Aerospace

Days after France said it was working to rapidly press the Airbus A400M airlifter into firefighting duty, the French government said it had commenced those operations over the weekend.

Roboze has received Airbus' qualification for its Argo 500 Hyperspeed production system and Ultem 9085 filament, the Italy-based company announced.

The specialist in space nuclear micropower is demontrating how cubesats could one day be powered with radioisotopes.

UK zero-emission flights; Sikorsky VTOL Nomad; autonomous freighters; and hybrid-power cargo eVTOL.

STANDARDAERO was selected by GE Aerospace to build, maintain and overhaul CT7-2E1s at Gosport for 23 AW149 helicopters for UK MOD under NMH program; deal calls for 46 engines, plus spares, spare parts and long-term support.

MTU AERO ENGINES, which holds 15-18% stake in GTF, says it secured engine orders worth US$500m at Farnborough.

IBM agreed to acquire HRL LABORATORIES, CA (technology R&D) from Boeing and GM.

COLLINS AEROSPACE earned $1.3b on $8.2b sales in 2Q26 vs $1.2b on $7.6b in 2Q25; civil aftermarket rose 10%.

LOCKHEED MARTIN AERONAUTICS earned $760m on $8.1b sales in 2Q26 vs $98m loss on $7.4b in 2Q25. It delivered 28 aircraft (19 F-35s; two F-16s; seven C-130Js)/16 helicopters vs 54 (50 F-35s; three F-16s; C-130J)/24 a year ago.

PRATT & WHITNEY earned $738m on $8.9b sales in 2Q26 vs $492m on $7.6b in 2Q25; higher sales were driven by a 25% increase in commercial aftermarket. It delivered 850 engines (260 large commercial) vs 788 (227) a year ago.

DE HAVILLAND CANADA announced Twin Otter Re-Life STC portfolio, that include modifications to the wing box, flight controls, nacelles, and fuselage, horizontal stabilizer and vertical stabilizer, to increase aircraft's service life.

PELICO was selected by Boeing to provide its Manufacturing Orchestration Platform as a single, AI-enabled workspace to help reduce depot cycle time, improve fleet availability and make aircraft delivery performance more predictable.

ZeroAvia’s senior leadership still believes future zero-emissions flight will be fueled by hydrogen.

London Gatwick Airport launches robot parking service in August, using autonomous vehicles to park cars and streamline passenger experience.

Lufthansa Technik and Safran establish landing gear partnership as the Airbus A350 fleet approaches its first round of heavy checks.

As Boeing prepares for change incorporation on the early-build 777-9 fleet, Emirates says it will refuse to accept the airline’s first 10 airframes.

JetZero adds two more airline partners and explores billions in U.S. manufacturing support as engine selection moves into new phase.

Flight tests are to validate performance characteristics of the open fan engine and long, thin wing.