Defense Aircraft & Propulsion
Aug 14, 2020
Leonardo has equipped one of its prototype AW169 twin-engine intermediate-medium helicopters with skidded landing gear as part of flight testing for a militarized version of the platform ordered by the Italian armed forces.
Aug 14, 2020
Turkey’s Baykar Makina has flown the second prototype Akinci medium-altitude/long-endurance unmanned aircraft system.
Aug 13, 2020
The F-16 Block 70/72 contract to be awarded on August 14 will use an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity format. As each foreign buyer signs an order, the Air Force will sign a task order under the ID/IQ contract to Lockheed, rather than renegotiating pricing for every foreign customer.
Aug 13, 2020
The first B-21 test aircraft is still being assembled in Palmdale, California, but the flying testbed allows the stealth bomber program to reduce risk.
Aug 13, 2020
The Russian military will upgrade one of its core multirole fighters–the two-seat Sukhoi Su-30SM.
Aug 13, 2020
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has confirmed it will be one of four competitors for an Australian lead-in fighter trainer requirement, proposing its T-50 family.
Aug 13, 2020
A Canadian start-up has unveiled a concept for a twin-engined, twin-boomed, close air support aircraft with a profile similar to the Vietnam-era…
Aug 11, 2020
The HH-60W Jolly Green II combat search and rescue (CSAR) helicopter has completed its first-ever aerial refueling, marking the start of developmental testing.