Aircraft & Propulsion

NATO looks set to purchase a further three Airbus A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport aircraft to bolster the alliance’s Multinational MRTT Unit.

The goals of the U.S. National Defense Industrial Strategy need to be truly implemented to open the market to companies outside the traditional competitors.

The Global Hawk is the largest UAS to land in the UK.

Global events continue to drive military aircraft markets, and the AH-64E’s success is a useful example of the phenomenon.

The award for the High Accuracy Detection and Exploitation System is a 12-year, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract worth up to $991.3 million.

The Netherlands has signed an order with Robin Radar Systems for sensors to detect small UAS and plans to donate them to Ukraine to bolster air defense.

A Royal Australian Air Force remote systems operator has become the first in the service to complete training on the Boeing MQ-28A Ghost Bat.

According to a new report from the AIA, the U.S. aerospace and defense (A&D) industry’s workforce suffered a 13% attrition rate last year.

The U.S. Air Force has released a “sources-sought” notice for the Next-Generation Ejection Seat, a program currently reserved for the Collins-made ACES 5.

The U.S. State Department has approved Seoul's request to purchase 36 Boeing AH-64E combat helicopters, which would double South Korea's Apache fleet.

The U.S. Marine Corps and Sikorsky made the announcement Aug. 19, noting the delivery took place at a ceremony in Owego, New York, earlier this month.

Airbus Helicopters CEO Bruno Even contends that helicopters and uncrewed aircraft systems are natural battlefield teammates.

The test model was found on a known Chinese site for testing the stealth characteristics of military aircraft, such as the Chengdu J-20 and GJ-11 Sharp Sword.

The Japan Coast Guard has acquired a pair of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-9B Sea Guardians.

The Royal Thai Air Force's decision on its next fighter aircraft could be forced into a holding pattern after lawmakers appointed a new prime minister.

Indonesia, Poland and Saudi Arabia are the F-15EX’s next targets for exports contracts.

The twin-engine Yak-130 entered service with the Russian Air Force in 2010 as a trainer for the Su-30 family of fighters.

As European nations grow increasingly worried about security in the Indo-Pacific region, their air forces explore scenarios for operating there.

The flight, which Stratolaunch has scheduled toward the end of the third quarter, is expected to round out a two-year test campaign.

The OEM plans to establish a new MRO facility for Rafale and Mirage 2000 aircraft at Delhi Noida International Airport/Jewar International Airport.

Copenhagen's four Canadair-built Challengers are facing availability issues, prompting defense materiel officials to look at alternatives.

France joins Croatia, Greece, Portugal and Spain in acquiring the firefighting aircraft, which the European Commission is partly funding through its RescEU program.

Bulgaria operates one of the smallest military aircraft fleets in Europe, but the modernization of key capabilities is underway to respond to the worsening security situation in Eastern Europe and in the Black Sea.

The tests are believed to form part of the Royal Air Force’s reusable Hypersonic Air Vehicle Experimental (HVX) program.

The deal includes 50 new F-15IA aircraft and 25 Mid-Life Update modification kits for 25 of the country’s existing F-15Is.