Defense

The KAI KF-21 flew for more than 30 min. on the afternoon of July 19.

Leonardo says it could be ready to build the AW149 for the UK requirement by year-end if needed.

Aerospace is far behind industries like automotive when it comes to integrating robotics into factories.

Boom says the Overture will be capable of takeoff at derated thrust settings, helping reduce noise.

Kathy Warden discusses the JWST, growth in the space market, the B-21 family of systems and a goal for the fighter market.

Rolls-Royce engineers have used digital tools and rapid manufacturing techniques to develop an entirely new turbofan engine concept from scratch in just 18 months.

The Space Development Agency has awarded two prototype contracts worth about $1.32 billion in total to teams led by L3Harris Technologies and Northrop Grumman Strategic Space Systems for 28 Tranche 1 Tracking Layer satellites.

A seemingly abandoned idea to air launch tiny, swarming drones from fast-moving jets appears to be back on the U.S. Air Force’s research agenda.

The U.S. Air Force is exploring having just one pilot fly its newest tanker in a move Air Mobility Command says could be needed to operate with more agility in war.

On a day of big announcements, Aviation Week editors discuss the latest developments in defense at Farnborough Airshow 2022.

United Launch Alliance (ULA) is dropping helicopter operations from its plan to recover the Vulcan rocket’s BE-4 engines for reuse, Aerospace DAILY has learned.

The U.S. Air Force is working to shift internal Pentagon thinking on selling advanced air-to-air weapons to allies, saying the worry needs to be what is the risk if other nations do not have the missiles, not what is the risk if they do.

Kuwait’s Air Force is steadily building its Eurofighter experience as it advances its government-to-government procurement of the combat aircraft with Italy.

The project builds on an earlier initiative announced in 2019 by the UK Defense Ministry.

The UK is to build a demonstrator to support the development of its Tempest crewed combat aircraft.

The delivery of the first VC-25B, a converted used Boeing 747-800, was previously expected in 2024.

The firing sets up a campaign to extend the range of the air dominance missile “significantly.”

British and Japanese engineers are advancing work on advanced antenna that could form basis of future Tempest radar.

The announcement comes as NATO has kicked off its study for a Next Generation Rotorcraft Capability.

Sweden’s NH90 helicopter fleet are “not delivering” on a critical mission and an ongoing review will decide whether to dispose of them by November.

Proposals to increase the size of the Swedish Air Force come as Sweden has committed to spend 2% of GDP on defense ahead of its entry into NATO.

A stalemate in the Russia-Ukraine War, a looming recession and supply chain issues are curbing investor enthusiasm for defense stocks.

Boeing’s model of bidding low and taking on fixed-price contracts has meant cost overruns and schedule delays.

The RAF's chief of staff is focused on acquiring a new capability that can be more rapidly fielded.

A promotional video shows a Lockheed Martin F-16 releasing the new Ice Breaker cruise missile.