Aircraft & Propulsion

Along with the acquisition of the five aircraft from surplus Portuguese stocks, the package also includes a modernization of the existing fleet mission computer system.

The Pentagon is “not concerned” with how the U.S. Air Force structured its launch services competition, even though the Government Accountability Office (GAO) partially sustained a protest by Blue Origin.

CAE on Dec. 2 unveiled an advanced training system for military student pilots built around a new virtual reality trainer.

The Tempest development concept leaves room for Japan to pursue its own fighter. Conceivable alternatives are the FCAS and indigenous development.

Marines choose UAS prize challenge winners; KF-X to receive Meteor missiles; Vying for F-16 EW upgrades and Lockheed’s UK ambitions.

Spain has chosen Pilatus’ PC-21 turboprop trainer to replace the air force’s fleet of CASA C-101 Aviojets, tender documents show.

Spain has chosen Pilatus’ PC-21 turboprop trainer to replace the air force’s fleet of CASA C-101 Aviojets, tender documents show.

The U.S. Defense Department has awarded the initial contract to Lockheed Martin to support the first lot of full-rate production for the F-35A.

There is never anything simple about the design and delivery of aerospace and defense technology.

Top Aces, an adversary air training provider, said Nov. 26 that it will receive $100 million in new financing.

Poland is returning its RSK MiG-29 “Fulcrum” fighter aircraft to flight status after it was grounded for much of 2019.

Russia’s JSC Rosoboronexport, a subsidiary of the state corporation Rostec, has begun marketing new-generation combat aircraft, according to Alexander Mikheev, director general.

Raytheon says its Joint Stand-Off Weapon (JSOW) will be cleared to fly on the F-35A within days.

Russian arms buyers hang in limbo as fallout from Turkey’s defiant S-400 delivery remains unclear.

Turkish Aerospace has rolled out the first locally-assembled T-70 Black Hawk helicopter to be built under the Turkish Utility Helicopter Program (TUHP).

Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has contracted MBDA to integrate the Meteor long-range air-to-air missile on the KF-X indigenous fighter.

A competition has opened between L3Harris and Northrop Grumman to upgrade the self-protection jamming systems on hundreds of U.S. Air Force F-16s.

Omega Air took delivery of the first of two former Royal Netherlands Air Force KDC-10 aircraft that they could potentially use to provide a tanking service to the U.S. Air Force.

Eyeing potential opportunities for F-35 sales in Spain, Portugal and elsewhere, Lockheed Martin aims to eventually produce 4,000 of the fifth-generation fighters, a company official said Nov. 21.

The U.S. State Department has approved a long-awaited Foreign Military Sale of Boeing AH-64E Apache attack helicopters to Morocco.

Taurus is promoting the KEPD 350 cruise missile to Japan for the Boeing F-15, despite a government statement in 2018 that it would acquire the Lockheed Martin AGM-158 Jassm for the fighter.

MBDA sees a possibility of selling Meteor long-range air-to-air missiles to Japan despite the defense ministry’s current acquisition of Raytheon AIM-120C-7 Amraams.

New Zealand has received State Department approvals to purchase five Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules following the type’s selection as its future transport aircraft.

Aviation Week editors Guy Norris, Steve Trimble, and Graham Warwick discuss the details of the existence of the stealthy RQ-180.

Surprise last-minute contract vaults UAE into manned military aircraft manufacturing club.