Aircraft & Propulsion

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.

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.