Emergency beacon supplier ACR Group on Feb. 24 announced an agreement to acquire avionics manufacturer FreeFlight Systems of Irving, Texas, for an undisclosed amount.
SpaceX is prepared for the final launch of its initial NASA commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station. The mission supports science and technology initiatives that range from culturing human heart tissue for transplant to conserving the water used to shower without diminishing the cleanup experience.
Korean Air is preparing a design for a full-scale technology demonstrator for a reconnaissance and attack drone that officials close to the program think could be ready for service around 2030.
BAE Systems is working at building up a low-profile Australian business in high-frequency radio technology, a key aim being to export skywave over-the-horizon radars.
The ruling clears the U.S. Air Force to solicit a bid from Textron for one to three AT-6s to be delivered to Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, to support the Light Attack Experiment Phase III.
“We see numerous companies that are pushing really cool technology that has a chance to really change the world,” Air Force acquisition executive Will Roper says.
U.S.-operated F-35s, which already are equipped with a system that prevents controlled flight into terrain, also will be protected against air-to-air collisions.
Azerbaijan looks set to become a customer of Leonardo’s M-346 advanced jet trainer following the signing of agreements between Azeri and Italian ministers.
A logistics division of German rail operator Deutsche Bahn and a venture fund established by Japan Airlines have joined Volocopter’s Series C funding round.
BAE Systems Chairman Sir Roger Carr has described the company’s planned acquisitions of Collins’ Aerospace Military Global Positioning System and Raytheon’s Airborne Tactical Radios business as being at the “sweet spot” of the company’s strategic ambition.
Making Airbus the Spanish lead for the development of the European Future Combat Air System would have relegated Spanish industry to “tasks of lower added value,” Indra’s chairman and CEO says.
China will launch a prototype of its new crewed spacecraft in April, the government’s Xinhua news agency reported, two months after the rocket to be used for the mission returned to service following a 2017 failure.
The first depot maintenance job on a Pratt & Whitney F135 module outside the U.S. has been performed by TAE Aerospace, the Australian company that is supporting the engine in the Asia-Pacific region.
Australia and Boeing are declining to disclose exactly where the company and its suppliers are building prototypes for the Airpower Teaming System (ATS), a loyal-wingman drone program that could lead to production of at least hundreds of units.
