Aircraft & Propulsion

China has showcased its progression in unmanned combat aerial system technology and innovation, displaying the CH-9 and Wing Loong-X for the first time at Zhuhai Airshow.

The Italian parliament has backed the country’s involvement in the Global Combat Air Program with Japan and the UK, keeping the program on track to move into its next phase.

The early planning comes as the service is standing up its new Integrated Capabilities Command to look across its mission sets for new acquisition programs.

The service’s Operational Energy office has outlined several programs aimed at increasing the efficiency of military aircraft.

South Korea and GA-ASI conducted a demonstration flight of the Mojave uncrewed aircraft system from the ROKN amphibious assault ship LPH-6111 Dokdo.

China is showcasing a range of advanced air defense systems at the Zhuhai Airshow, targeting emerging threats such as hypersonic ballistic missiles.

U.S. Air Force leaders say the service’s mobility fleet of tankers and airlifters need to become more connected to each other.

The DIU has maintained its “Blue UAS” program since 2020.

Malaysia has terminated its leasing contract with Aerotree Defense and Services for four Sikorsky UH-60A+ Black Hawk helicopters over failure to deliver.

An aircraft mockup making its third appearance at a major airshow is rarely a newsworthy event, even of a Chinese-made, stealthy flying wing UCAV.

Norris Tie launched the Torrance, California-based company in 2019 with seed financing from Y Combinator on a proposal to build a supersonic airliner.

The purchase was announced by Leonardo on Nov. 8.

Edge’s EPI engineering company has been contracted to manufacture and assemble the Cargo Compartment Removable Fuel Tanks.

AVIC has unveiled a new class of large uncrewed combat aerial system designed to deliver both strike munitions and miniature drone swarms.

Top Navy officials remain confident in the affordability and design requirements for the F/A-XX as Air Force leaders consider their own next-generation fighter.

Top service official says tanker, fighter and Collaborative Combat Aircraft plans are unaffordable without large changes.

Israel’s F-15 acquisition aligns closely with the Aviation Week Intelligence Network’s (AWIN) 2025 Military Aircraft Market Forecast’s conclusions regarding acquisitions across the Middle East and North Africa region in the coming decade.

The UMCS is initially developed to operate the Boeing MQ-25 Stingray on board Navy carriers.

Poland has agreed to buy 32 F-35s and the Czech Republic says it will take 24 of the stealth fighters.

The orders were announced during the European Rotors helicopter exposition in Amsterdam Nov. 5.

The Israeli Ministry of Defense signed the $5.2 billion order for 25 F-15IA fighters, with deliveries beginning in 2031.

The milestone clears the upgrade for the carrier-based airborne early warning aircraft to move toward a critical design review in 2025.

The J-35A is set to make its debut appearance at this year’s Zhuhai Airshow.

The fuselage work will be conducted in-house at a facility located at Beech Field on Textron Aviation’s East Campus.

The new contract will replace the current Typhoon Total Availability eNterprise (TyTAN) arrangement in 2026.