The recent flight of Europe’s Ariane 6 flagship launcher, in its most powerful 4-booster configuration, marked the renewal of ...

An air-launched missile-carrying uncrewed aircraft developed by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems for DARPA’s LongShot project has been designated the X-68A ahead of flight tests expected by ...

Tests included wind tunnel evaluations and demonstrations of the parachute recovery and weapons-release systems.

Hydrogen technologies and a hybridised narrowbody engine are likely to be included in Clean Aviation’s next call for proposals, due to be released in early 2026, although whether flight testing will ...

The first flight test for the X-68A was originally set to begin in December of 2023, Breaking Defense previously reported.

Northrop Grumman used its Beacon autonomous testbed, announced in June, to accelerate development of the Project Talon autonomous drone offering for the U.S. Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft ...

The FAA has established a regulatory framework and launched the eVTOL Integration Pilot Program (eIPP) to accelerate the early integration and real-world testing of electric air taxis, potentially ...

At some point in the next 12 months, a freshly-painted A380 will arrive in Toulouse ready for Airbus to begin a series of modifications that will eventually leave it looking like no other superjumbo ...

Between the life stages of a drone being designed and hitting the market, there is a lot that needs to happen. For that aircraft to be flown with confidence, one of the first critical steps is flying ...