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Aug- 2025 -

29 August

Air

SNC Rolls Out ‘Only’ Trainer Jet Built for Carrier Deck Touch-and-Go

Sierra Nevada Corporation has introduced the Freedom Trainer jet, its entry in the US Navy’s Undergraduate Jet Training System competition.

26 August

Air

Rojoef Manuel

Pratt & Whitney Clinches $2.8B Deal for F-35 Engines

Pratt & Whitney has signed a contract worth up to $2.8 billion to build engines for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.

Jul- 2025 -

18 July

Air

Shown is a graphical artist rendering of the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) Platform. The rendering highlights the Air Force’s sixth generation fighter, the F-47. The NGAD Platform will bring lethal, next-generation technologies to ensure air superiority for the Joint Force in any conflict. (U.S. Air Force graphic)

Rojoef Manuel

Next-Gen US Fighter Jet Engine Program Postponed to 2030 Amid Supply Chain Strain

The US Air Force’s engine prototype for the Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion (NGAP) program has been delayed by more than two years and now will not be completed before the end of the decade.

Jun- 2025 -

30 June

Air

KF-21 Boramae fighter jet. Photo: Korea Aerospace Industries

Rojoef Manuel

S.Korea Orders 80 Hanwha Engines for Boramae Jets

Hanwha Aerospace has received a contract to supply propulsion systems for South Korea’s KF-21 Boramae fifth-generation combat aircraft.

25 June

Air

An Indian Air Force HAL Tejas takes flight during Tarang Shakti 24 Phase II at Jodhpur Air Force Station, Rajasthan, India, Sept. 6, 2024. Throughout TS24 Phase II, the Indian Air Force hosts a total of 28 countries, some of which are participating in and some of which are observing the multinational exercise aimed at strengthening partnerships that enhance a shared vision of a free and open indo-pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Sabrina Fuller-Judd)

Rojoef Manuel

Indian Air Force to Get Six Tejas Jets by March 2026: HAL Chief

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited has verified the supply of at least six Tejas multirole combat aircraft to the Indian Air Force in March next year, addressing military concerns over the program’s setback in shipments.

May- 2025 -

12 May

Air

Navy team members facilitate instrumentation setup during a recent load test as part of the collaborative effort between the Common Aviation Support Equipment program office (PMA-260) and Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) to revitalize the T-10 Test Cell Facility that will enable engine testing in a noise-suppressed environment at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md. (U.S. Navy photo)

Rojoef Manuel

US Navy Revamps Aircraft Cell Engine Testing Lab in Maryland

The US Navy has announced the renovation of a noise-suppressed aircraft cell engine testing facility in Patuxent River, Maryland.

9 May

Air

Juster Domingo

UK Taps Rolls-Royce for Typhoon Aircraft Engine Maintenance

Rolls-Royce has signed a five-year contract with the UK to maintain and service the Royal Air Force's Typhoon aircraft.

Feb- 2025 -

21 February

Air

Christine Casimiro

Pratt & Whitney Clinches $1.5B F-22 Engine Sustainment Deal

RTX subsidiary Pratt & Whitney has clinched a $1.5-billion contract to sustain the US Air Force’s F-22 Raptor stealth fighter jet’s engines.

Jan- 2025 -

28 January

Air

Joe Saballa

RTX, General Electric Land $3.5B Deal for USAF Next-Gen Fighter Jet Engines

RTX and General Electric have been awarded landmark contracts worth $7 billion to advance the US Air Force's Next-Generation Adaptive Propulsion program.

Oct- 2024 -

3 October

Air