Defense Aircraft & Propulsion

Oct 02, 2020
Doubling Reaper’s firepower; Rats undermine Triton comms; Will Kazakhstan buy A400Ms?; and Russia receives new Mi-28s.
Oct 02, 2020
Despite a wafer-thin majority in Sept. 27’s fighter referendum, the Swiss government can begin its $6.5 billion fighter procurement.
Oct 01, 2020
Misfortune and its own missteps in culture, leadership and technology have sapped the British engine maker of its value.
Sep 29, 2020
The U.S. Air Force is taking a holistic view to defining the tanker fleet that will follow the KC-46 into production.
Sep 29, 2020
Is there an arms race in the Balkans or just much-needed modernization?
Feb 01, 2023
The service has had to compress development of C-130J missions onto the A400M.
Feb 01, 2023
GA-ASI CEO Linden Blue is clearly frustrated with the lack of mandatory U.S. government approval to export the highly controlled weapon systems. 
Feb 01, 2023
Throughput of the UK Royal Air Force’s pilot training pipeline is improving, the head of the service has insisted.
Feb 01, 2023
Aurora Flight Sciences has revealed an eight-propulsor, monohull design for the DARPA Liberty Lifter program.
Feb 01, 2023
Switzerland has completed a series of avionics upgrades for its McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornets.
Feb 01, 2023
The investment will support maintenance of the General Electric F414 engines that equip Sweden’s new Gripen E fighters and older F404 engines on its Gripen C/D.
Feb 01, 2023
Bell Textron is developing military modification kits for its commercial helicopters, targeting nations with urgent security needs but limited defense budgets.
Jan 31, 2023
The U.S. Air Force wants an innovative refueling system to better operate in contested environments with a goal of operations beginning in 2040.