Aircraft & Propulsion

Service leaders have said the NGAD fighter competition is on pause.

Poland’s Defense Minister has approved calls from commanders to allow non-commissioned officers to fly the country’s new Boeing Apache attack helicopter fleet.

Airbus Helicopters CEO Bruno Even has suggested the RAF's Puma helicopter fleet could fly into the mid-2030s, potentially negating the need for a replacement medium rotorcraft.

Boeing is designing a larger, land-based version of its uncrewed MQ-25 tanker, targeting USAF future refueling plans including topping up CCA in contested airspace.

Chinese state media has hinted that trials have begun of a new carrier-borne fighter, with speculation that Beijing could be referring to the Shenyang J-35.

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The authorizations add to a record haul of more than $90 billion in authorized FMS cases so far this year by the U.S. government.

Lockheed Martin says timing issues around the next lot of F-35 JSF production could affect sales and cashflow.

Northrop Grumman is "monitoring" changes USAF may make to its Next-Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program after the company took a pass on bidding as a prime.

Editors discuss the V-22 program and its safety, but first shed light on the latest NGAD and CCA developments as AFA fast approaches.

The service hopes to progress on F/A-18, T-45 and MH-60 replacements, though ship- and submarine-building requirements are likely to take priority.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Hydroplane has been awarded a Phase 1 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract by the U.S. Navy.

The $14.4 million contract is for the first tranche of the Company-Level Small Uncrewed Aircraft System Directed Requirement.

The Italian Air Force plans to use Leonardo’s M-346 twin-engine advanced jet trainer as the future mount for its aerobatic display team.

Deputy Defense Minister Cezary Tomczyk told the country’s parliament, the Sejm, that the country’s Supreme Audit Office will examine the procurement.

A nonpublic investigation into the recent crash highlights an increasing disconnect between the U.S. Air Force and Navy program offices.

U.S. Air Force and Army support finally takes Piasecki’s Ares into the air.

Northrop Grumman is maximizing investment in the Model 437 for digital design and mission testbed roles.

Service officials have said the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) platform is on pause as it reviews requirements.

No plans are yet in place for a handover of Gripen fighters to Kyiv.

About 60% of Venezuela’s Air Force fleet comprises Western aircraft, and this ratio is likely to remain relatively unchanged as Venezuela’s relations with the U.S., especially, are slowly improving.

The six aircraft are part of a wider defense spending package worth €2.4 billion ($2.6 billion).

Leonardo and WB aim to cooperate on autonomous air systems and loitering munitions equipped with artificial intelligence and swarm capabilities.

Piasecki Aircraft has conducted the first tethered hover flights of the Ares tilt-duct vertical-takeoff-and-landing demonstrator.