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

By Robert Wall
Saab says it will provide TactiCall communications system to the Australian MQ-28 Ghost Bat UAS being developed by Boeing, which has also drawn DOD interest.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Bill Carey
A firefighting Canadair CL-415 Super Scooper was taken out of service Jan. 9 after it was struck by a drone while battling the Palisades fire in Los Angeles.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick, Robert Wall
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
GE Aerospace has secured an order for T700 turboshaft engines to power Poland’s new Apache attack helicopter fleet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The head of the Indian Air Force is calling for more domestic private sector competition to drive greater success in fielding equipment locally.
Supply Chain

By Brian Everstine
With the Joint Strike Fighter’s Technology Refresh 3 software expected to be cleared for combat this year, Pentagon officials are pressing for more progress.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Less than a decade ago, Eurofighter partner companies were concerned about the platform’s future. Now production lines are running hot.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick, Steve Trimble
The debut of two new Chinese military aircraft prototypes shows the country’s steady progress, but with several head-scratching design choices.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Two sizes are being sought for the HADES program’s launched effects.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall, Steve Trimble, Tony Osborne, Graham Warwick
Aviation Week editors unpack the design details of two new Chinese combat aircraft and what makes them so odd.
Check 6

By Steve Trimble
The latest totals mean that historical F-35 deliveries now exceed 1,100 production aircraft over a 15-year span.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Although CEO Eric Trappier had expected 35 Falcon deliveries in 2024, the actual figure stands higher than 2023’s total of 26.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Jorge Tamarit Degenhardt succeeds Giancarlo Mezzanatto after his three-year rotational stint from Leonardo.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
U.S. Marine Corps MV-22s will get cockpit voice recorders installed under an upcoming contract, 24 years after they were mandated by Congress.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Leonardo Helicopters has lifted the veil on the design of the Proteus uncrewed rotorcraft demonstrator, due to fly this summer.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The quiet Dec. 23 announcement that the Kaveri jet engine is now cleared to reenter flight test after a 15-year-long hiatus could be easily missed.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Defense engineering and support company Babcock has acquired 11 Aero Vodochody L-39 jet trainers as part of an effort to grow European training capacity.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Robert Wall
Marshall Aerospace says it has secured a two-year contract extension to support Lockheed Martin C-130Js in the Danish and Norwegian air forces.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Piotr Butowski
A lawsuit and battlefield images reveal radar availability problems in Russia’s helicopters—and the vulnerability of its aerospace industry to sanctions.
Supply Chain

By Sean Broderick
FAB accident investigation experts are extracting data from the flight recorders recovered from the Azerbaijan Airlines flight that crashed in Kazakhstan.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Kim Minseok
Flight testing of LIG Nex1's ESR-500A active electronically scanned array radar with the Netherlands Aerospace Center has now begun.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Tony Osborne
Dublin has ordered four Airbus H145Ms for the Irish Air Corps through a €91.7 million ($95.2 million) contract to replace the force's EC135/H135 helicopters.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
After being passed over by Spain, Leonardo nets an Austrian purchase of 12 M-346 trainers.
Aircraft & Propulsion