Defense

Essential news and analysis on the defense aerospace business. Your trusted source for new and ongoing programs and requirements in military aircraft (manned and unmanned), engines, avionics, weapons and associated systems, including ground-based air defense.

Aircraft

Textron Aviation Lands U.S. Army Turboprop Contract

Textron will provide various turboprop aircraft models to aid Foreign Military Sales

Beechcraft King Air 260 (Photo: Textron)

Rotorcraft

GAO: U.S. Guard Helo Pilots Burdened by Limited Flight Hours

Lack of pilot proficiency factors into Guard helicopter accidents examined by the Government Accountability Office

Aircraft

MAG Aero, L3Harris To Deliver ISR Globals for U.S. Army

Will provide bridge to future ISR aircraft

Rotorcraft

MD Helicopters Signs 12-ship Deal

MD Helicopters has signed a deal for new and upgraded aircraft

Training and Workforce

Women in Corporate Aviation Opens Fall Scholarships

Group offers largest scholarship program yet

Aircraft

Bombardier Delivers Sixth Global 6000 for GlobalEye

Bombardier delivered a sixth Global 6000 to Saab for transformation into the GlobalEye Airborne Early Warning and Control platform.

Bombardier Global 6000 completed as Global AEWC platform (Photo: Saab)

Aircraft

Embraer Chases Military Export Orders for Versatile C-390 Millennium Multirole Aircraft

It is offered to replace aging C-130 aircraft

Aircraft

Patriot Proves Counter-hypersonic Capability

Two batteries of the Raytheon SAM system sent to Ukraine immediately proved their worth, shooting down Russia’s vaunted Kinzhal hypersonic missile.

Aircraft

Eurofighter's Typhoon Performs Wild Flying Display at Paris Air Show 2023

Aircraft

Lockheed Martin's F-35A Defies Gravity at Paris Air Show 2023

Engines

Safran and MTU Partner To Power Europe’s New Helicopter

Two of Europe’s engine giants are teaming to power the next generation of European helicopters.

Engines

U.S. Air Force Tests Light, Compact Electric Generators

Wright Electric has developed the 30 kW electric generators to supper the Air Force's need to have more agile and lean operations.

12 of Wright Electric's 30 kW generators can fit on a standard cargo pallet.

Maintenance and Modifications

GE Tapped for Korea Marine Attack Helicopter Health Monitoring

Korea's new Marine Attack Helicopter will feature GE's health and usage monitoring system.

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

FCAS Expendable Remote Carrier On Course For 2029 Demo

MBDA leads the development of the expendable remote carrier capability for the tri-national Future Combat Air System.

Europe Next-Gen Air Combat System Far from Settled

France, Germany, and Spain have made slow progress on their Future Combat Air System amid workshare tussles and timescale differences.

Aircraft

Production Red Hawk Prepares for Flight

The first engineering and manufacturing develop example of the Boeing T-7A has begun taxi trials at St. Louis as the program gets ready to take to the air.

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Romania Firms Up First Watchkeeper UAS Purchase

The Watchkeeper X is the export version of the Watchkeeper UAS developed by Elbit and Thales for the British Army.

Rotorcraft

Airbus Helicopters H665 Tigre Performs at Paris Air Show 2023

IAI Improves Reconnaissance Radar

The ELM-2060P all-weather recon pod has proved itself in service with the Israeli air force. IAI Elta has now produced an improved-performance version.