Defense Aircraft & Propulsion
Jul 15, 2018
A full-scale mockup was on display at the Royal Air Tattoo to show off of the MQ-8 Fire Scout's capabilities.
Jul 13, 2018
Grown in size, the KF-X has arrived at a weight category halfway between the Eurofighter Typhoon and Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning.
Jul 13, 2018
The U.S. Air Force search for a T-X trainer is headed toward a decision by the end of summer.
Jul 12, 2018
Growing U.S. and international interest in low-cost counterinsurgency aircraft has prompted the development of new aircraft derivatives of existing types.
Jul 11, 2018
Can Europe justify two new fighter aircraft? It may have to.
Jul 08, 2022
Elbit Systems is pitching its X-Sight helmet-mounted display systems to the U.S. Army and individual companies competing for the Future Vertical Lift program.
Jul 07, 2022
The first of the 3,000shp.-class engines in the development program has completed more than 100 hr. of run time since an initial “light off” event on March 22, GE says.
Jul 07, 2022
As part of Reaction Engines’ continuing push to develop its pre-cooler technology for high-Mach aircraft, missiles and space access vehicles, the company has revealed it is midway through a U.S. Air Force-supported test program aimed at dramatically expanding the system’s performance envelope.
Jul 05, 2022
Boeing is building a next-generation product support system for its military aircraft and building off experience garnered by the UK’s Royal Air Force.
Jul 05, 2022
The Royal Netherlands Air Force has acquired a secondhand Gulfstream G650 business jet for VIP duties.
Jul 05, 2022
Germany and Sweden have joined France to study the future development of a new-generation European airlifter that could replace types such as the Lockheed C-130 Hercules and CASA CN235.
Jul 01, 2022
The U.S. Air Force is expected to issue a request for information (RFI) within the next week for the design of a large-scale prototype of a blended wing body, the first details of which emerged in President Biden’s recently announced fiscal 2023 budget request.
Jul 01, 2022
The U.S. Army’s decision to delay its Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft program by pushing production milestones back up to four years gives Sikorsky more time to mature its Raider X design, and although some in Washington have raised doubts about the program’s future, the service and company are still confident in its permanence.