Defense Aircraft & Propulsion

Jun 22, 2023
After years of neglect, the service sees movement toward modernization.
Jun 22, 2023
The French aerospace research agency Onera is presenting its two newest defense innovations at the Paris Air Show.
Jun 21, 2023
Hypersonics, missile defense, UAVs and next-generation fighters are in vogue at the Paris Air Show amidst a surge in spending by NATO members.
Jun 20, 2023
From the Dassault Rafale to Lockheed Martin's F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, a look at the aircraft flying and on static display at Le Bourget.
Jun 20, 2023
As it expands, Chinese carrier air power must cope with an increasingly complex air fleet.
Oct 31, 2023
PteroDynamics' X-P4 prototype flew nine autonomous launch and recovery demonstrations from the deck of the expeditionary fast transport ship at a Navy event.
Oct 30, 2023
A long-belated update of the Pentagon's assessment of China's fighter fleet helps reveal the systematic inaccuracies of the annual China Military Power Report.
Oct 30, 2023
The order is second time lucky for the AW149 in Poland, as Leonardo was previously beat out by Airbus’ H225M—although that order was cancelled in 2016.
Oct 30, 2023
A gun camera photo with the F-22 in sight appears in a PAF 5th Fighter Wing publication, with a caption describing the kill as having been made with a “Fox 2.”
Oct 27, 2023
The Bayraktar TB3 Siha, featuring foldable wings and twice the 700-kg maximum takeoff weight of the TB2, took off at 8:30 a.m. on Oct. 27.
Oct 27, 2023
The Oct. 26 contract—worth $364.3 million—covers production and delivery of the six MH-60R helicopters for Norway.
Oct 26, 2023
Beta Technologies has flown an Alia electric aircraft prototype to Eglin AFB, Florida, to begin at least three months of flight testing with the U.S. Air Force.
Oct 26, 2023
The Royal Australian Air Force has deployed one of its Boeing E-7 Wedgetail AEW aircraft to Europe as part of its military assistance to Ukraine.