Defense Aircraft & Propulsion

Feb 13, 2017
Pakistan is considering AESA radar options for the ultimate JF-17 model.
Feb 09, 2017
Fly-by-wire control system issues challenged F-15SA service entry.
Feb 09, 2017
A propeller-driven AEW indicated by a mockup would probably need catapults, which would be hard to justify unless China plans several carriers with catapults.
Feb 08, 2017
Introducing new, lighter helmet posed challenges for manufacturer Martin-Baker’s F-35 ejection seats.
Feb 07, 2017
Kratos has two armed combat drones and a number of secret projects under development for the Pentagon. Its newest design could reach China from Guam.
Mar 14, 2022
Pictures of the MIUS prototype fuselage in assembly at the company’s facility in Istanbul were published online by the company’s chief technology officer.
Mar 14, 2022
The first of three Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Block 30 (I) Global Hawks arrived in Japan March 12, more than three years after the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract was signed in November 2018. 
Mar 11, 2022
With a growing chorus of lawmakers calling on the Biden administration to help send Soviet-era fighter jets to Ukraine, the Pentagon is sharing more detail on the air battles over that nation to argue more aircraft are not needed.
Mar 11, 2022
The Croatian Ministry of Defense is examining the wreckage of an uncrewed aircraft that crashed near Zagreb, apparently having overflown Hungary and Romania and may have come from Ukraine.
Mar 11, 2022
The Philippine Air Force has taken delivery of its first T129 ATAK attack helicopters from Turkish Aerospace, becoming the first export customer for the platform.
Mar 11, 2022
Pakistan has inducted its first batch of six Chengdu J-10C multi-role fighters, a week after they were delivered to Kamra Air Base on March 4. This marks the first export for the Chinese-made type, which was acquired by Pakistan in response to India’s acquisition of Dassault Rafales.
Mar 11, 2022
With a focus on stabilizing its supply chain through the rest of the year, helicopter-maker Schweizer RSG aims to double and possibly triple its production output in 2023 and has plans to further expand beyond that depending on market demand.
Mar 10, 2022
Missouri-based T53 maintenance and repair specialist Ozark Aeroworks plans to develop upgrades for the powerplant and even put the Eisenhower-era turboshaft back into production, after acquiring the entire product line from manufacturer Honeywell Aerospace.