Defense Aircraft & Propulsion
Jul 09, 2018
Over a dozen countries have varying needs for upgraded combat aircraft or fleet replacements, with the major OEMs in a fierce competition for their business.
Jun 29, 2018
In choosing the largest and most costly maritime patroller available, South Korea has uprated what emerged as a requirement for a second-tier backup the P-3.
Jun 27, 2018
Turkey’s rapprochement with Russia is making the U.S. uncomfortable about selling F-35s to Ankara
Jun 27, 2018
Boeing and the U.S. Air Force agree to October initial delivery with remaining 17 aircraft arriving by April 2019.
Jun 22, 2018
Bell Helicopter demonstrates its V-280 tiltrotor prototype, built for the U.S. Army’s Joint Multi Role Technology Demonstration, publicly for the first time.
Jul 01, 2022
Leonardo’s AW149 super-medium military rotorcraft has scored its third export contract with an order from Poland.
Jul 01, 2022
Initial ground tests to integrate Stratolaunch’s Roc carrier aircraft with the company’s first captive-carry version of the Talon A hypersonic test vehicle have begun in Mojave, California, marking a major milestone toward a key drop test planned for later this year.
Jul 01, 2022
An Indian-made demonstrator for a future flying wing autonomous aircraft completed a first flight on July 1 at the Aeronautical Test Range in southern India.
Jun 30, 2022
Greece has submitted a request to purchase Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has confirmed.
Jun 30, 2022
The first Airbus A330 multirole tanker transport upgraded with an automatic refueling system will be delivered to the Republic of Singapore Air Force by year’s end, becoming the first air arm to possess such technology.
Jun 30, 2022
NASA has launched its hunt for a large-scale experimental aircraft to demonstrate the airframe configuration and technologies for a sustainable single-aisle-class airliner that could enter service by the mid-2030s.
Jun 29, 2022
A senior Biden administration official has endorsed Turkey’s plans to modernize its large fleet of Lockheed Martin F-16s.
Jun 28, 2022
The U.S. Air Force wants to modify its Boeing KC-135s and KC-46s in a new effort that the service says is independent of the KC-Y “bridge tanker” program it started last year, but now says is looking less likely to become a competition.