Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

The Combined Line Engineering facility at Lossiemouth, Scotland, has been built alongside the Atlantic Building.

PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) sees itself focusing on special-mission conversions for its CN-235 turboprop transport aircraft, as it looks to keep it relevant in the international market.

U.S. Special Operations Command now intends to buy a fleet of 62 of the L3Harris and Air Tractor aircraft.

Russia is making up to 116 billion rubles (about $1.3 billion) available for the startup, known as Bureau 1440, to deploy the global constellation.

The Norwegian Research Center has purchased two Windracers Ultra drones for Antarctic survey missions.

Thales is looking to begin industrialization of its Radio Frequency Directed Energy Weapon developed in the UK.

After launching 326 Earth observation satellites last year, more than 5,400 are due for launch over the coming decade, Debien said.

The EU has been urged to consider jump-starting a new Earth observation project in the face of fresh competition in the sector from SpaceX’s Starshield program.

Chinese company Zhongce Beifang Science and Technology is presenting a range of uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) to Indonesia, including its LM-10 loitering munition.

Airbus Helicopters UK has formally opened its new headquarters at London Oxford Airport, making what Chairman John Harrison calls a £55 million ($73 million) "investment not only in our infrastructure, but also in a better future."

The EU effort to create a sovereign satellite communications network, known as IRIS², should be unaffected by the exit of Thierry Breton from the EC, program backers say.

Textron Aviation presented its best and final offer of a new four-year labor contract to the machinists union Sept. 18, one which includes a 26% wage increase over the life of the contract. Union leaders recommend acceptance.

A key element of the ROKAF's force strengthening is the commitment to deploying the its growing fighter fleet alongside attritable uncrewed aircraft that will serve as loyal wingmen and force multipliers.

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The weapon has been designed under contract through a recently completed 2023 UK Defense Ministry contract.

The U.S. Space Force plans to incorporate optical crosslinks into its next wave of missile warning satellites for use in medium Earth orbit.

SoftBank Corp. and Intelsat have signed an R&D collaboration agreement to create a “Ubiquitous Network” terrestrial-satellite communications system.

The U.S. Air Force now has three Northrop Grumman B-21 bombers in test.

The service is close to identifying the launch providers eligible to send nearly 50 future national security missions to space.

The entire V-22 fleet is still limited in its operations, including a requirement that it stays within 30 min. of a divert location.

Vertical Aerospace says it has enough cash to make it into the second quarter (Q2) of 2025.

Initial findings from studies of space radiation measurements taken during NASA’s 2022 Artemis I lunar mission were published Sept. 18 in the journal Nature.

The two-stage rocket is already at its launch site in Andoya, Norway, and now entering the final test phases.

Seeing business cases solidifying, manufacturers are striving to keep production costs low.