Defense and Space

By Graham Warwick
Sikorsky is working to identify a solution to the engine gas reingestion problem on the CH-53K by July.
Defense and Space

By Bradley Perrett
IHI Corp. said it is aiming for international joint development of a combat-aircraft engine.
Defense and Space

By Marhalim Abas
Bad weather over the Indian Ocean forced seven Dassault Rafales of the French Navy to divert to an airbase in Indonesia on May 18.
Defense and Space

By Michael Bruno
Honeywell International is mulling further divestitures or changes to its business portfolio, the conglomerate’s top executive said May 20.
Defense and Space

By Graham Warwick
Autonomy in an F-16; urban air traffic management; eVTOLs in Paris; Perlan aims for 90,000 ft.; personnel-rescue eVTOLs.
Aerospace

By Lee Hudson
The production award comes as the program grapples with a critical design flaw.
Defense and Space

By Jen DiMascio
First flight puts the program back on track for a low-rate production decision in September.
Defense and Space

By Michael Bruno
The new COO and president of BAE Systems Inc., Tom Arseneault, is taking the reins as new acquisition trends and technology demands reshape the defense sector.
Defense and Space

By Lee Hudson
U.S. Army Secretary Mark Esper is challenging the rotorcraft industrial base to provide a heavy vertical lift aircraft for the future to combat China and Russia.
Defense and Space

By Arie Egozi
The Israeli Air Force is accelerating the process of selecting new vertical lift platforms.
Defense and Space

By Maxim Pyadushkin
The Russian Aerospace Forces will increase its order for Sukhoi Su-57 fifth-generation fighters by more than four times.
Defense and Space

India’s second Moon mission, Chandrayaan-2, will carry 13 payloads and one passive experiment instrument from NASA, the Indian Space Research Organization says.
Defense and Space

By Jens Flottau
Airbus has appointed Antoine Bouvier and Patrick de Castelbajac to new senior executive positions in the group.
Defense and Space

By Graham Warwick
A Dynetics-led team has been selected over Raytheon to develop a 100-kW high-energy laser weapon system for demonstration by the U.S. Army in fiscal 2022.
Defense and Space

By Tony Osborne
Swiss officials have placed a budget cap of $5.93B on the purchase of a new fleet of fighter aircraft to replace the F-5 Tiger and F/A-18 Hornet.
Defense and Space

By Graham Warwick
DARPA’s Alias autonomy system, under development by Sikorsky, is to be flight tested in a U.S. Air National Guard Lockheed Martin F-16 Block 30.
Defense and Space

By Mark Carreau
Japan is investigating why its Hayabusa 2 sample return mission autonomously aborted its descent to the surface of the asteroid Ryugu late May 15 U.S. time.
Defense and Space

By Graham Warwick
The first MH-139 helicopter for the U.S. Air Force has completed initial test flights at Leonardo Helicopter’s assembly plant in Philadelphia.
Defense and Space

By Lee Hudson
After spending two years assessing light attack procurement needs, USAF Sec. Heather Wilson is defending the DOD's approach to not make a buying decision this year.
Defense and Space

By Mark Carreau
NASA’s scheduled return to the lunar surface by 2024 promises to expand the Earth’s economic sphere, according to a small but diverse panel of experts.
Defense and Space

By Graham Warwick
Assembly of the first production AW609 civil tiltrotor has begun at Leonardo Helicopters’ plant here, but certification could slip into 2020.
Defense and Space

By Jen DiMascio
More Tu-160M2 bombers for Russia, Swedes to keep Gripen C/Ds through the 2030s, India tests target drone, and the Pentagon considers options for AEHF replacement.
Defense and Space

By Steve Trimble
For the first time, Boeing provided details about the method it used to shock the market and impress the Air Force with its winning proposal for the T-X program.
Defense and Space

By Tony Osborne
European missile manufacturer MBDA soon will have a new face at the top with the appointment of Eric Beranger as CEO.
Defense and Space

By Graham Warwick
Boeing has completed initial wind-tunnel tests of a compound-helicopter version of the AH-64E Apache, showing potential for increased speed and range.
Defense and Space