U.S. Army expands next tactical missile’s range; what an FVL program may cost; KAI begins building KF-X prototype; France and Germany to sign FCAS deal.
Four contenders are each offering different configurations for the U.S. Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft program. A fifth remains under wraps.
Orders for narrowbodies that can fly long-haul routes have recently been promising, but there are differing views on the potential impact for low-cost carriers.
Off-the-shelf contenders emerge as rivals to a nearly decade-old centerline engine development program for the Army’s high-speed replacement for the UH-60.
With Muilenburg’s demotion from chairman due to the MAX, a whole host of issues at Boeing now face a different cast of decision-makers and new conditions.
New Zealand is preparing to overhaul its military aviation capabilities, which will involve replacing core transport, surveillance and naval support aircraft.
The four proposed types, of successively larger size, would have payloads of 0.3-100 metric tons. A fifth is intended to carry a rocket for space launch.
Since new products drive so much of the tempo in business jets, expectations are rising for announcements at NBAA-BACEC, and analysts see the landscape shifting.
