Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The delivery was the 64th for the MC-130J fleet and the 134th total number of MC-130Js, AC-130Js and HC-130Js.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Tony Osborne
Airbus has completed the first flight of an Airbus A320 modified with a Eurofighter nose to support active, electronically scanned array (AESA) radar testing.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Kim Minseok
South Korea has laid out a roadmap for developing a homegrown engine capable of integration into its KF-21 fighter jet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
The acquisition is being driven by the U.S. Defense Department Joint All-Domain Command and Control (known as JADC2) strategy.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Fulco
Taiwan’s nascent drone sector has encountered a setback.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Data from payloads fitted to the aircraft, including electro-optical cameras and radar imagery, will be sent from the UAS to a Geo-Information Center.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
India has become an observer on the Eurodrone program, the European Organization for Joint Armament Cooperation, which oversees the effort, said Jan. 21.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
A UK workers' union is urging the government to acquire more Eurofighter Typhoons to ensure industrial skills around aircraft assembly are maintained.
Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
France has begun taking delivery of Airbus H225M Caracal helicopters ordered as part of a stimulus package to support the country’s aerospace industry.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Saab said better-than-expected program execution in the last three months of 2024 has led it to surpass organic sales projections for the year.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brandon Patrick
With the potential revival of an F-35 sale to Morocco, the Lockheed Martin program could be in for an exciting 24 months.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Brian Everstine
Boeing F-15s are getting anti-ship standoff weapons as the Air Force looks to use machine learning to improve tracking of targets at sea.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
The GCAP member countries have made rapid progress to prepare for development, but UK lawmakers say challenges remain in keeping the project on track.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
U.S. Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Eric Smith, speaking to reporters Jan. 15, said the F-35’s “maintenance is too expensive.”
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon’s V-22 fleet has seen multiple groundings and ongoing limitations to operations.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
One of the service’s F-35As was flown with a 40% blend of biofuel on Jan. 14.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) detailed the estimated $100 million sale of the helicopters, logistics and program support on Jan. 13.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Skyryse has a partnership with Ace Aeronautics, a reseller of former military Black Hawks, to equip the helicopters with the SkyOS automated flight system.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The system, developed over the past year, is designed for sub-25-kg (55.1 lb.) uncrewed aircraft systems.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
German police have opened a probe related to drone sightings over the military aircraft development and test facility in Manching and Neuburg AB.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren
The Thai government has endorsed the Royal Thai Air Force's selection of the Saab Gripen E/F to replace its aging Lockheed Martin F-16A/Bs.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The Defense Innovation Board (DIB) is calling for the U.S. to act with greater urgency to field uncrewed systems to make up ground lost to competitors.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
BAE Systems-owned HAPS developer Prismatic is getting ready to flight-test the latest iteration of its PHASA-35 aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
HAL published images of the demonstrator aircraft, carrying out ground runs of its yet-unidentified jet engine, on Jan. 11.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Delivery of Japan’s first Lockheed Martin F-35B is no longer expected before March 31, according to Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani.
Aircraft & Propulsion