Aircraft & Propulsion

Airbus is planning a “seamless” transition in both production and conversion of its A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport to the new A330-800-based MRTT+.

The French military and Dassault are working to have a new, large combat drone ready early next decade for the service entry of the latest Rafale F5 fighter.

Airborne early warning could soon be a new mission for the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. MQ-9B.

The UK’s aerospace and defense sector looks set for continued growth, the country's aerospace and trade body ADS has revealed.

The Swedish Air Force has embarked on exploring how to evolve the Saab Gripen E fighter to deal with the increased need for electronic warfare capabilities.

Honeywell Aerospace may see a further increase in its share of defense turnover because of booming demand, but the unit’s boss says commercial revenues will still dominate in the future.

Kratos will assemble a new family of low-cost turbofan engines for uncrewed aircraft systems and cruise missiles in Bristow, Oklahoma.

Airbus executives appear to be expecting a less-than-smooth ride as they negotiate the next stage of development for the pan-European Future Combat Air System.

The U.S. Army has funded a demonstration project to 3D print an air-launched effect fuselage using composite materials.

Astronautics has been selected to supply the complete avionics system for U.S. startup Radia’s planned WindRunner ultralarge cargo aircraft.

Airbus sasys it will be able to secure the near-term orders it needs to keep production of the A400M military transport line humming.

European militaries should expedite their pursuit of collaborative combat aircraft, Airbus Defense & Space CEO Michael Schoelhorn argues.

A DARPA program that set out to demonstrate a new class of UAS has morphed into a drive to transform the way the services acquire capability.

A proactive step that halted deliveries of the KC-46 and repair work on the tanker’s remote vision system show Boeing Defense’s new approach.

Indonesia’s Ministry of Defense has not formalized a contract with Turkish Aerospace Industries for the Kaan next-generation fighter program.

Leonardo UK will begin contracting for long-lead components for the new AESA radar that will equip the UK Royal Air Force’s Eurofighter Typhoon.

While Trump rattles alliances, Europe is betting big on U.S. jets while keeping its own in play.

The trinational engine effort aims to bring adaptive-cycle power and propulsion to the Future Combat Air System fighter.

The Bell MV-75 is significantly too heavy, putting some of its planned mission capabilities at moderate risk, a new report says.

The Pentagon’s expected low funding request for the U.S. Navy’s F/A-XX will bankroll designs of the fighter aircraft to completion.

A fleet of land-based Northrop Grumman E-2D Advanced Hawkeyes could be acquired in fiscal 2026 to backstop the proposed cancellation of Boeing E-7A Wedgetails.

Recent weeks have seen British media outlets infatuated not by warfighting capability, but by the future of the UK’s fleet of jet trainers.

JetZero has selected Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro, North Carolina, as the manufacturing and final assembly site for its BWB aircraft.

RTX and the U.S. Navy are starting to explore new applications and host aircraft for the Next-Generation Jammer’s mid-band technology domestically and abroad.

Russia’s war with Ukraine and the Trump administration’s vacillations are pushing up defense budgets and military industry hopes in Europe.