U.S. Marine Corps

By Steve Trimble
An F-35B damaged 2.5 years ago during a crash landing will be fixed and returned to the fleet, says the Air National Guard pilot who ejected from the aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
Electric seagliders could enable distributed, stealthy operations across the Indo-Pacific theater.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
As the U.S. Marine Corps aviation branch shuffles its tactical aviation force structure, the XQ-58 suddenly looms large in force structure plans.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
L3Harris Technologies unveiled the electronic warfare Green Wolf air vehicle on July 17.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
Regent has lifted the veil on a new product line aimed at performing maritime defense missions with its 12-passenger electric seaglider.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Steve Trimble
U.S. defense officials confirmed July 16 that a new version of the Kratos XQ-58 Valkyrie will transition into a program of record for the U.S. Marine Corps.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Hybrid-electric for general aviation; UK supports hydrogen aviation; AW139 flies autonomously; Eve refines eVTOL design.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Near Earth Autonomy and Honeywell have completed the first autonomous test flight of a Leonardo AW139 medium helicopter modified to uncrewed operation.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Sikorsky plans to fly a Group 3 design of its Rotor Blown Wing next month as the company targets international interest in the concept.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Airbus is teaming up with L3Harris to integrate digital communications infrastructure into the MQ-72C uncrewed military helicopter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Resupplying distributed forces in the face of adversary attacks on supply chains presents new challenges.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Miniaturized and qualified for space use, Optical Air Data Systems’ laser velocity sensor is finding renewed aviation interest.
Emerging Technologies

By Steve Trimble
A newly released road map calls for Collaborative Combat Aircraft orders to begin this year, with new increments rolling out in roughly five-year intervals.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
An interim Air Force One and SpaceX-modified Marine One are among the early Trump administration changes to the U.S. military’s VIP fleet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The threat that keeps up Col. Andrew Konicki up at night is an aerial attack on a U.S. Marine Corps position by thousands of small enemy drones.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
New proprotor gearboxes for the V-22 Osprey are being built now with the aim of avoiding issues linked to a recent major crash.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The Marines have deployed SpaceX’s Starshield, the military version of its Starlink proliferated system, on the Sikorsky VH-92 presidential helicopter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Airbus and Shield AI will integrate the Hivemind autonomy software on an uncrewed, cargo-carrying variant of the UH-72A Lakota helicopter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Chinese drive/fly eVTOL, logistic resupply autonomy, FAA’s AAM testing center and cryo-compressed hydrogen.
Emerging Technologies

By Steve Trimble
The helicopter unit of Airbus is close to realizing its 15-year-old vision of the H145 as an armed and autonomous attack and scout helicopter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Limitations to the Bell Boeing V-22’s flight envelope and proprotor gearbox problems have cut back flying.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
A new kind of air vehicle is entering the U.S. military arsenal, capable of performing several roles including strike, reconnaissance and target decoy duties.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
A new blueprint for Marine Corps aviation doubles down on a long-term trend that favors carrier-based F-35s over an amphibious-capable variant.
Aircraft & Propulsion