Aircraft & Propulsion

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.

The demonstration is intended to show that commercial satellites can connect via laser communications to the PWSA.

The full upgrade package, worth up to $7.3 billion, would raise Poland’s F-16C/Ds to the Block 70 standard, also known as the Viper configuration.

The first of the three modified Bombardier G6000 aircraft flew in September.

The Trinity House Agreement, signed by UK Defense Secretary John Healey and his German counterpart Boris Pistorius, is being hailed as a “fundamental shift."

A new defense market reality is emerging in the country as Tokyo seeks to increase its exports.

Lockheed-owned Sikorsky operates as a subcontractor to Turkish Aerospace Industries on the TUHP program.

A GA-ASI spokesman defended the company’s Increment 1 prototype, but did not criticize the remarks directly.

Though Lockheed managed earnings of per share of $6.80, beating Wall Street’s expectations, sales declined 1% year-over-year to $17.1 billion.

Saab has begun talks with Thailand to turn the country’s decision to buy more Gripen aircraft into a contract, says CEO Micael Johansson.

As Bell finalizes the design, Army aviators are relearning how to perform the air assault mission at speeds up to 300 kt.

The UAV, already known to the U.S. intelligence community as RA-1, was not visible.

The T901 engine, first developed for reengining the Black Hawk and the AH-64 Apache, was tapped to be installed on FARA before the Army canceled that program.

The budget committee OK’d €152 million ($165 million) for Germany’s contribution to the A400M enhancement.

Boeing believes that Japan's jet trainer program is large enough for it to develop and produce a light fighter variant of the T-7A jet trainer.

Taipei is scaling back its industrial ambitions in ending its pursuit of a homegrown fifth-generation fighter.

The Army on Oct. 9 released a request for information (RFI) for its future helicopter pilot training.

The decision on a preferred configuration likely will emerge from concept design activities planned for 2026-2027.

The partnership will initially target the retrofit of military fixed-wing aircraft for special missions.

Czech aerospace manufacturer Aero Vodochody has rebranded its L-39NG jet trainer.

These domains are some of the pillars that are highlighted in Japan’s Defense White Paper to meet the evolving threat landscape.