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Apr 30, 2024
Swiss electric propulsion developer H55 has announced the commercialization and opening of the orderbook for the Bristell B23 Energic.
Apr 27, 2024
Leonardo diverted the latest new-build TH-73A Thrasher training helicopter for the U.S. Navy for display at the Army Aviation Association of America summit.
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Aircraft & Propulsion
May 08, 2024
The U.S. Army’s Future Long Range Assault Aircraft recently completed a preliminary design review, with the tiltrotor incorporating special-operations tweaks.
May 08, 2024
U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command is looking at near-term remedies for keeping its Bell Boeing CV-22 fleet healthy as it returns to flight
May 08, 2024
The Republic of Singapore Air Force has suffered its first F-16 write-off since 2004 after a Lockheed Martin F-16 Blk. 52 crashed shortly after takeoff.
May 07, 2024
Central to Italy’s defense plans are expeditionary capabilities that allow forces to deploy rapidly, operate across different domains and collaborate effectively with allied forces, which includes equipping the flagship Cavour aircraft carrier with a fleet of F-35B aircraft.
May 07, 2024
With the U.S. Army’s cancellation of the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft program, U.S. Special Operations Command is reviewing its A/MH-6 helicopter fleet
Space
May 08, 2024
The service modules for NASA’s first six Artemis Moon-mission Orion crew capsules are relying on propulsion from refurbished Orbital Maneuvering Systems.
May 08, 2024
Suborbital space tourism company Virgin Galactic is eyeing a 2028 entry-into-service for its next new mothership.
May 08, 2024
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams will remain at Kennedy Space Center while ULA repairs their ride to space, the first Atlas V to launch crew.
May 07, 2024
China has completed the first launch of the Long March 6C rocket, a new variant of the Long March 6A rocket.
May 07, 2024
A fully costed, decade-long spending plan from the Australian Defense Department lays out its priorities in the coming years.
Missile Defense & Weapons
May 07, 2024
A fully costed, decade-long spending plan from the Australian Defense Department lays out its priorities in the coming years.
May 06, 2024
The Pentagon for the first time provided additional information on May 6 on what systems it is buying under a new initiative called Replicator.
May 02, 2024
The U.S. Army plans to begin acquisition of a new counter uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) for the Middle East.
May 02, 2024
Additional funding finally approved by Congress in a supplemental bill last month will allow the U.S. Army to ramp up needed Patriot interceptor production.
Apr 30, 2024
Elbit Systems has announced a $50 million contract from an unspecified international customer for its new Red Sky very short-range air defense system.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare
May 08, 2024
The main surprise in the defense microelectronics manufacturer Mercury Systems' third-quarter fiscal 2024 earnings report was a net loss of $44.6 million,.
May 08, 2024
The acquisition of Aerovel and the company’s Flexrotor UAS moves the U.S. subsidiary of the European aerospace giant into a hotly competitive market segment.
May 07, 2024
Data analytics firm Palantir posted a record net Q1 profit of $106 million and revenue of $634.3 million, exceeding Wall Street’s expectations.
Apr 23, 2024
Merlin and MIT Lincoln Laboratory are integrating the next-generation collision-avoidance system for uncrewed aircraft into the Merlin Pilot flight system.
Apr 16, 2024
The Air Force will receive a classified directed energy system last among the three armed services participating in the High Energy Laser Scaling Initiative.
Supply chain
May 02, 2024
With Saab facing significant headwinds in large western markets, recent news indicates that the company has set its sights on smaller prospective deals elsewhere in the world.
May 01, 2024
Leonardo DRS beat Wall Street’s expectations in terms of both sales and profitability in the first quarter.
Apr 30, 2024
Defense contractor Leidos sees growing opportunities in a geopolitically fraught world.
Apr 26, 2024
Boeing has bought back the St. Louis defense aircraft factory it once owned but was most recently under the GKN Aerospace brand.
Apr 26, 2024
L3Harris (LHX) posted better-than-expected results in the first quarter.
Budget, Policy & Operations
May 08, 2024
The Republic of Singapore Air Force has suffered its first F-16 write-off since 2004 after a Lockheed Martin F-16 Blk. 52 crashed shortly after takeoff.
May 07, 2024
Central to Italy’s defense plans are expeditionary capabilities that allow forces to deploy rapidly, operate across different domains and collaborate effectively with allied forces, which includes equipping the flagship Cavour aircraft carrier with a fleet of F-35B aircraft.
May 07, 2024
Turkey is offering to expand its aerospace collaboration with Malaysia, including on the new Kaan fighter project.
May 07, 2024
A fully costed, decade-long spending plan from the Australian Defense Department lays out its priorities in the coming years.
May 06, 2024
The Pentagon’s push to adopt more commercial communications systems is raising concerns with the DOD's largest provider of resilient communications,