Defense Aircraft & Propulsion
Mar 12, 2020
Where weapons exports are going; Russian mercenaries hit U.S. UAS; Rocket Lab’s next NRO launch; and a Sea Venom Trial.
Mar 12, 2020
Pratt & Whitney, a former opponent of fighter engine competitions, seeks to overturn the sole-source award for the F-15EX.
Mar 09, 2020
The design is for a considerable aircraft with a span of 16 m. But funding is needed.
Mar 06, 2020
SpaceX’s Elon Musk may have stunned the Air Force Association with his statement that the time for manned fighter aircraft has passed. Aviation Week editors explain why that was shocking – and why it wasn’t.
Mar 06, 2020
Key helicopter programs to protect new UK carriers are behind schedule, so race is on to get them ready for the first deployment.
Nov 02, 2022
Boeing and U.S. officials are working to sell Indonesia 36 F-15IDs, based on the F-15EX Eagle II.
Nov 02, 2022
The root cause of a blade failure on the Rolls-Royce F405 Adour engine has been identified.
Nov 01, 2022
Sweden is proposing to follow Australia and Norway and decommission its NH90 fleet earlier than planned after struggling with availability issues.
Nov 01, 2022
The RAF is to emphasize low-cost capability as it begins to re-explore its Lightweight Affordable Novel Combat Aircraft (LANCA) work after canceling its Mosquito demonstrator during the summer.
Nov 01, 2022
Cameri, which is operated by Leonardo, was built primarily to support production of F-35s for Italy, but the Netherlands also selected the facility for the assembly of its F-35As.
Nov 01, 2022
Poland has taken delivery of its first six Baykar Bayraktar TB2 armed uncrewed air systems and three ground control stations.
Oct 31, 2022
The first Lockheed Martin KC-130R Hercules with an NP2000 propeller system was delivered to the Chilean Air Force’s Aviation Group 10 in September.
Oct 31, 2022
As F-15C/Ds are withdrawn from retirement over the next two years, the Air Force will rotate “more advanced” aircraft to backfill the 44th and 67th Fighter Squadrons on Kadena Air Base