Leonardo has signed a memorandum of understanding with Hynaero, a French startup, to develop the Fregate-F100, a potential European aircraft to combat wildfires.
Saab has selected a Nova Scotia-based company to establish a final assembly line in Canada if the Swedish manufacturer’s Gripen fighter wins an order from Ottawa.
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin a $694 million contract to restart production of the AGM-183A ARRW hypersonic missile after a three-year hiatus.
A new Hudson Institute study argues that an aerial refueling aircraft based on a medium-sized blended wing body design is a better option for the U.S. Air Force than the Boeing KC-46A or Airbus A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport.
The European Space Agency has signed contracts with Airbus and Thales Alenia Space to expand its fleet of Galileo positioning, navigation and timing satellites.
Virgin Galactic is set to ferry D1, the first of its newly built Delta class spaceplanes, from its Mesa, Arizona, assembly site to its Spaceport America operating base in New Mexico on Oct. 28.
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Sierra Space, the military and civil space spinoff of Sierra Nevada, on Oct. 26 announced the appointment of Daniel Gittsovich as chief financial officer.
Striving to establish a human deep space presence while maintaining a 26-year human presence in low Earth orbit after the ISS is deorbited, NASA is revising its science strategy to hasten the pursuits and improve affordability.
SITA agrees to buy CAE’s Flightscape crew and flight planning software for $500 million as both companies reposition their aviation operations portfolios.
Arda Industries has come out of stealth and unveiled a product it says uses AI to automate the creation of work instructions and engineering workflows in manufacturing.
The U.S. Air Force is moving forward on a push to broaden the supply base of its fighter jet engines, hosting an industry day in early November for its fighter engine recompetition effort.
Castelion announced Oct. 26 it will integrate its Blackbeard hypersonic missile onto the U.S. Air Force's F-16 under a contract modification from the AFRL.
European defense startup Helsing has unveiled a pair of interceptors as part of a new air defense push built around its artificial intelligence software.
The Republic of Singapore Air Force is balancing drone threats with crewed helicopters, using AI tools and exploring counter-drone systems to maintain air superiority.
