Defense Aircraft & Propulsion

Aug 29, 2025
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aug 29, 2025
Advanced rotorcraft have been flown by Changhe and Harbin, helicopter manufacturers within AVIC.
Aug 29, 2025
Navy aviation forces await the downselect for the sixth-generation fighter, citing the need for future air superiority and sea control.
Aug 26, 2025
Red 6’s augmented reality helmet system is evolving from a pilot training tool to a combat system that could replace traditional helmet-mounted cueing systems.
Aug 22, 2025
AeroVironment will compete for orders from the U.S. Army’s Long Range Reconnaissance (LRR) program against Redwire subsidiary Edge Autonomy.
Aug 29, 2025
Japan’s Ministry of Defense has announced the Synchronized, Hybrid, Integrated and Enhanced Littoral Defense (SHIELD) system as part of an effort to counter potential invading forces.
Aug 29, 2025
California startup AIBOT has officially unveiled its product line of small quadcopter drones and tiltwing, multirotor eVTOL aircraft.
Aug 28, 2025
A new rendering of Boeing’s proposed F/A-XX design provided to Aviation Week indicates the company may be incorporating parts of its design for the U.S. Air Force’s F-47.
Aug 28, 2025
About 98 aircraft are expected to enter Belgian military service in the coming decade, with 43 from requirements that are currently open and quite new.
Aug 28, 2025
GE Aerospace named two new propulsion systems that will be offered to power DARPA’s proposed Next Generation Responsive Strike (NextRS) demonstrator aircraft.
Aug 28, 2025
Russia has selected the thrust rating for its new heavy turbofan engine which will be installed on both future commercial and military platforms.
Aug 28, 2025
L3Harris says it has secured a deal to provide the self-protection suite for Poland’s Lockheed Martin F-16 fleet.
Aug 27, 2025
Flight testing for the U.S. Air Force Collaborative Combat Aircraft began with the YFQ-42A taking off for the first time.