Defense Aircraft & Propulsion

Jun 19, 2017
Lockheed Martin test pilot Billie Flynn says the flight demonstration is carefully scripted to highlight the kinematic capabilities of the F-35A, particularly its slow-speed handling qualities.
Jun 15, 2017
Airbus negotiating with A400M customers to ease the burden of the program’s financial penalties.
Jun 14, 2017
With a number of first appearances and first aerial displays on tap, the 2017 Paris Air Show promises to be eventful.
Jun 14, 2017
One Raptor pilot details the crucial role the stealth fighter played in deconflicting operations in the weeks after U.S. airstrikes on Shayrat.
Jun 09, 2017
Dennis Muilenburg on the New Midsize Airplane, 777X, Bombardier, Trump, Iran, China, Blue Origin and his “audacious” aftermarket plan.
Apr 07, 2022
The Japan Coast Guard's MQ-9B SeaGuardian will operate from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s Hachinohe Air Base in the northeast of Japan’s main island Honshu.
Apr 07, 2022
NASA’s X-59 QueSST low-boom flight demonstrator is being transported back to Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works in Palmdale, California, from its Fort Worth plant after completing structural tests.
Apr 06, 2022
France is negotiating with Serbia on a potential sale of Dassault Rafales, it has emerged.
Apr 06, 2022
The UK’s Ministry of Defense has renewed a support contract with Leonardo Helicopters to sustain the Royal Navy and British Army’s fleet of AW159 Wildcat helicopters.
Apr 06, 2022
The helicopter is a self-funded project between Changhe Aircraft Industry (Group) Corporation and the China Helicopter Research and Development Institute, both
Apr 06, 2022
Boeing has started the induction process for the first of four CH-47F Chinook Block II helicopters ordered by the U.S. Army in November. The…
Apr 04, 2022
The U.S. State Department has approved the sale of an additional eight Block 70 Lockheed Martin F-16s for Bulgaria.  A second batch made up of four single-seat F-16Cs and four twin-seat F-16Ds and a package of weapons have been requested by Sofia, the U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced April 4.
Apr 04, 2022
Sikorsky is in discussions with the U.S. Army on its requirements for modernization of the legacy UH-60 Black Hawk fleet that will continue in operation after the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft enters service in the early 2030s.