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Apr 22, 2024
Turkey’s indigenous aircraft developments have been bolstered by contracts from the country’s military and government agencies.
Apr 22, 2024
The service has been relying on the X-62 Variable In-flight Simulator Test Aircraft (VISTA).
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Aircraft & Propulsion
Apr 25, 2024
Boeing will in the coming weeks deliver the first procurement the heavy-lift CH-47F Block II Chinook helicopters to the U.S. Army.
Apr 25, 2024
The rebranding includes a new logo, the Bombardier Mach, which artistically depicts the silhouette of an aircraft breaking the sound barrier.
Apr 24, 2024
The U.S. Army within the past few weeks ran a GE Aerospace T901 engine on Sikorsky’s Raider X prototype to evaluate it.
Apr 24, 2024
Anduril and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems will continue to design the first increment of the collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) for the U.S. Air Force.
Apr 24, 2024
The Japanese military plans to significantly expand its air refueling fleet.
Space
Apr 24, 2024
China's National Space Administration has selected six payloads developed by seven international partners to be part of the Chang’e 7 mission to the Moon.
Apr 23, 2024
The NASA Voyager 1’s mission engineers report continued progress toward restoring the transmission of scientific data to Earth from a distant human-made object.
Apr 22, 2024
The FAA gave Varda Space permission to launch in June 2023 without a reentry license, and the regulator does not want to repeat the situation.
Apr 22, 2024
The approx. $120 million NASA Earth science campaign aims to bring airborne scientific insight to environmental concerns and is set to unfold over 2026 to 2029.
Apr 18, 2024
Aalto HAPS has purchased Ampirus Technologies’ 450 Wh/kg SiMaxx lithium-ion cells for its stratospheric Zephyr UAV.
Missile Defense & Weapons
Apr 24, 2024
The Australian Defense Department has signed an A$500 million contract with Lockheed Martin Australia to build the Joint Air Battle Management System.
Apr 23, 2024
Lockheed Martin has announced a $100 million reach forward loss on an early production lot of a classified missile program with a fixed-price contract.
Apr 23, 2024
MBDA Storm Shadow air-launched cruise missiles are at the heart of a major new transfer of defense equipment to Ukraine pledged by the UK.
Apr 22, 2024
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has taken over operations of its new missile defense radar in Alaska, which is also tracking objects on orbit for the Space Force.
Apr 22, 2024
Spanish defense firm Grupo Oesia will support production of components for Patriot Advanced Capability — 3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) weapons.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare
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.
Apr 15, 2024
Boeing has been awarded a $139.5 million contract to enhance the Royal Australian Air Force P-8A Poseidon with the Increment 3 Blk. 2 upgrade.
Apr 11, 2024
A series of DARPA programs since 2016 have demonstrated the reliability of the “formal methods” coding approach on quadcopters and other UAS.
Apr 03, 2024
Northrop Grumman announced an agreement to apply EpiSci’s Tactical AI software in the architecture for “advanced autonomous solutions.”
Supply chain
Apr 15, 2024
French Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu says France could take over production facilities, if needed.
Apr 08, 2024
The award represents a breakthrough into solid rocket propulsion for Ursa Major, and comes as the Pentagon faces a major shortfall in SRM production capacity.
Mar 26, 2024
Boeing's MQ-28 Ghost Bat final assembly facility will open in 2027 in Toowoomba, Queensland.
Mar 25, 2024
Airbus Defense and Space announced March 25 that it has entered into an agreement to purchase Cologne-based cyber security outfit Infodas.
Mar 21, 2024
Aerospace Corporation is immediately relocating its headquarters from El Segundo, California, to Chantilly, Virginia.
Budget, Policy & Operations
Apr 25, 2024
Boeing will in the coming weeks deliver the first procurement the heavy-lift CH-47F Block II Chinook helicopters to the U.S. Army.
Apr 24, 2024
The prospect of scaling up the use of contracted refueling services could hinder Air Mobility Command’s ability to complete proficiency and combat training.
Apr 24, 2024
The Pentagon is surging a major $1 billion tranche of aid to Ukraine.
Apr 24, 2024
A lack of funding is putting pressure on USAF plans to field an advanced new tanker in the 2030s and limiting upgrades for a follow-on purchase of KC-46As.
Apr 24, 2024
The Australian Defense Department has signed an A$500 million contract with Lockheed Martin Australia to build the Joint Air Battle Management System.