Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

The Czech Air Force has received the first two of a planned 20 new Bell H-1-model helicopters as the air arm modernizes its fleet.

The Western Australia Police Force acquisition of the five-bladed Airbus H145 is part of a state-funded upgrade of its air wing.

China’s AutoFlight is claiming a world first with the formation flight of three prototypes of its planned Prosperity 1 air taxi.

Boeing is generating cash and on the way to meeting key promises made to investors, top managers asserted July 26.

Turkey has launched the production phase of an upgrade program for the country’s long-serving F-16s.

Lt. Gen. Stephen Whiting is President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the four-year-old command.

President Joe Biden has tapped Gen. David Allvin to become the next Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force.

The contract award is targeted at tests of a nuclear thermal rocket engine vehicle in space by 2027.

Crane Aerospace & Electronics is to collaborate with Heart Aerospace to define the power distribution system for the Swedish startup’s planned ES-30 electric regional airliner.

Hungary has taken delivery of the first two of 16 Airbus Helicopters H225Ms on order.

Final trials before the inaugural flight of the Ariane 6 launcher saw ESA engineers perform an extensive assessment with the combined test model.

Madrid has approved spending on a new fleet of Airbus-built UAS for the Spanish Army and Air Force.

No strangers to extraterrestrial materials, the ARES team at NASA’s Johnson Space Center are preparing to receive materials gathered from the asteroid Bennu.

U.S. startup Electra.aero has secured an investment from Statkraft Ventures, a fund that specializes in energy transition and clean technology.

Colorado-based vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) startup XTI Aircraft has announced a reverse merger with real-time location services provider Inpixon.

Thales said July 25 it will buy a U.S.-based data and applications cybersecurity company called Imperva for $3.6 billion.

NASA has selected 11 U.S. companies to develop advanced technologies for long-term exploration of the Moon and space.

The Pentagon is sending additional Patriot and National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (NASAMS) munitions to Ukraine.

Raytheon has filed two pre-award protests against the Dual Band Decoy program since May 12 with the U.S. Government Accountability Office.

India’s hunt for a new medium transport aircraft (MTA) has attracted interest from Airbus, Embraer and Lockheed Martin.

Russia’s harassment of U.S. aircraft continues over Syria, this time with an Su-35 fighter damaging an MQ-9 Reaper UAV, forcing it to land.

The U.S. Army awarded Dynetics a $351 million contract in 2019 to produce the first 20 CHGBs, and the deal included an option for a follow-on order.

The UK Royal Navy’s newest aircraft carrier, HMS Prince of Wales, has returned to sea after nine months of repairs.

Shares of RTX, formerly known as Raytheon Technologies, dove 14% per-share during regular trading July 25.

Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Błaszczak revealed in May that his government was in advanced talks to obtain early warning aircraft from Sweden.