SINGAPORE—China conducted the first flight of a domestically developed 3D-printed turbojet engine in November 2025, marking a milestone toward mass-producing lower-cost jet engines for applications such as uncrewed aircraft and missiles. Developed by the Hunan Aviation Powerplant Research Institute...

Astro Mechanica's engine operates in three distinct modes: Mode 1 uses an electric motor to spin the "blisk" – a bladed disk the company makes in-house that acts as the compressor/turbofan instead of traditional fan blades – without active combustion, perfect for efficient ground operations and subsonic flight. Mode 2 introduces turbojet combustion, propelling the aircraft past the speed ...

There are a lot of different aircraft, and they all use a variety of engines from different engine manufacturers. Two of the more commonly used engines are turbofan and turbojet engines. They have a lot of similarities, such as their function of sucking in ...

Chinese scientists from the Taihang National Laboratory, an aerospace research instituted located in southwest region of the country, have completed ground tests on a new superfast turbojet engine. According to reports, the new engine incorporates ...

Recently, the Russian defense industry introduced a new jet engine called "Izdeliye 177" (Product 177) for the fifth-generation Su-57 Felon fighter jet. The prototype of the new engine has already made its first test flight on the Su-57.

Is it possible to build a world-class air force on engines that crack, stall, and occasionally threaten to self-destruct mid-flight? For decades, China’s answer seemed to be a reluctant yes until a convergence of science, strategy, and sheer persistence ...

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: KTOS), a technology company in Defense, National Security and Global Markets, today announced that Technical Directions, Inc. (TDI), a business unit within ...

Boom Supersonic is putting its engine technology to work on the ground to power the AI boom, and help fund development of its full-size Overture aircraft.