Defense Aircraft & Propulsion
May 27, 2020
Launch of NASA astronauts on the flight test comes nine years after the last U.S. human orbital spaceflight.
May 22, 2020
The U.S. Air Force, in the midst of modernizing its bomber fleet, launched a competition on May 19 for 608 engines to keep the B-52 Stratofortress in business beyond 2030. Aviation Week editors Jen DiMascio, Steve Trimble and Guy Norris discuss the competition and what's driving the global resurgence in platforms with firepower.
May 21, 2020
Special Forces looking for low-cost options to support ground troops in remote areas.
May 19, 2020
The 160th Special Operations Regiment is eager to shed hand-me-down fleets, but will Army decisions let them?
May 19, 2020
Germany is leading on taking an ethical and responsible approach to the technologies in FCAS. When will its partners follow?
Dec 12, 2022
Boeing subsidiary Aurora Flight Sciences has won a potential $42.2 million DARPA contract to build and fly an X-plane.
Dec 09, 2022
Having partnered with the U.S. on the F-16-derived Mitsubishi F-2, Japan is breaking with tradition and merging its F-X project into GCAP.
Dec 09, 2022
The UK and Italy’s Tempest Future Combat Air System project is merging with Japan’s F-X fighter effort.
Dec 08, 2022
Boeing has handed over the first of four P-8A Poseidons to the Royal New Zealand Air Force.
Dec 08, 2022
The companies are proposing a modified Bombardier Global 6500 for the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) E-X Batch II airborne early warning program.
Dec 07, 2022
Bristow Group has placed orders for six Leonardo AW139 twin-engine medium helicopters to support the company’s UK search-and-rescue helicopter contract.
Dec 07, 2022
South Korea's KAI will work with KRIT to progress development of its manned-unmanned teaming (MUM-T) system on helicopters.
Dec 07, 2022
New bomber is touted as the first sixth-generation aircraft, with advances in stealth and range named as key features.