Boom Overture, Supersonic Flight

Supersonic Flight: Can Boom Overture Finally Revive an Idea Once Grounded by Economics and Reality?

Since the last Concorde touched down for the final time in 2003, commercial aviation has operated at a curious standstill. Despite half a century of technological progress — lighter materials, more efficient engines, digital avionics, optimization software, and ever‑greater global...
CH-47 Chinook, Bell V-280 Valor Redefines Long-Range Air Assault

CH-47 Chinook Faces an Uncertain Future Bell’s V-280 Valor Redefines Long-Range Air Assault and Indo-Pacific Operations

The United States Army has embarked on the most sweeping transformation of its aviation fleet in decades, yet one of its most iconic aircraft remains without a clear successor. The venerable Boeing CH-47 Chinook, a tandem-rotor heavy-lift helicopter that first...
Boeing T-7A Red Hawk

T-7A Red Hawk Faces $2 Billion Losses Air Force Weighs Critical Full-Rate Production Pressure

The Boeing T-7A Red Hawk was envisioned as a transformational leap for United States Air Force pilot training—a digitally engineered jet designed from the ground up to prepare aviators for fifth-generation warfare. Instead, the program has evolved into a multibillion-dollar...
Boeing 787 Dreamliner

India Signals Potential Boeing Aircraft Orders Worth Up to $80 Billion Under US Trade Framework

India could be preparing to deliver Boeing one of the largest single-country aircraft order pipelines in the company’s history, following the announcement of a new interim trade framework between New Delhi and Washington. According to recent statements by Indian Commerce...
F-35 Lightning II

F-35 Cost to Produce Has Increased Over Last Three Years, Adding New Pressure on US and Allied Defense Budgets Amid Inflation and Delays

The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is one of the most ambitious military aviation programs ever undertaken, both in technological scope and in international scale. Conceived as a single, stealthy, networked fighter that could replace a wide range of aging...
F-35

Lockheed Martin vs Airbus: How US and European Defense Priorities Shape Military Aircraft Output

Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Airbus, and Northrop Grumman dominate the Western aerospace and defense industry as the only manufacturers capable of designing and producing complete, frontline military aircraft at scale. France’s Dassault Aviation and the UK’s BAE Systems are also major...
Gulfstream G700 Exterior

US–Canada Aircraft Certification Row Deepens as FAA Backs Trump, Putting Global Aviation Safety Norms Under Strain

The simmering dispute between the United States and Canada over aircraft certification has escalated sharply, injecting political tension into a process long regarded as sacrosanct in global aviation safety. At the center of the controversy are two new US-made business...