Defense

By Tony Osborne
Turkey’s indigenous aircraft developments have been bolstered by contracts from the country’s military and government agencies.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Brian Everstine
The service has been relying on the X-62 Variable In-flight Simulator Test Aircraft (VISTA).
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Graham Warwick
Spanish defense firm Grupo Oesia will support production of components for Patriot Advanced Capability — 3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) weapons.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Chen Chuanren
Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) Aerospace Systems Company is hoping to “aggressively” market its self-developed engines overseas.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Mark Carreau
The approx. $120 million NASA Earth science campaign aims to bring airborne scientific insight to environmental concerns and is set to unfold over 2026 to 2029.
Space

Embraer delivered 25 jets in 1Q24, an increase of 67% compared to the 15 aircraft delivered in 1Q23.
Aerospace

By Craig Caffrey
Labour has now joined the Conservatives in pledging to raise defense spending to 2.5% of GDP, but woolly caveats and an impending election leave doubts.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Mark Carreau
Axiom and Collins are working on new spacesuits for the agency’s lunar and LEO programs.
Space

By Tony Osborne
The Netherlands and Austria are to cooperate on procurement of the Embraer C-390 airlifter, Austrian defense officials have said.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Navy on April 18 received its first two Textron T-54A Multiengine Training System aircraft.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Tony Osborne
The Nigerian Air Force says it is expecting its first batch of M-346 light attack aircraft before year’s end.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

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

By Brian Everstine
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.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Chen Chuanren
The second full flight simulator for the Embraer C-390 military transport aircraft will be located in Portugal.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Angus Batey
The Royal Air Force has taken a small but significant step closer to its ambitious goal to achieve Net Zero operations by 2040.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Chen Chuanren
ShinMaywa remains optimistic on the export potential of its US-2 seaplane for parapublic purposes.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Ukrainian forces have claimed the downing a Russian Tupolev Tu-22M3, which crashed after a missile strike against the Dnipropetrovsk region of Ukraine.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
Cost is becoming an increasing challenge to missile defense systems, even as Israel’s success against Iran shows the value of the capability.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Garrett Reim
Aalto HAPS has purchased Ampirus Technologies’ 450 Wh/kg SiMaxx lithium-ion cells for its stratospheric Zephyr UAV.
Commercial Space

By Steve Trimble
The potential Foreign Military Sale to the “major non-NATO ally” has entered the Congressional notification process, the State Department added.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Irene Klotz
The second of two Blue Origin BE-4 engines has arrived at United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Decatur, Alabama, factory for installation on a Vulcan rocket.
Commercial Space

By Tony Osborne
Born in Ukraine in April 1952, Kvochur joined the Soviet armed forces in the early 1970s.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
Argentine Defense Minister Luis Petri met NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoana on April 18 in Brussels to open talks on partnership status.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
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.
Aircraft & Propulsion