Defense Aircraft & Propulsion
Mar 31, 2020
Excessive fuel leaks discovered in July are severe enough the government thinks that lives or critical assets could be at risk.
Mar 30, 2020
The U.S. State Department has green lighted a potential $194 million sale that would allow South Korea to upgrade its F-16 Block 32 aircraft with identification friend-or-foe (IFF) and other advanced systems.
Mar 30, 2020
Dornier Seawings has completed the first flight of its new-generation Dornier Seastar amphibious aircraft.
Mar 27, 2020
The KC-46 program can recover easily from a two-week pause and the Air Force acquisition executive says he has “no reason” to believe Boeing will extend the production pause.
Mar 27, 2020
The design of the Northrop Grumman B-21’s trailing edge has led to speculation about a high-altitude role for the secretive stealth bomber, and new U.S. Air Force statements appear to confirm that analysis.
Mar 27, 2020
Unmanned cargo glider developer Yates Electrospace (YEC) has launched a civilian subsidiary, Avius Air Delivery, to offer a version of its in-development military resupply glider for humanitarian relief efforts.
Mar 26, 2020
Air Combat Command has dropped a plan to award a sole-source contract to Hillwood Aviation to supply Korea Aerospace Industries/Lockheed Martin T-50s for a five-year demonstration program, opting for a competition instead.
Mar 24, 2020
Startup Sabrewing Aircraft has postponed the public rollout of its Rhaegal unmanned cargo aircraft because of COVID-19 restrictions, but continues to work toward flying the hybrid-electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) prototype this year.