Aircraft & Propulsion

The agreement “acknowledges the mutual desire to strengthen and expand cooperation and investment,” an Oct. 30 Embraer press release says.

The company has dusted off a two-year-old concept as an intense competition builds for the second batch of Collaborative Combat Aircraft prototypes.

The attack on Turkish Aerospace Industries’ headquarters likely will strengthen the resolve of the fledging aircraft manufacturer.

Malaysia’s largest military aircraft fleet modernization effort is the procurement of 36 FA-50 light combat aircraft.

European uncrewed aircraft systems developer Tekever is scouting a location for a U.S. site in a global expansion push as it teams up with Droneway.

Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) has delivered the first T625 Gokbey utility helicopters to the country’s military police.

The Defense Department Inspector General on Oct. 29 released an investigation into Boeing’s performance-based logistics contract for the C-17.

Nigeria’s Air Force has topped up its fleet of Leonardo AW109 Trekker utility helicopters with the purchase of 10 aircraft, the service has confirmed.

Sikorsky has won a contract from the U.S. to build more than 70 UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters to be exported to Austria, Brazil, Greece, Sweden and Thailand.

The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force has grounded its fleet of Bell Boeing V-22 Ospreys following a hard landing incident.

Lockheed Martin has claimed the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program will deliver more economic benefit to the UK than any other current or future combat aircraft program.

Airshow China comes Nov. 11-14 to Zhuhai, the stage for a biennial showcase of the country’s ever-expanding aviation and space industries.

The Turkish government has announced a further increase to its 2025 defense budget, pushing spending to its highest level against GDP for 17 years.

Airbus says India-assembled C295s will start rolling off the local production facility in 2026, as it disclosed the inauguration of the Vadodara FAL in Gujarat.

Bulgaria becomes the third air force to clear a first flight event for Lockheed F-16 Block 70s, following Bahrain and Slovakia.

The U.S. Air Force’s top commander has refuted the Lockheed Martin CEO’s characterization of the first batch of Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA).

The interceptor needs to be an autonomous aircraft launched from an air vehicle with a “hard kill system” effective against the small drones.

Air Force officials have not linked the NGAD review to a larger force structure study that affects the B-21, changes could arise from a host of pending reviews.

Finland is preparing for the SEAD/DEAD mission by acquiring Northrop Grumman’s Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile–Extended Range (AARGM-ER).

Turkish industry is investing in the development of self-protection systems destined for use on the country’s growing fleet of uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS).

U.S. refusal to sell the F-35 to Taiwan, and the subsequent failure of the country’s indigenous Advanced Defense Fighter, has reshaped Taipei’s thinking in the face of continued Chinese encroachment.

To cut mishaps by half, the service is focusing on ground-handling incidents that damage aircraft.

As a technicality threatens to disrupt the program, Army officials laid out long-term plans for fielding and upgrading the future HADES fleet.

In mid-October, the S500 BAT clocked its highest operating altitude yet, rising to 500 m (1,640 ft.) above ground.

The feasibility review for the Light Transport Aircraft Project follows the completion of a survey sent out to the aviation market.