Aircraft & Propulsion

With a cargo payload of 2 tons, the unnamed UAS is the largest uncrewed transport UAS developed in China.

Poland’s government has signed the largest-ever export deal for Boeing’s Apache attack helicopter.

The U.S. and Sweden are dangling incentives to secure combat aircraft orders in Thailand and the Philippines.

The start of powered runs of the X-59’s single GE Aerospace F414 will mark a key milestone on the road to first flight.

The Air Force announced Aug. 9 the terms of its recently reached agreement with Boeing.

For now, drone exports by Ukraine are not legal.

The Russian aircraft manufacturer is pursuing attack and logistics UAV concepts that have evolved because of the war in Ukraine.

AUKUS defense pact partners have been testing the integration of autonomy and artificial intelligence (AI) on uncrewed air systems (UAS).

A fault in a circuit board in the pitch trim servo of a Sikorsky S-92 helicopter could be a potential factor in the fatal crash off the coast of Norway in February, investigators say.

Seoul is preparing its future fighter for near-term service and a long-term evolution.

The spacecraft’s propulsion system issues are driving plans to end Boeing’s Crew Flight Test.

The engineering and manufacturing development phase is scheduled to be completed by 2027.

New fleets of AH-1Zs in Bahrain, Nigeria, and soon Slovakia need only endure for about 40 years to carry the program over the 100-year mark.

Founded in 2020, Denver-based H3X closed the oversubscribed Series A round on Aug. 6.

Meisei of Japan flight tested its HoverLoon high-altitude platform system in the stratosphere in July.

Analysis for the Royal United Services Institute ahead of the UK’s ongoing Strategic Defense Review suggests investment in Typhoon and F-35 combat power is the quickest way to enhance deterrence.

Triumph says it is contending with issues across commercial and defense programs as it grapples with supply chain challenges that are denting its cash position.

Iraq’s Army Aviation Command has received its first batch of Bell 505 JetRanger X single-engine helicopters to be used on training duties.

Roberto Cingolani wants his company to play a greater role in the global aerostructures business and shape the development of new-generation combat aircraft.

Cost overruns and schedule breaches are driving a new look at engine replacement and radar modernization requirements.

The service is weighing a quick start for its next tanker while pausing the sixth-generation fighter program.

Wright Electric has received funding from the U.S. Air Force’s AFWerx innovation unit to develop high-power rechargeable thermal batteries.

In late July, under a temporary military flight release from the Air Force, the companies conducted three test flights of a KC-135.

Brig. Gen. Frank Lozano, the program executive officer for Missiles and Space, laid out four planned competitions for next year.

Rolls-Royce says it remains on schedule to conduct the critical design review (CDR) of the F130 production configuration for the USAF B-52J reengining program.