Pratt & Whitney Completes Preliminary Design Review for F135 Engine Upgrade for...
Pratt & Whitney, an RTX business, has completed the preliminary design review (PDR) for the F135 Engine Core Upgrade (ECU). The upgrade is intended to enhance engine durability and performance, supporting the Block 4 capabilities for all three variants of the F-35 globally
Russia's UEC Partners with Reynolds LLC to Develop Gas Turbine UAV Engines
Rostec-owned United Engine Corporation (UEC) and Reynolds LLC have officially disclosed their merger to develop small-sized gas turbine engines tailored unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), with thrust capacities up to 200 kgf. Plans to form a merger was revealed at the Innoprom international industrial exhibition
Russia's UEC Building Hybrid & Electric Aero Engines
The United Engine Corporation (UEC) of the Rostec State Corporation is spearheading the development of hybrid and electric power plants with open architecture. Central to these developments is a hybrid power plant (HPP) boasting a built-in capacity of 500 kW
Germany Orders Brimstone 3 Precision Strike Missiles for Eurofighter Jets
Germany has awarded MBDA a
Two T901 Improved Turbine Engines Arrive at Sikorsky for Black Hawk Helicopter...
Two of the U.S
Safran-MTU Joint Venture to Develop Engines for Future European Military Helicopters
Safran Helicopter Engines and MTU Aero Engines have signed a cooperation agreement to establish a 50/50 joint venture named EURA (European Military Rotorcraft Engine Alliance). This new entity, which aims to develop engines for military helicopters, will be based at Safran Helicopter Engines headquarters in Bordes, France
Russia's VK-650V Helicopter Engine Ready for Tests
The United Engine Corporation (UEC) supplied the first prototype VK-650V engines, potentially reviving Ka-226T helicopter sales to India and boosting international demand for Ansat choppers as flight testing begins. These prototypes, produced at ODK-Klimov in St
Patria, Pratt & Whitney Sign Agreement for F135 Engine Production in Finland
Patria and Pratt & Whitney, an RTX business, have signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) outlining the framework for the production and sustainment of Pratt & Whitney F135 engines in Finland. The MoA sets the stage for Patria to handle the assembly of F135 engines and components from 2025 to 2030
Russia's UEC to Replace Aircraft Engine Testing with Mathematical Modelling
Russian UECs Salyut Production Complex has developed a program aimed at replacing conventional full-scale aircraft engine testing with mathematical modeling. This initiative marks an advancement in engine development, with the complex utilizing mathematical modeling to analyze the self-oscillations of compressor blades within gas turbine engines for the first time in the industry's history
Airbus Launches Superconducting Electric Propulsion Demonstrator for Hydrogen-powered Aircraft
Airbus subsidiary, UpNext, has launched a technology demonstrator to accelerate the maturation of superconducting technologies for use in electric propulsion systems of a future hydrogen-powered aircraft. Known as Cryoprop, the new demonstrator will integrate and mature a two megawatt-class superconducting electric propulsion system cooled by liquid hydrogen via a helium re-circulation loop and developed by Airbus teams in Toulouse, France, and Ottobrunn, Germany
Northrop Grumman's First Digitally Designed Solid Rocket Motor Passes Test
Northrop Grummans Common 50 High Performance (C50HP) solid rocket motor completed a static fire test at the U.S
Su-57 Jet Deliveries to Russian Air Force with Second Stage Engine in...
Russias Rostec State Corporation is set to deliver Sukhoi Su-57 fighter aircraft featuring the advanced Izdeliye-30 (Product 30) or Second Stage engine. According to Rostec's
American Hypersonic Missiles in Sight as Russia Forms First S-500 Air Defense...
Houthi Missile Hits Israel’s Tel Aviv, 16 Injured
Poland Orders Four Reconnaissance Microsatellites
U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Helicopter Makes Emergency Landing
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U
Russia's Growing Influence in Africa: Arms Sales and Military Bases
Russia's expanding influence in Africa, demonstrated by arms sales, military deployments, and diplomatic engagements, reflects a significant geopolitical shift on...