Ryan Finnerty

Special operations officials are affirming previously declared plans to field the Bell MV-75 tiltrotor but say it will not fully replace the Sikorsky MH-60 special mission variant. Much like the broader US Army, the elite 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment now plans to simultaneously operate its Sikorsky Black Hawk helicopters and the forthcoming Bell MV-75

The deal includes six firm orders and options for six more jets, with expected service entry in 2029. The privately operated International Test Pilot School (ITPS) in Canada has signed a deal with Italian airframer Leonardo covering the acquisition of up to 12 of the company’s latest trainer jets. Revealed on 26 May by Leonardo,

The uncrewed Quarterhorse Mk 2.1 reached a top speed of Mach 1.21. US aviation start-up Hermeus has logged its first-ever supersonic flight with one of the company's experimental Quarterhorse aircraft. Flying from Spaceport America in New Mexico, the Quarterhorse Mk 2.1 vehicle reached a top speed of Mach 2.1 over the US Army's White Sands

While preliminary, the move cements Saab's position as frontrunner for the Canadian AEW&C requirement and increases the possibility of Ottawa purchasing Gripen fighters. Canada has announced that Swedish airframer Saab is the country's preferred supplier for a new airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) platform for the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). Prime Minister Mark

The "speedline" will begin installing the Eagle Passive Active Warning Survivability System on F-15Es next month. The US Air Force (USAF) has established a rapid processing facility to install a new electronic warfare protection system on its fleet of Boeing F-15E strike fighters. The "speedline" is located at Robbins AFB in the US state of

The Australia-built Ghost Bat completed three flights from a US naval air station in Central California. Boeing and the Royal Australian Air Force have logged the first flight outside Australia of the new MQ-28 Ghost Bat autonomous tactical jet. An MQ-28 Block I completed three flights from the Point Mugu Naval Air Station on the

External hardpoints on the bomber's lower fuselage could carry long-range hypersonic missiles. Engineers at Boeing are advancing design work to repurpose decomissioned weapons stations for the US Air Force's B-1B Lancer supersonic bombers. The project aims to certify the new Load Adaptable Modular (LAM) multi-use weapons pylon for attachment to six external hardpoints that already

The deal would establish a partnership between Canadian and Ukrainian manufacturers to supply Kyiv with uncrewed weapon systems. The governments of Canada and Ukraine have signed an agreement to manufacture Ukrainian military drones in North America. Announced on 29 May at the annual CANSEC defence and security conference in Ottawa, the deal establishes a partnership

The firm is pitching the Pentagon on small, ultra-agile rotor-driven drones that have proven a cheap and effective method for Ukrainian forces to defend against larger attack platforms. As many as 80% of military strikes in the four-year Russia-Ukraine war have been carried out by drones, according to the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense. Small, uncrewed

The service is transitioning its fleet of vertical take-off and landing "jump jets" to the Lockheed Martin F-35B. Wednesday 3 June will mark a seminal milestone in the aviation world: the end of Harrier jump jet operations in the USA. The US Marine Corps (USMC) has been holding a week-long series of events in North