aircraft & Propulsion

A graduate student team from the University of Maryland and Nanjing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics in China has won a competition to design a reconfigurable VTOL aircraft.

Funding has been identified for a fly-off between competing armed scout rotorcraft prototypes and will not impact the budget for development of a replacement for the UH-60 Black Hawk, the U.S. Army says.

USN test pilots have successfully demonstrated MV-22 operations from the flight deck of a carrier at heavier weights than those permitted for the aging C-2A.

The jet trainer is expected to provide experience in fly-by-wire flight controls and supersonic flight.

Italian aerospace and defense company Leonardo says it has overcome helicopter production and delivery glitches that led to investor concern about one of the most profitable elements of the business.

To confront Iran in Syria and at a distance, the air force is looking to buy new F-15Is and upgrade its old ones.

AR opens the possibility of an infinitely tailorable cockpit for a future generation of pilots.

The UK has a very important advantage in developing a new European combat aircraft.

In the Pentagon and on Capitol Hill, some speculate that the Joint Strike Fighter’s price will be comparable to legacy aircraft.

Changing threat prompting aggressive time lines for British-led sixth-generation combat aircraft.

The UK is taking a "build it and they will come" approach with Tempest - its vision for a multinational fighter. Watch as Aviation Week's Tony Osborne looks at the technologies on the concept unveiled at the Farnborough Airshow.

The National Defense Industrial Association president/CEO says Israel’s first combat use of the F-35 is advantageous for the U.S.

Britain has lifted the veil on its vision for a future combat aircraft.

Leonardo DRS’s effort to land the U.S. Air Force’s next-generation trainer contract could be a long shot, but CEO Bill Lynn says its T-100 has the lowest-risk.

Leonardo has taken the next step in the evolution of its M-346 jet trainer with the installation of a radar.

USAF and Boeing have agreed on an October delivery date for the first KC-46A tanker, but the service is still resolving deficiencies and testing software fixes.

A full-scale mockup was on display at the Royal Air Tattoo to show off of the MQ-8 Fire Scout's capabilities.

Grown in size, the KF-X has arrived at a weight category halfway between the Eurofighter Typhoon and Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning.

The U.S. Air Force search for a T-X trainer is headed toward a decision by the end of summer.

Growing U.S. and international interest in low-cost counterinsurgency aircraft has prompted the development of new aircraft derivatives of existing types.

Can Europe justify two new fighter aircraft? It may have to.

As countries modernize their rotary-wing fleets, they are bringing much-needed relief to the helicopter manufacturers suffering from a downturn driven by oil and gas industry woes.

Lockheed Martin, General Atomics and Boeing are competing to build the U.S. Navy’s carrier-based unmanned aircraft as the contest comes down to the wire.

Money is central to many of the Joint Strike Fighter’s issues, ranging from whether to repair or replace, to clearing testing and driving down the per-unit price.

Over a dozen countries have varying needs for upgraded combat aircraft or fleet replacements, with the major OEMs in a fierce competition for their business.