Aircraft & Propulsion

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

The maker of the Predator and Reaper family of uncrewed aircraft systems now finds itself as the target of an industry newcomer, but GA-ASI is fighting back.

Turkey’s ASFAT is trying to turn domestic military factories into export powerhouses for aerospace maintenance and parts.

In the July 10 memo, released then redacted, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth outlines a goal of making the U.S. the world’s leader in drone operations.

U.S. Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, said he will continue blocking indefinitely the transfer of Lockheed Martin F-35s purchased by Turkey during a July 9 hearing.

Despite DARPA’s recent decision to cancel its Liberty Lifter program, amphibious fixed-wing military aircraft seem to be—to one extent or another—here to stay.

Missile programs and procurement are at the heart of a renewed defense cooperation agreement between France and the UK.

Belgium will halt operations with its land-based NH90 tactical transport helicopters, aiming to replace them in 2026, Defense Minister Theo Francken says.

Swedish company Avioniq is developing an artificial intelligence-driven pilot aid that could help Eurofighter Typhoon crews in air combat.

Boeing says it is still pursuing South Korea’s AEW requirement after the U.S. government’s failure to submit a formal offer in the third and latest round of bidding threw an E-7 proposal into doubt.

A House panel has endorsed a DARPA plan to fly a reusable hypersonic aircraft demonstrator for reconnaissance and strike missions.

Bell will get a chance to build an X-plane demonstrator for high-speed vertical-takeoff-and-landing technology based on a stop/fold rotor system.

The Lancaster House defense and security treaties between France and the UK will “scale up,” reflecting the international threat picture, Macron says.

KAI has revealed a conceptual design for a carrier-based UCAV, developed in support of the Republic of Korea Navy’s future drone carrier program.

The U.S. Army plans to buy up to 10,000 small uncrewed aircraft systems (SUAS) that could be delivered by September 2026 for less than $2,000 each.

Boeing could be out of the running for South Korea's program to buy new airborne early warning aircraft after failing to submit a bid in the latest round.

Missile defense has become an all-domain juggling act to handle low- to high-end threats.

Japan has recently embarked on an unprecedented modernization and reorganization of its naval forces, including its naval aviation capabilities.

The UK defense ministry has dispatched a team of engineers to India to retrieve a Lockheed Martin F-35B stranded in the country since mid-June.

Air taxi developer SkyDrive has raised ¥8.3 billion ($56.8 million) including investments from two prominent Japanese rail operators.

DARPA has ended its Liberty Lifter effort to build a full-scale seaplane demonstrator earlier than originally expected,

Defense ministers from the Global Combat Air Program (GCAP) partner nations have reaffirmed ambitions to get the combat aircraft on contract by year-end.

The four-nation Eurofighter combat aircraft is “still very much in the game” for potential export sales to Saudi Arabia and Turkey, says a UK government minister.

Space rockets and Boeing C-17-sized wing-in-ground effect vehicles rank among candidates attempting to solve one of the U.S. military's toughest problems.

The Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) has formally operationalized the Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft as of July 3.