ArianeGroup will look to cut its workforce by 2,300 workers over the next four years as the European rocket company tries to transition into profitable operations of its new Ariane 6 space launcher.
Elbit Systems has been awarded a $167 million contract from an undisclosed Asia-Pacific country for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) to supply aerial ISTAR.
British aerospace and defense pyrotechnics provider Chemring said Nov. 15 that it will divest some explosives business lines in Derby, UK, and Florida.
Aviation Week Network has announced the winners of its 62nd Annual Laureate Awards, recognizing extraordinary achievements in the global aerospace arena.
Investigators probing the first-ever crash of a Leonardo AW169 twin-engine medium helicopter shortly after takeoff from a British football stadium are focusing on the aircraft’s anti-torque control system.
The U.S. Defense Department on Nov. 14 awarded Lockheed Martin a roughly $22 billion undefinitized contract to deliver 255 F-35 aircraft for all three services in the 12th low-rate initial production (LRIP) lot, as well as aircraft for several international customers in Lots 12, 13 and 14.
A German national study into the country’s Future Combat Air System (FCAS) has concluded that a system of systems with a so-called command fighter at its heart is the best solution for Germany’s long-term combat aviation needs.
The potential new HASC leader says one of his top goals in the next Congress is to “reset” the Trump administration’s $1.2 trillion nuclear modernization plan.
Chinese freight company SF Express plans to use pilotless Avic Y-5B biplanes, based on a 70-year-old Soviet design, in an air delivery setup to be running by 2023.
Russian central aerohydrodynamic institute TsAGI has assisted in development of a floatplane version of the Czech L-410UVP-E20 turboprop utility aircraft.
A future fleet of USAF light attack aircraft could be fitted with an exportable datalink in a bid to boost interoperability with developing air forces.
