Aircraft & Propulsion

The UK’s new fleet of Leonardo AW149 utility helicopters will not reach initial operating capability for at least another five years, ministers have revealed.

The U.S. Marine Corps’ new Aviation Plan builds on the progress of Project Eagle to date while sharpening the focus on artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) and uncrewed technologies.

The U.S. Navy plans to buy up to 6,000 Leonardo BriteCloud active expendable decoys to protect its F-35, F/A-18 and other aircraft fleets in an increase of previously detailed plans.

Swarm Aero added $35 million in Series A financing to continue developing a large uncrewed aircraft system.

Korea Aerospace Industries has made its debut appearance at Verticon as it seeks new sales opportunities for its KUH-1 Surion utility helicopter.

The industry has long demurred on major capex or capacity increases in favor of issuing shareholder returns, both public and private.

The U.S. Air Force’s opposition to buying additional Boeing E-7A Wedgetails has not changed despite a solicitation released on March 10.

Dassault Aviation’s new Falcon 10X does not just draw on the company’s military aircraft heritage, it also plans to add to it with special mission applications.

Airbus Helicopters hints at potential local assembly of its H175 super-medium rotorcraft in Canada if the aircraft is selected to meet emerging Canadian needs.

The combat cloud being designed to tie all the elements of the Future Combat Air System is more important than the ailing fighter element of the endeavor, argues the Chief of Staff of the French Air and Space Force.

Australia will deploy one Boeing E-7A Wedgetail to the Gulf to provide air situational support to the UAE's efforts to defend against Iranian attacks.

Sikorsky is ground-testing the powertrain for its HEX hybrid-electric tiltwing VTOL aircraft ahead of flight tests with two uncrewed demonstrators next year.

Bell officials say they are confident in their proposal to make the company’s 505 JetRanger X the Army’s next rotary-wing training helicopter.

The Pentagon has outlined the first 11 companies to be crowned leaders of its Drone Dominance competition.

Bell is starting assembly of the fuselage of the prototype MV-75 tiltrotor for the U.S. Army.

The French Air And Space Force is working on improving air base defenses against drones.

A federal research agency in Canada will acquire a Bombardier Global 6500 to develop defense-related technologies.

The stop-fold tiltrotor uncrewed aircraft under development by Bell for a DARPA project to fly a high-speed VTOL demonstrator has been designated the X-76.

Texas-based helicopter mission equipment outfit Davenport Aviation has completed initial testing of an armed Airbus H125 helicopter.

Gerald Brown was arrested for violating the Arms Export Control Act for allegedly working as a contract instructor for the People’s Liberation Army Air Force.

Bell is preparing for a ramp-up in production rates as it sees growth across both its commercial and military markets.

French flow control, JAXA’s reusable rocket, hypersonic tunnel returns and laser link from GEO.

The USAF laboratory charged with protecting installations from small uncrewed aircraft systems is out with two new solicitations.

In the drive to bring innovations to aviation, the Sikorsky’s UH-60 Black Hawk is emerging as a leading candidate for upgrades in defense.

Switzerland is walking away from adding funds to its F-35 budget to preserve the original plan of fielding 36 aircraft, while embarking on an effort to acquire another air defense system.