Electric aircraft startup Joby Aviation is to acquire U.S. defense contractor Resonant Sciences, a developer of radomes and antennas for radar, electronic warfare, communications and navigation, for $450 million in cash and $50 million in equity.
The Polish government has signed agreements with Boeing and Polish Armaments Group (PGZ) to enable in-country operational support and maintenance of its future Apache attack helicopter fleet.
AST SpaceMobile aims to deploy its first mid-band satellites early next year. It also now expects to reach a delayed milestone of 45 satellites in orbit.
Albany Engineered Composites (AEC) will provide a 3D-woven, composite aeroshell for the Lockheed Martin Next Generation Glide Body (NXGB), Lockheed announced on Aug. 10.
The launch window for Rocket Lab’s initial Neutron test flight this year is “narrowing" but the company is committed to getting the first article on the Wallops Island, Virginia, launchpad by year's end.
Lockheed Martin and L3Harris Technologies on Aug. 10 announced that they had completed a successful test for of the second stage solid rocket motor for the Next Generation Interceptor program.
The U.S. Army plans to adapt its XM913 50mm chain gun for counter-UAS, with new ammunition and systems showcased at the Space and Missile Defense Symposium.
Raytheon on Aug. 10 announced that it received a $745 million contract for its Standard Missile-3 Block IIA interceptor as part of the Pentagon’s broad push to increase its stock of air defenses.
DARPA is preparing to launch a new demonstrator program for a “revolutionary” hypersonic cruise missile, telling industry that the agency is seeking radical advances in speed, range and possibly altitude.
Idaho-based Titan Batteries says it stands to benefit from having its name in the running of contracts with companies involved in military drone orders.
The U.S. Army has awarded Siemens Government Technologies an $80 million contract to set up an advanced manufacturing facility for drone components at Anniston Army Depot in Alabama.
Rheinmetall plans to establish a systems integration facility for the Boeing MQ-28 Ghost Bat collaborative combat aircraft in Germany as part of a push to convince Berlin to adopt the system.
Geopolitical uncertainties have led defense planners to speed up decision cycles, Embraer CEO Francisco Gomes Neto says, as the Brazilian aircraft-maker looks to add to its backlog for the KC-390 tanker/transport.
The UK has launched a long-awaited tender to replace the BAE Systems Hawks jet trainers used for advanced training and by the Red Arrows aerobatic team.
The U.S. Marine Corps has ordered a new vehicle-mounted high-power microwave system from Epirus for point defense from drones as the Pentagon continues to expand its defensive systems for deployed troops.
