Defense Aircraft & Propulsion
Apr 19, 2018
GE and a Honeywell/Pratt & Whitney team are developing competing engines to replace the GE T700 that currently powers the UH-60M and AH-64-E.
Apr 18, 2018
Sikorsky is hoping fly-by-wire and future growth capacity can secure international exports.
Apr 17, 2018
The U.S. Department of Defense is looking to inject competition into the supply chain as support costs mount.
Apr 15, 2018
In the three-way race to make an unmanned carrier-based tanker aircraft, Boeing, General Atomics and Lockheed Martin have revealed new design details, including their choice of engine, and in one case, the ability to carry weapons.
Apr 10, 2018
New main rotor blade tips and an improved gearbox are in development for Sikorsky’s UH-60 Black Hawk.
Jun 16, 2022
Romania’s government has approved a draft law that paves the way for the expansion of the country’s fleet of F-16 combat aircraft.
Jun 16, 2022
Sceye’s high-altitude platform stations (HAPS) airship recently reached the stratosphere and demonstrated the ability “to stay over an area of operation and maintain a constant float altitude.”
Jun 16, 2022
Jordan has signed an agreement with the U.S. government to buy eight GE Aviation F110-powered Lockheed Martin F-16 Block 70s, the company said June 16.
Jun 16, 2022
The Netherlands has selected Embraer’s C-390 airlifter as the replacement for its long-serving Lockheed C-130 Hercules fleet.
Jun 16, 2022
NATO has launched a three-year Concept Stage for the Next Generation Rotorcraft Capability (NGRC) program.
Jun 15, 2022
Germany has retired its last Airbus A310 multirole tanker transport, leaving Canada as the final military operator of the widebody transport.
Jun 15, 2022
Israeli company Aeronautics Group has identified the Israel Defense Forces as the launch customer for the Trojan, a small, uncrewed air system that will have solar panels embedded in the 4.2-m wingspan.
Jun 14, 2022
DARPA has launched a new project that sees a fresh role for the U.S. Air Force fleet of aerial tankers as airborne recharging points for networks of electric-powered UAS by adding a wing-mounted laser pod.