Aircraft & Propulsion

India has carried out missile strikes on nine “terrorist infrastructure” sites in Pakistan in response to the April 24 terrorist attack in Kashmir.

The UK Royal Air Force is deploying StormShroud, its first autonomous collaborative platform, to jam and deceive enemy defenses.

The top U.S. Air Force officer says delivery is now expected in late 2026 of an overhauled remote vision system for the KC-46.

AeroVironment has unveiled the Red Dragon, a second-generation loitering munition with a more than 400 km (249 mi.) one-way range.

First delivery of the Royal Air Force’s new E-7 Wedgetail airborne early warning aircraft will now take place late this year.

Singapore’s Defense Science and Technology Agency and MBDA have agreed to jointly explore innovative and low-cost solutions for countering UAS.

Northrop Grumman says an advanced inertial navigation device that could pave the way for precise hypersonic flight guidance in GPS-denied environments has flown successfully on Stratolaunch’s recently confirmed Talon-A Mach 5-plus test flights.

U.S. startup Whisper Aero has unveiled plans to develop a family of hybrid-electric autonomous cargo aircraft.

Raytheon flew the PhantomStrike sensor for the first time on a testbed, moving the new fire control radar a step closer to launch customer Poland.

Schiebel completed the initial flight of its S-300 Camcopter 'Iron Bird' demonstrator, the Austrian company has revealed to Aviation Week.

LONG BEACH, California—Blended wing body aircraft startup JetZero recently completed a study on the proper design of a refueling boom for a future KC-Z4 tanker.

JetZero is targeting a critical design review (CDR) of its full-scale multi-role demonstrator late in May.

The program is progressing to address issues that have slowed the T-7A trainer's development.

Dzyne Technologies says it has delivered multiple Grasshopper autonomous air-launched expendable cargo gliders to the U.S. Air Force.

Joby achieved a major feat in its eVTOL development program late last month when its S4 air taxi made the first piloted transition between vertical hover and forward cruise.

Sikorsky and firefighting technology startup Rain have demonstrated autonomous wildfire suppression using a UH-60 Black Hawk.

The two-crew, twin-engine WB-57F remains remarkably capable to this day despite its age. But nothing lasts forever.

Germany says it will expand its use of the Teledyne Flir Black Hornet 4 nano uncrewed aircraft system.

The UK Royal Air Force has turned to Portuguese UAS company Tekever for its first operational fleet of autonomous collaborative platforms (ACP).

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

The U.S. Air Force has begun ground testing its two Collaborative Combat Aircraft prototypes from Anduril and GA-ASI ahead of planned first flights this summer.

Hegseth has instructed the U.S. Army to put more urgency into key weapons programs and alter some of its structure, including in aviation.

The EU says 12 of its member states have formally said they want to take advantage of an “escape clause” on spending limits to boost outlays for defense.

The threat that keeps up Col. Andrew Konicki up at night is an aerial attack on a U.S. Marine Corps position by thousands of small enemy drones.

New proprotor gearboxes for the V-22 Osprey are being built now with the aim of avoiding issues linked to a recent major crash.