Stealth -- or low-observable -- technology used to be rare on aircraft, only seen on the F-117 Nighthawk and B-2 Spirit, but it's the defining feature of an entire generation of fighter jets like the ...

Modern military aircraft not only fly fast and oftentimes carry heavy payloads, they can also virtually disappear. One of the biggest challenges in making this happen lies with concealing the engines, ...

The Airbus C295 Flight Test Bed 2 (FTB#2) successfully performed its flight campaign, testing a new semi-morphing wing, as well as on-ground structural tests of a novel composite outer wing box.

During the 2025 Airbus Summit, Airbus (Toulouse, France) provided an update on its future commercial aviation targets, including outlining potential technology bricks to prepare for a next-generation ...

The Acquisitions, Technology and Logistics Agency said it tested remote operation of drones using tablets from inside a helicopter and autonomous flight navigation. The Japan Ministry of Defence’s ...

What steps can be taken to mitigate lightning strikes on future aircraft designs? This is what a recent study published in IEEE Access hopes to address as a team of researchers investigated new ...

Electra has received a small research contract from the Army to mature hybrid-electric propulsion systems the company is developing for its ultra-short takeoff and landing (STOL) aircraft to advance ...

Registered N30FR, the JAI30 is a hydrogen-electric-powered uncrewed aircraft. Credit: Hunterbrook Media Joby Flies Hydrogen-Electric UAS Joby Aviation appears to have conducted an almost 9-hr. flight ...

China has been investing heavily in developing electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for what it calls its Low-Altitude Economy (LAE). According to reports by the non-profit Vertical ...

Credit: Victoria Moores Dutch Embraer E-Jet operator KLM Cityhopper sees potential to test innovative regional aircraft technologies on specific routes and potentially start a new sub-fleet of ...