Defense Aircraft & Propulsion

Sep 18, 2017
The U.S. Air Force is making changes to F-35 flight equipment to make breathing easier for pilots.
Sep 18, 2017
Raytheon has proposed an expeditionary version of the U.S. Navy’s GPS-based Joint Precision Approach and Landing System (Jpals).
Aug 25, 2017
The U.S. Air Force’s first operational F-35 squadron is slated to receive its critical 3F software next month, as the service contemplates sending the stealth fighter to the Pacific.
Aug 16, 2017
The U.S. Marine Corps prides itself on being the “tip of the spear,” but in East Asia, the “Green Knights” of Marine Fighter Attack Sqdn.-121 are more like the tip of the iceberg, as the first of dozens of war-ready Lockheed Martin F-35 squadrons being stationed in the region over the next decade.
Aug 10, 2017
The U.S. Air Force insists the experiment is not a competition, but rivalry between the four light attack contenders was on full display.
Jul 06, 2017
Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) is beginning to train U.S. Air Force pilots to fly the A-29 “Super Tucano” for the service’s upcoming OA-X light attack/observation aircraft appraisal.
Jun 23, 2017
U.S. lawmakers want the U.S. Air Force to sustain or accelerate fielding of its T-X trainer and consider ditching the General Atomics Block 5 MQ-9 Reaper in favor of the company’s newer MQ-9B.
Jun 20, 2017
Lockheed Martin test pilot Billie Flynn is putting the F-35A through its paces at Le Bourget this week. The flight demonstration is carefully scripted to highlight the kinematic capabilities of the F-35A, particularly its slow-speed handling qualities, according to Flynn.