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Round the world on hydrogen; first-responder VTOL competition; stop-fold tiltrotor; another Chinese eVTOL.

Manufacturers of radars, missiles and system integrators should see a near-decade of exceptional volume and demand.

The running daily average of grounded aircraft—most of them Airbus A320neo-family variants—is expected to be around 350 through 2026.

A new contract awarded to Raytheon aims to expand the application and understanding of high-power microwave weapons beyond capabilities now entering service.

Raytheon has been awarded a $20 million contract to develop an advanced multi-chip package for use in airborne, maritime and ground sensors.

The company has launched a bid to replace the Honeywell Integrated Power Package with a new system offering greater cooling capacity.

RTX closed out 2023 strongly as its fourth-quarter earnings beat Wall Street’s expectations.

The startup details the Quarterhorse flight-test plan as concept design work accelerates for the follow-on Darkhorse hypersonic cruiser.

The agency and airframer are overcoming atmospheric and technical challenges to see how sustainable aviation fuel affects emissions and contrails.

Phil Jasper will become president of Raytheon, with longtime leader Wes Kremer leaving the position Jan. 7, the company has said.

More companies are likely to need a strong focus on operations to execute challenging business initiatives.

The award to Raytheon/MBDA joint venture Comlog will supply GEM-T missiles to Germany, the Netherlands, Romania, and Spain initially, although NATO says other Patriot users are expected “to benefit from the conditions of the contract.”

As the first U.S. hypersonic weapons enter service, defense officials are searching for new ideas for high-speed propulsion and to dramatically reduce prices.

German lawmakers have approved €3 billion ($3.3 billion) in spending for the procurement of some 1,900 missiles.

Industry titans will continue to sell off businesses, and private equity will continue to play a central role.

If 2023 is any indication, 2024 could be a yearlong Festivus in the supply chain.

Heir apparent Chris Calio to take over sprawling aerospace and defense giant.

Chris Calio will become the next CEO of RTX, arguably the world’s largest aerospace and defense company by annual sales, on May 2, 2024.

L3Harris Technologies is adding two members to its board of directors, including a former CEO of erstwhile Raytheon, a deal with activist investor D.E. Shaw.

The coming year is shaping up to be even better than 2023 for aerospace and defense companies with both cash flow and profitability looking robust.

Safran may take the Italian government to court after Rome blocked its purchase of Collins Aerospace's actuation and flight control systems business from RTX.

Austria plans to expand its ground-based air defense capabilities with the procurement of a long-range (more than 50-km) system.

The Italian government is exercising its “Golden Power” to thwart the deal, citing the unit’s continued support for the multi-nation Eurofighter program.

WAAS is undergoing a major upgrade and preparing to incorporate the Pentagon’s new L5 civil signal for aviation safety services.

Oslo says it wants to increase its number of Nasams batteries and improve versatility by adding new weapons options to the system.