Aircraft & Propulsion

A key piece of the EA-18G’s first major upgrade since the airborne electronic attack aircraft entered service a decade ago is now under contract

Italian manufacturer Piaggio Aerospace has signed a $221 million contract with the Italian Ministry of Defense for nine P.180 Avanti EVO turboprop aircraft.

The first delivery of Russia’s Sukhoi Su-57 fifth-generation fighter is likely to be postponed after the aircraft crashed Dec. 24 during a test flight.

The first Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk for South Korea arrived at an airfield in the south of the country on Dec. 23.

A Russian air force commander has revealed plans to introduce a sixth-generation, unmanned bomber by 2040.

The South Korean defense ministry plans to order 36-48 Boeing AH-64E Apaches.

The U.S. Army has started browsing the market for an alternative turboshaft engine to power the heavy-lift fleet of Boeing CH-47 and MH-47 Chinooks.

Congress has moved to spare the upgrade program for the Boeing CH-47F Chinook from a five-year deferral proposed earlier this year by the U.S. Army.

Leonardo has carried out the first flight of a Eurofighter Typhoon destined for the Kuwait Air Force.

Joby backs 2023 for Uber; Skyryse autonomous R44; Embraer studies hybrid; Rolls unveils ACCEL; Hyundai teases eVTOL; Deloitte UAM survey.

Japan will extended local assembly of Lockheed Martin F-35s by at least two years.

Whether more management heads roll at Boeing remains to be seen now that Dennis Muilenburg has been fired as chief executive.

The U.S. Air Force has ended its three-month ban on KC-46A cargo and passenger operations.

Argentina will purchase four Lockheed P-3Cs retired by the U.S. Navy.

The Japanese defense ministry has published a new design for the country’s next fighter.

Local production of the Sikorsky UH-60J has suffered the largest cut in the defense budget for the coming fiscal year OK'd by Japan.

Embraer and the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) have partnered to study joint development of a light military transport with a hybrid-electric propulsion. system

Boeing fixing KC-46 issues as deliveries continue; Airbus’ MRTT adds orders.

Following a GAO ruling, the Air Force will have to be more strategic in pairing up best offerings for launch service contracts.

From environmental pressures to transformational technologies, significant changes lie ahead for the aerospace and defense industry.

Fighter aircraft have never been so in demand since the Cold War, but ambiguity clouds details for the next generation of aircraft.

France has begun armed reconnaissance missions in Central Africa with its General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper unmanned air systems.

The U.S. Air Force has named the MH-139A utility helicopter the Grey Wolf.

Although market research has started to replace the USAF's E-4B NAOC fleet alone, the search continues for a single aircraft that could replace not only the NAOC but also U.S. Navy’s E-6B TACAMO fleet and the C-32A “Air Force Two” executive airlift fleet.

The second of five RQ-4Ds destined for NATO’s Alliance Ground Surveillance Force has been delivered to Italy.