Aircraft & Propulsion

Poland’s government will sign a $4.6 billion contract for 32 Lockheed Martin F-35As on Jan. 31, Minister of National Defense Mariusz Błaszczak announced Jan. 27.

The whistleblower contends Lockheed Martin has been applying a chemical to seal the C-130J’s integral fuel tank that may have long-term health consequences for those applying it and others nearby.

A U.S. Air Force low-cost unmanned aircraft system demonstrator returned to flight on Jan. 23 after a three-month hiatus caused by a landing mishap.

Israel’s precision weapons are sold all over the world, but struggled to break into world’s most lucrative market until recently

RIP Boeing Phantom Express; UK offloads AWACS aircraft; CMV-22B delivery imminent; UK upgrading training helo requirements.

General Atomics wants to turn the MQ-1C into a “mothership” for the Army’s future Air Launched Effects (ALE).

The dedicated final assembly line for the F-35C is intended to overcome production delays that emerged in 2019.

A new European helicopter show is being established through a partnership of the European Helicopter Association and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency.

The UK Royal Air Force has sent one of its Boeing E-3D Sentry airborne early warning aircraft for storage in the U.S. as it shrinks its operational fleet.

A Lockheed Martin C-130 air tanker has crashed in Australia during a firefighting mission, killing all three crewmembers on board.

Britain’s Military Flying Training System is to take delivery of four more Airbus H145 Jupiter helicopters to support an upgrade in pilot training requirements.

The country that popularized unmanned aircraft systems in modern warfare is at the forefront of a new strategic change.

The U.S. Air Force is planning to hold its second demonstration of the Advanced Battle Management System in April, in which an unmanned aircraft system will fly with a government-owned open communication system used for translating waveforms to communicate with the F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II.

Bell Boeing plans to deliver the first CMV-22B ordered by the U.S. Navy to the HX-21 test and evaluation squadron in early 2020.

The air vehicle was lost during the ground-recovery sequence, but Dynetics noted it has four test vehicles remaining.

Pakistan has given Turkey another year to secure export permits for the engines that will power a new fleet of attack helicopters being supplied by Ankara.

Leonardo has conducted the long-awaited first flight of its Falco Xplorer unmanned aircraft system. The 1.3-metric-ton, medium-altitude, long

The Pentagon continues to assess whether signing a five-year performance-based logistics (PBL) contract with Lockheed Martin is the most cost

The U.S. Navy wants to replace the radio-frequency countermeasures and radar-warning receiver systems on its Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornets with a new electronic warfare system.

The Israeli Air Force has resumed flying its Sikorsky CH-53 fleet after a six-week grounding.\

UAVOS is developing a heavy-lift, long-range delivery drone based on the Robinson R22 light helicopter.

The study is another sign that progress toward Japan's proposed Next Generation Fighter is advancing.

Leonardo to replace U.S. Navy TH-XX; U.S. seeks ground-based radar; French firms team to develop sigint platform; Japan's pilot training.

AFRL's X-60A hypersonic flying testbed has moved a step closer to initial flight tests.

The Marine commandant points to the MUX effort as an example of requirements creep and how the services must be more disciplined.