Aircraft & Propulsion

Anduril has teamed up with Rheinmetall to co-develop and potentially co-produce autonomous air vehicles and munitions with the U.S. company marketing to Europe.

Near Earth Autonomy and Honeywell have completed the first autonomous test flight of a Leonardo AW139 medium helicopter modified to uncrewed operation.

French drone maker Parrot has unveiled an all-in-one autopilot, camera and radio module for small UAVs.

Taiwan will buy military drone software that Ukraine has used to defend itself against Russia from the Virginia-headquartered defense technology firm Auterion.

The Mexican Air Force’s original plan to modernize by 2030 has fallen short in many key areas.

Boeing and the U.S. Navy have completed the first major upgrade package on a P-8 Poseidon.

Pratt & Whitney says the BWB in development by JetZero is an “interesting opportunity” for the potential launch of an updated version of the PW2000, an engine which first entered commercial service on the Boeing 757 in January 1983.

GA-ASI CEO David Alexander has kicked off the international sales campaign for the YFQ-42 collaborative combat aircraft at the Paris Air Show.

Airbus says talks are underway on how to evolve the Eurodrone program in terms of missions and participants, in part to reflect lessons from current conflicts.

Leonardo and Bombardier have agreed to collaborate around maritime multi-mission aircraft derivatives of the Global 6500 business jet.

Tensions over the potential workshare within the Franco-German-Spanish FCAS program resurfaced on the second day of the Paris Air Show.

RTX says they have achieved positive thrust with a rotating detonation combustor in a turbine engine in a relevant thrust class for a weapon.

France and Spain have committed to accelerate Airbus A400M purchases in a bid to underpin the long-term production outlook for the military transport.

Diehl says it would expand work with defense electronics specialist Hensoldt to evolve its air and missile defense equipment as battlefield requirements change.

Safran detailed some upgrades it is making to the M88 engine under the T-REX program to boost thrust and address the power needs of the new Dassault Rafale F5.

Airbus is establishing interconnected teams between its defense and commercial business as it looks to establish the A320 family for special missions.

Portugal is accepting its sixth KC-390, with an option for 10 additional aircraft. According to Embraer, the some of the new options may be used in future acquisitions by other NATO members.

With Navy acquisition programs already in a “mess,” the Pentagon is skeptical about adding a second sixth-generation fighter onto a strained defense industry.

MBDA has lifted the lid on a low-cost, long-range, one-way attack drone concept used to saturate an adversary’s air defenses.

Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Navy are in the midst of a series of upgrades to the MQ-4 Triton uncrewed aircraft fleet.

Russia has conducted large-scale trials of new laser systems against UAVs, the country’s government reported June 13.

Baykar’s Akinci uncrewed air system will be assembled in Italy by Piaggio as part of the Turkish company’s new joint venture with Leonardo.

With the Boeing E-7A Wedgetail facing a cancellation threat in the U.S., the AEW&C aircraft has demonstrated a new ability to control multiple uncrewed aircraft systems in flight.

Boeing's Steve Parker defended U.S. industry’s ability to launch development of a second sixth-generation fighter at Paris Air Show, contradicting concerns by the Navy’s leader.

Portugal has exercised an option for a sixth Embraer KC-390 and taken options for 10 more.