Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

The demonstration is intended to show that commercial satellites can connect via laser communications to the PWSA.

The full upgrade package, worth up to $7.3 billion, would raise Poland’s F-16C/Ds to the Block 70 standard, also known as the Viper configuration.

Boeing’s vast aerospace and defense portfolio will be tweaked and streamlined over time under new CEO and President Kelly Ortberg, the chief executive said.

California-based startup Natilus has announced plans to develop a 200-seat blended wing body (BWB) airliner targeting the underserved midmarket.

The launch took place from the company’s Launch Site One near Van Horn, East Texas.

SNC bested a team of L3Harris, Leidos and MAG Aerospace for the award.

The first of the three modified Bombardier G6000 aircraft flew in September.

Gunfire and explosions were heard at the company site west of Ankara.

The EU's first commissioner for defense and space wants closer alignment between the two activities, and has also signaled a willingness to shake up Europe’s approach to launchers.

During an earnings call, Hexcel’s management highlighted “new challenges and shortages” in the supply chain that are adversely affecting production rates.

The Trinity House Agreement, signed by UK Defense Secretary John Healey and his German counterpart Boris Pistorius, is being hailed as a “fundamental shift."

Lockheed-owned Sikorsky operates as a subcontractor to Turkish Aerospace Industries on the TUHP program.

A GA-ASI spokesman defended the company’s Increment 1 prototype, but did not criticize the remarks directly.

The draft rulemaking kicked off a firestorm among the eVTOL industry.

Cobalt-60 is a radioactive isotope of cobalt that generates heat as it decays.

Though Lockheed managed earnings of per share of $6.80, beating Wall Street’s expectations, sales declined 1% year-over-year to $17.1 billion.

GE Aerospace now expects Leap engine deliveries to be off 10% in 2024, more so than previous forecasts of same to 2023 or even up by 5%.

Sales in July-September rose 6% annually to $20.1 billion and earnings per share reached $1.45, ahead of Wall Street’s $1.34 consensus estimate.

Israel says it has finalized the paperwork with the U.S. to facilitate investments in its air defenses.

Saab has begun talks with Thailand to turn the country’s decision to buy more Gripen aircraft into a contract, says CEO Micael Johansson.

The two companies said they will cooperate on scenario planning.

Selected U.S. military contracts from the past week.

News in brief.

GE powering India’s next-gen missile vessel... MERCURY SYSTEMS providing data transfer systems for naval aircraft... VAST appoints new CFO...

The UAV, already known to the U.S. intelligence community as RA-1, was not visible.