With their capability to fly higher, farther, and more efficiently, jet engines have transformed air travel since their introduction. From its origins in the 1930s, the jet engine was a substantial ...

South Korea is moving from licensed fighter engines to a fully indigenous powerplant, committing $3.4 billion to a new ...

Thrust vectoring—essentially redirecting the plane’s exhaust flow—allows modern fighters to quickly change direction, giving ...

Fighter jet engines are complex machines that enable aircraft to reach incredible speeds. The modern fighter jet is defined by its engine, which accelerates a tremendous volume of air rearward that it ...

While the World War II era was the first time we saw fighter jet engines take to the sky, there were some earlier operational prototypes. Anselm Franz, an Austrian engineer, designed and fitted one of ...

In everyday operations, most takeoffs therefore use only the thrust required for that runway, weight, and weather, with extra ...

The global aviation industry is soaring to new heights lately, driven by rising aircraft deliveries, expanding airline fleets, and increasing demand for fuel-efficient, high-performance jet engines.

Producers of military jet engines are rolling out new lines of small turbofans, eyeing an expected boom in demand for uncrewed fighter aircraft. US propulsion suppliers Pratt & Whitney (P&W), GE ...

US propulsion start-up Beehive Industries has completed high-altitude testing of its developmental Frenzy turbojet and plans to begin flight trials in the first quarter of 2026.

Rolls-Royce aims to establish India as its third home market. The company plans significant investments in jet engines, naval ...