Defense Aircraft & Propulsion
Nov 01, 2021
AW169 software updates boost engine performance while aerodynamic changes adjust flight handling.
Oct 29, 2021
Multidisciplinary design optimization lets engineers spend less time on detailed design and more time considering system requirements.
Oct 28, 2021
F-35 Engine Shortage Easing; Operational test for F-15EX; Rivet Joint’s new life extension; Japan joins flight training school in Italy.
Oct 25, 2021
A breakthrough agreement fast-tracked approvals for F-35As and MQ-9Bs to the UAE, but finalizing those deals could still take years.
Oct 22, 2021
South Korea’s stealth plans; U.S. steps toward the E-7; Assembling Safran engines in Texas; and Army signs deal for SAR data integration.
May 17, 2023
Sikorsky hopes to establish a partnership with Spanish industry to support the sustainment of new MH-60R Seahawk helos being acquired by the Spanish navy.
May 17, 2023
Airbus is advancing the development of its Sirtap tactical uncrewed aircraft system, targeting a first flight in 2025 and service entry as soon as 2026.
May 16, 2023
A new DARPA aircraft designed by Aurora Flight Sciences to experiment with active flow control technology has been designated the X-65.
May 16, 2023
Airbus Helicopters has completed the first autonomous takeoffs and landings from a ship with its VSR700 uncrewed rotorcraft in a full operational configuration.
May 16, 2023
The decision allows KAI to step up preparations for mass production ahead of 2026 when the aircraft is planned to enter service.
May 15, 2023
The U.S. Air Force has stood up a fourth aggressor squadron, comprising older, fourth-generation aircraft.
May 15, 2023
Germany’s army is to begin phasing out its Airbus Tiger attack helos beginning in 2031 after concluding that a planned upgrade program would be “highly risky."
May 15, 2023
Romania will end operations with its Mikoyan MiG-21 LanceR fleet on May 15, transitioning its fighter fleet to secondhand Lockheed Martin F-16s.