Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

Founded in 2017, Daytona Beach, Florida-based VerdeGo is already working to certify the 185-kW VH-3.

The Los Angeles-based company, founded in 2016, provides metal additive manufacturing services and has developed its own 3D printers and design software.

The facility is located in Sumter, South Carolina, and operated by Ara’s portfolio company e-VAC (VAC).

Lloyd Austin, the U.S. Defense Secretary, spoke with reporters following the meeting.

It was the spacecraft’s third successful mission, clocking a total of about 545 days.

News in brief.

HUNGARY’s first C-390 delivered... RAYTHEON gets $405m F135 spares award... RED CAT closes acquisition of FLIGHTWAVE...

Latin America may be on the verge—or even in the midst of—a generational overhaul of military aviation, as operators are rife with aging fleets that will need replacing as soon as budgets allow.

Lockheed announced the deal in conjunction with the Egypt International Airshow.

The Denver-based startup is developing a “transpiration-cooled” thermal protection system and an optical-fiber temperature sensor system.

The Belgium-based company was established in 2018.

Such activities are intended to advance science and technology, underscore U.S. leadership in the space domain and enrich the space economy.

The discussions are still at an early stage, said Adam Hodges, head of business development for Boeing’s vertical lift program.

“New threats require action,” the Dutch government says, also announcing it will spend money on helicopters, tanks and warships in addition to the F-35 JSF buy.

The Australian government has signed a contract with Kongsberg Defense & Aerospace to acquire the Joint Strike Missile (JSM) for the RAAF's F-35A fleet.

Europe has now retired its Vega light launcher after the final mission that lofted the Copernicus Sentinel-2C Earth-observation satellite into orbit.

News in brief.

HONEYWELL completes purchase of CAES... GERMANY achieves IOC for IRIS-T SLM... BELL delivers 505 to Brazilian luxury car dealer...

Under the new rule, uncrewed aircraft system operators will be able to obtain temporary frequency assignments.

Helix started life as an automotive combustion engine consultancy business.

Army pilots scored an alarmingly high 2.01 flight mishap rate per 100,000 flight hours through the first 10 months of fiscal 2024.

Formerly named Starburst Aerospace, the accelerator launched in 2012 with the aim of fostering and investing in aerospace startups.

The Jacklyn is a 380-ft.-long, 200-ft.-wide specialized barge.

Starliner is to undock from the nine-person ISS on Sept. 6 at 6:04 p.m. EDT.

Now, with NGAD on hold, the Air Force looks to speedrun through a review of that work.