In an age of fifth-generation fighters, stealth drones, and hypersonic weapons, the continued relevance of a 1950s-era bomber ...

Electric aircraft propulsion specialist Wright Electric is preparing to begin ground testing with the M2500 electric engine ...

This is the first time anyone in the United States has flown a reusable hypersonic rocket plane since the last flight of the ...

Wright Electric has completed a test stand designed to enable the startup’s WM2500 2-megawatt-class electric propulsion ...

A Norwegian start-up is hoping its small electric-powered ducted-fan engine for unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) can spearhead a ...

The Kaan program is at the heart of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s vision to make Turkey a major defense supplier.

WASHINGTON — Rocket propulsion startup Ursa Major Technologies has secured a $28.5 million contract from the U.S. Air Force ...

We recently covered the XF-108 Rapier, a proposed interceptor aircraft that was ... With two General Electric J79 engines on board, each offering 17,000 pounds of thrust, the A-5 was capable ...

The use of the engine will expand the potential of aircraft in terms of range and altitude. This is ensured by increased thrust up to 14 thousand kgf in take-off mode and reduced fuel consumption by 6 ...

Launched from Roc, Stratolaunch’s massive carrier aircraft boasting a record-breaking 385-foot wingspan, the Talon-A2 drone ...

The XF-108 was expected to be able to reach altitudes of 80,000 feet, which would have made the Rapier one of the highest-flying aircraft ... the high-thrust engines were necessary.