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
Excalibur Rising: GCAP’s Flight Test Aircraft Takes Shape
The modified Boeing 757 will fly with a first round of antenna fairings installed
Aircraft
New-look GCAP On Course for Next Phase Launch
Global Combat Air Program core platform sports a new look
Engines
Hanwha Showcases Indigenous Fighter Engine
The new engine is being developed for later rpoduction KF-21 fighters and potential UCAV projetcs
Aircraft
MBDA To Add Orchestrike AI to Spear Missiles
Artificial intelligence can enhance the performance of attacks by Spear missile swarms
Training and Workforce
Leonardo Launches M-346 Enhancement Program
The Block 20 iteration meets modern training and operational requirements
Engines
GE and Kratos Pursue Affordable Small Turbofans
The partners look to capture a share of the burgeoning market for “affordable mass” engines
Aircraft
Germany to Build Brimstone Missiles
The precision-strike weapon will arm the Luftwaffe’s Typhoon fleet.
Training and Workforce
RAF Tests Inflight Augmented Reality Training
The trial involves Red 6’s ATARS system in a Hawk T.Mk 2
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Engines
New U.S. Air Force Ops Platform Will Get Upgraded Engines
GE Aerospace Defense & Systems is pursuing new opportunities for its engines in military applications
Aircraft
New NATO Member Sweden Lifts Lid on Future Fighter Studies
The Scandinavian state could buy into the multinational GCAP or FCAS programs, or could develop its own fighter system
Aircraft
Gripen E Fighter Makes Progress On Home Front and In Brazil
Two-seat Gripen F warplane prepares for its first flight
Aircraft
NATO Plays the Agile Combat Employment Card
NATO states military air arms are increasingly developing more agile means of going to war to improve their survivability
Aircraft
German Start-up ERC Unveils Emergency Medical eVTOL Aircraft
The Charlie aircraft will carry a pilot, doctor and passenger up to 190 kilometers
Aircraft
Finland Chooses Challenger, Sweden Orders 3rd GlobalEye
Canadian airframer Bombardier is winning more defense business with Nordic states
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Aircraft
Leonardo Flies AW609 In Navy Aircraft Carrier Sea Trials
The aircraft has not yet received a civil type certificate
Security
Intensifying Drone Threats to Civil Aircraft Prompt Innovation
Israeli companies have been busily developing new counter-drone solutions
Accidents
Malawi's Vice President Killed in Aircraft Crash
Wreckage of the Malawi Defence Force twin turboprop was found in a mountainous area
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
U.S. Marines Will Evaluate Elroy's Autonomous Resupply Drone
The Chaparral aircraft heads to the Arizona desert in July
Accidents
Iran Confirms Helicopter Crash Killed Its President
The Bell 212 was part of a convoy of three
Engines
Hermeus Begins Engine Testing for Quarterhorse Mk 2
Quarterhorse Mk 2 will fly at Mach 2.5 ahead of the Mach 4 Mk 3 Prototype
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Mayman Unveils Razor Air Utility Vehicles for Military Roles
The new family builds on the company's earlier Speeder design
Fuel
SAF Deliveries Set To Increase for UK Military Aircraft
UK Ministry of Defence orders a 40 percent blend of sustainable aviation fuel
Aircraft
Hermeus Steps toward Hypersonic with Quarterhorse Mk 1
Quarterhorse Mk 1 will be the first Hermeus flying prototype
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Training and Workforce
NBAA Promotes Dina Green to Chief of Staff
Green will also retain some duties from her former role of v-p of events
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Aircraft
Leonardo Helicopter Deliveries Jump 24 Percent in 2023
Leonardo handed over 185 helicopters in 2023
Cabin Interior and Electronics
Iridium Adds Outerlink as Value-added Reseller
The VAR designation enables sales to government users
Training and Workforce
Thales To Provide Simulators for German Army H145Ms
The contract follows an order for up to 82 twins from Airbus Helicopters
Rotorcraft
Bell, Leonardo To Team on Tiltrotor Technologies
Effort will built on multi-decade cooperation between the companies
Training and Workforce
U.S. Air Force Taps P1AR for 5-Year Training Contract
The first class of special missions aviators graduated in December
