Defense Aircraft & Propulsion
Sep 27, 2024
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Sep 27, 2024
Aviation Week's Steve Trimble is just back from a trip to Israel, including its northern border. Listen to his observations from the frontline and what the fighting tells us about the future of warfare.
Sep 20, 2024
The USAF secretary is targeting an F-22 replacement's per-unit cost near that of an F-35 or F-15EX .
Sep 18, 2024
Fractional operators led growth for hourly flown figures from June to August 2024, having surpassed its performance against the same period of 2023, according to Tracked Aircraft Utilization by the Aviation Week Intelligence Network.
Sep 17, 2024
The limited arrangement has U.S. and Australian personnel flying the Australian-made uncrewed system.
Mar 11, 2025
Engineers discovered an issue with the heat treatment of a gear component in the main gearbox during routine component testing late last year.
Mar 11, 2025
Leonardo Helicopters is preparing to spin-up local assembly of rotorcraft in Algeria after securing orders from the country’s military.
Mar 10, 2025
The latest ranking from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (Sipri) shows the Ukraine war looms large over how the arms market has evolved.
Mar 10, 2025
Some 500 hr. of flying will take place over six months as part of the Guyana trials.
Mar 10, 2025
The company laid out a new proposal for CCA to Aviation Week.
Mar 10, 2025
Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (UX)-24 loaded the first SkyTower II Airborne Network Extension pod on a MQ-9A Block 5-25 aircraft on Feb. 25.
Mar 10, 2025
The airframer will respond to an upcoming request for proposals (RFP) from industry–expected as early as April.
Mar 10, 2025
Ukraine budgeted UAH 102 billion ($2.47 billion) in 2025 for its Defense Procurement Agency to buy the drones.