Defense Aircraft & Propulsion

Jan 15, 2021
Buoyed by a new production contract, Boeing’s improving KC-46A tanker program gears up for upgrades.
Jan 14, 2021
Portugal’s growing aerospace sector wants to put the pandemic behind it and build the country’s first indigenous aircraft.
Jan 13, 2021
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Boeing a $1.6 billion contract modification for 12 KC-46A tanker aircraft and anticipates the work will wrap up in April 2023.
Jan 11, 2021
Countering small unmanned aircraft systems poses a puzzling challenge for the Pentagon.
Jan 08, 2021
Embraer is seeking to expand a portfolio of platforms with a family of UAS and a hybrid-electric-powered military transport.
Mar 01, 2023
DARPA will start a new program aimed at high-speed, runway-independent aircraft.
Mar 01, 2023
Boeing has selected four Australian suppliers for the AH-64E Apache helicopter and increased the amount of local content on the MQ-28 Ghost Bat UAS.
Mar 01, 2023
Airbus says there are no immediate plans to certify aerial refueling between its A400M and A330 MRTT side underwing refueling pods.
Mar 01, 2023
"So as the test progresses, that’ll really inform if we have any issues associated with TR-3,” Lockheed Martin's Greg Ulmer tells Aerospace DAILY.
Mar 01, 2023
Pratt & Whitney says it has developed an “immediate resolution” to the F135 engine problem that caused the crash of a Lockheed Martin F-35B.
Feb 28, 2023
The U.S. Air Force is kicking off spending on Boeing’s E-7A Wedgetail, awarding Boeing a contract of up to $1.2 billion for the rapid prototyping program.
Feb 28, 2023
AMC recently directed a change to its fleet, removing the large “U.S. AIR FORCE,” unit markings, tail numbers and other identifying markings.
Feb 28, 2023
A top Boeing executive says he “hopes” the F-15EX fighter fills a need for longer-range tactical aircraft in the Royal Australian Air Force fleet.