Aircraft & Propulsion

Boeing will in the coming weeks deliver the first procurement the heavy-lift CH-47F Block II Chinook helicopters to the U.S. Army.

The rebranding includes a new logo, the Bombardier Mach, which artistically depicts the silhouette of an aircraft breaking the sound barrier.

A reusable hypersonic Next-Generation Responsive Strike prototype could be commissioned by the end of the decade.

The U.S. Army within the past few weeks ran a GE Aerospace T901 engine on Sikorsky’s Raider X prototype to evaluate it.

Anduril and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems will continue to design the first increment of the collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) for the U.S. Air Force.

The Japanese military plans to significantly expand its air refueling fleet.

A lack of funding is putting pressure on USAF plans to field an advanced new tanker in the 2030s and limiting upgrades for a follow-on purchase of KC-46As.

Lockheed Martin posted better-than-expected results in the first quarter, but delivered no F-35s as its ongoing software problems have yet to be resolved.

Spain is to bolster its aerial firefighting capacity by purchasing seven new De Haviland Canada DHC-515 amphibious fire bombers.

The 6,000-lb., MQ-8C will soon be gone, but the requirement will not be forgotten.

Airbus Helicopters is gearing up to begin final assembly of the first prototypes for the military variant of its twin-engine H160 medium helicopter.

A T-45C Goshawk engine malfunction on April 12 has caused the U.S. Navy to pause flight operations of the type—the second mishap for the trainer in less than a month.

The second full flight simulator for the Embraer C-390 military transport aircraft will be located in Portugal.

ShinMaywa remains optimistic on the export potential of its US-2 seaplane for parapublic purposes.

Ukrainian forces have claimed the downing a Russian Tupolev Tu-22M3, which crashed after a missile strike against the Dnipropetrovsk region of Ukraine.

Cost is becoming an increasing challenge to missile defense systems, even as Israel’s success against Iran shows the value of the capability.

The UK defense ministry has finalized a deal to buy six new Airbus H145 twin-engine light helicopters to support military training in Brunei and Cyprus.

Both the UK RAF and the Royal Australian Air Force have formed new squadrons to run their joint F-35 mission data center at Eglin AFB, Florida.

U.S. startup Electra.aero has received a $1.9 million U.S. Army contract that funds powered wind tunnel testing of its planned hybrid-electric STOL aircraft.

South Korea is working to establish its own F-35 MRO depot at Cheongju AB by 2027.

As the U.S. Air Force continues the planned retirement of its A-10 attack jet fleet, the service secretary says one country has reached out with some interest to obtain the aircraft.

French defense contractor Turgis Gaillard has begun initial ground tests of its Aarok medium-altitude, long-endurance uncrewed aircraft system.

Spanish startup reveals capsule for near-space tourism ahead of commercial flights in 2026.

The F-35 Joint Program Office is now targeting acceptance of a long-awaited avionics upgrade for July.

The U.S. Navy is now in a “source selection environment” for its future F/A-XX fighter.