Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The delivery of the first MC-55 Peregrine multi-intelligence platform to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) is imminent.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Spain ordered 18 Airbus C295 transport aircraft days after the government in Madrid gave the OEM's helicopter arm a boost with a mammoth 100-rotorcraft deal.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Hydrogen-electric propulsion developer ZeroAvia has revealed a shift in strategy.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Skyryse has completed the first flight of a Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter equipped with its SkyOS automated flight control system.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Six years have passed since Northrop Grumman won an opportunity to upgrade the system on the U.S. Air Force fleet of Lockheed Martin F-16s.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force announced Dec. 22 that it has designated the Northrop Grumman Project Talon uncrewed aircraft prototype the YFQ-48A.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman has signaled a desire to revitalize the agency’s aeronautics program, calling for more experimental X-planes.
Emerging Technologies

By Robert Wall
French President Emmanuel Macron has said the country will proceed with plans to build a new aircraft carrier.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Air Force has expanded the pool of competitors vying for the second increment of Collaborative Combat Aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Leonardo Helicopters has completed the long-awaited first flight of its Next Generation Civil Tiltrotor Technology Demonstrator.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
U.S. startup Astro Mechanica plans to take its hybrid-electric supersonic engine into high-altitude and high-speed ground testing in 2026.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The DOD has surged assets to the Caribbean and the southern border to back military operations in the region including, potentially, the RQ-170 reconnaissance drone.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Saab has secured another 2.5 billion in Swedish krona ($200 million) to support the evolution of the Gripen fighter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
A radar upgrade for the X-62 autonomous fighter will allow the U.S. Air Force to experiment with AI-enabled “pilots” controlling sensors in combat.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Chen Chuanren
Malaysia is looking to fast-track its multirole combat aircraft program after plans to acquire ex-Kuwaiti Boeing F/A-18 Hornets are expected to face delays.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Jouppi
The decade-long demand outlook for military aircraft has jumped 30% over the past year, reaching $250 billion.
Budget, Policy & Operations

Aviation Week Staff
Forecasts, snapshots and military aircraft to watch.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Staff
Defense boom drives 10-year value of military aircraft deliveries to $1.19 trillion.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble, Brian Everstine, Tony Osborne, Robert Wall
A new U.S. strategy recalibrates global security posture from foreign intervention to homeland protection.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall, Steve Trimble
Air forces around the globe are likely to bolster their inventories in the coming 12 months by adding aircraft and drone types. Here are some of the expected events.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Navy on Dec. 18 announced it had for the first time fired a newly developed one-way attack drone from a ship in the Middle East.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The BAE Systems PHASA-35 will operate monthslong airborne surveillance missions under a new AFRL contract.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
South Korea awarded KAI a KRW 685.9 billion contract to launch testing for the air-to-ground configuration of the KF-21 Boramae fighter on a new timeline.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Schiebel says it has logged the first flight trials for its S-300 helicopter uncrewed aircraft system.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Airbus has secured a blockbuster helicopter order from the Spanish Defense Ministry that has committed to taking 100 rotorcraft of different types.
Aircraft & Propulsion