Defense Aircraft & Propulsion

Sep 24, 2020
Saab announced the first flight of a Gripen E test aircraft in Brazil on Sept. 24 and detailed elements of a months-long flight test program now…
Sep 24, 2020
All 62 Rockwell International B-1B bombers are now upgraded with a $1.3 billion avionics upgrade called the Integrated Battle Station (IBS), the U.S…
Sep 24, 2020
“We're not giving up on a shipboard [unmanned air vehicle] by any stretch of the imagination,” U.S. Marine Corps Commandant Gen. David Berger said on September 24. The Marines restructured a shipboard UAS program in March.
Sep 23, 2020
Seeking to avoid a one-size-fits-all solution to a growing tanker capacity problem, U.S. Air Force leaders are considering a wide range of options for addressing refueling capacity gap.
Sep 23, 2020
As aerospace startups begin to move their fast-paced, iterative approach to development into the production of hardware, they face challenges using the deliberate, sequential manufacturing processes honed by industry over decades.
Sep 23, 2020
Israel and Italy have agreed a second reciprocal defense procurement agreement that will see Jerusalem purchase training helicopters from Italy, while Italy will buy missiles and simulators from Israel. 
Sep 23, 2020
The U.S. Army conducted its first flight of a NCH-47 Chinook equipped with the GE Aviation T408 engine, which is the same turboshaft engine outfitting the CH-53K King Stallion.
Sep 22, 2020
Already on a tight schedule to deliver community acceptance data to regulators, NASA has revealed that COVID-19 challenges have pushed the first flight of its X-59 QueSST low-boom flight demonstrator back to summer 2022, from late 2021.