Germany has awarded MBDA a
Two of the U.S
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
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 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
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 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 Grummans Common 50 High Performance (C50HP) solid rocket motor completed a static fire test at the U.S
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
The Radioelectronic Technologies Concern, a Rostec subsidiary, plans to produce over 1 million brushless electric motors annually for drones, industrial machinery, and mechanical engineering. The production of these electric motors takes place at the Ulan-Ude Instrument-Making Production Association (U-UPPO), which is part of the Radioelectronic Technologies Concern (KRET)
Pratt & Whitney, a business under RTX, has been awarded an F100 engine performance-based logistics (PBL) sustainment contract by South Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA). The contract, with a base value of $355 million, represents the third consecutive PBL agreement between Pratt & Whitney and DAPA since 2012, aimed at providing ongoing maintenance support for the Republic of Korea Air Force's (ROKAF) F-15 Eagles and F-16 Fighting Falcons
Rolls-Royce has recently entered into a long-term agreement with Azad Engineering for the manufacturing and supply of complex components intended for defence aircraft engines in India. The Hyderabad-based Azad Engineering is set to become part of the global supply chain for intricate category components designated for Rolls-Royces advanced aero engines