Aircraft & Propulsion

Standardization, an improved gearbox and cockpit automation have been confirmed for S-92 upgrade kits and a new production version.

UK gains P-8 maritime patroller; L3Harris spacecraft clears design hurdle; IAI makes deals in India; Germany scraps UAV purchase plan.

The U.S. Government Accountability Office should rule on the protest by mid-May.

Although Dynetics has yet to accomplish the airborne recovery of an air-launched unmanned aircraft, DARPA has announced plans to award the company a sole-source follow-on contract for a mission demonstration under its Gremlins program.

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

With gradual funding secured, Europe moves ahead with reusable launcher demonstrators.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

Poland becomes the first NATO country bordering Russian territory to adopt the stealth fighter.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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