Defense Aircraft & Propulsion

Feb 27, 2020
U.S. Navy Fire Scouts need reliability boost; India buys U.S. helos; Norway sends F-35s to Iceland; Tunisia to buy light attack aircraft.
Feb 27, 2020
Somewhere in Australia, Boeing and partners are building a loyal-wingman drone. A photo of a fuselage major assembly reveals details.
Feb 26, 2020
A new U.S. military assessment adds a hypersonic glide vehicle to China’s nuclear weapons portfolio.
Feb 24, 2020
Spirit’s eVTOL tieup; electrified commuter aircraft; kitplane-based MALE flies; Volocopter raises more funds; Sweden’s electric aviation.
Feb 21, 2020
Twelve years after the requirement emerged, the U.S. military finally appears serious about acquiring a light-attack aircraft fleet
Oct 28, 2022
There’s an old model in marketing–sell the razor handle cheap, so you can keep making money on the blades. Get somebody focused on the boldface price on a sticker rather than what it’s actually going to cost over its lifetime.
Oct 28, 2022
KAI will develop three prototypes for Seoul's Marine Attack Helicopter (MAH) program based on its KUH-1 Surion, seeing off competition from Bell's AH-1Z Viper.
Oct 27, 2022
A prototype of the Russian Sukhoi Su-57 has flown with new upgrades that add new automated features and may enable in the future a re-engining and an expanded set of munitions, United Aircraft Corp. says. 
Oct 27, 2022
SINGAPORE—Embraer has signed agreements with three South Korean aerospace companies—Aerospace Technology of Global, EM Korea Co. and Kencoa Aerospace…
Oct 27, 2022
The acquisition, announced by Leonardo Oct. 27, is part of an ongoing recapitalization of the law enforcement agency’s rotary-wing assets
Oct 26, 2022
A chronic shortage of parts and labor drove Boeing executives on Oct. 26 to report $2.76 billion in new reach-forward losses in the third quarter across five fixed-price development programs in the Defense, Space and Security division. 
Oct 26, 2022
It is the world’s first large-scale four-engined uncrewed air system (UAS), says manufacturer Tengden.
Oct 26, 2022
The Royal New Zealand Air Force has four Poseidon on order, the first of which is expected to arrive in country in December.