Defense Aircraft & Propulsion
Feb 08, 2021
Advanced Air Refueling program seeks a sharp break from decades-old approach to inflight refueling.
Feb 08, 2021
GKN’s electric Skybus; Europe looks to medical UAM; NASA’s water rocket; German e-fuels; and Slovenian unmanned team.
Feb 05, 2021
Since the MQ-9 caught on as a way for the U.S. to track insurgents during its so-called war on terrorism, the use of unmanned aerial vehicles has revolutionized warfare, but will its future hold?
Feb 04, 2021
Eaton buying two Cobham divisions; Pentagon nominee on nuclear weapons; South Korea’s Global Hawk tussle; F-15EX flies.
Feb 04, 2021
A convergence of cost pressures and operational needs are raising the profile of a once-discarded generation of fighters.
Mar 07, 2023
The U.S. Air Force wants to formally kill its KC-Y “Bridge Tanker” program as it accelerates its future Next Generation Air Refueling System.
Mar 07, 2023
The U.S. Air Force will buy three new General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-9B SkyGuardian remotely piloted aircraft.
Mar 06, 2023
The UK and German air forces have linked arms to undertake a joint air policing mission from Estonia.
Mar 06, 2023
The F-35 Joint Program Office suspended F-35 deliveries and halted production flight operations after the Dec. 15 crash of a Lockheed-owned F-35B.
Mar 06, 2023
The contractual milestone ends a four-year negotiating process with the F-35 Joint Program Office as the U.S. Air Force evaluates a replacement engine.
Mar 06, 2023
Airborne testing for the Korea Aerospace Industries KF-21 fighter with an active electronically scanned array radar is underway.
Mar 06, 2023
The new owners of MD Helicopters are envisioning raising production to 50 helicopters a year by 2025.
Mar 06, 2023
Although fighters and long-range missiles have topped Ukraine’s urgent cries for more weapons from the West, attack helicopters also are on the list.