Aircraft & Propulsion

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.

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

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

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.

Investors remain bullish about the aerospace and defense giant RTX despite ongoing travails with Pratt & Whitney’s geared turbofan engine.

The service has cleared the Load Adaptable Modular pylon to fly on one hardpoint.

The U.S. State Department gave the green light for Bratislava’s potential acquisition of 12 AH-1Zs on July 31.

Warsaw plans to acquire 96 of the aircraft.

The UK Royal Household has placed an order for two new helicopters from Italy’s Leonardo to replace the pair of Sikorsky S-76C++ it has in service.

Predicting the end of dogfighting has been a cottage industry for decades, but the prospect is now very real.

Several aircraft from a batch delivered at the end of July were on display at an event and in online imagery marking Ukraine’s Air Force Day on Aug. 4.

The signing of the Milestone B acquisition decision memorandum earlier this week comes 20 months after Bell won a four-year-long competition.