Aircraft & Propulsion

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Japan’s Terra Drones has acquired its second stake in a Ukrainian manufacturer of interceptor drones.

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Two U.S. Navy MQ-4C Tritons suffered catastrophic mishaps within three weeks in April.

Israel’s Elbit Systems has opened a facility to produce uncrewed aircraft systems in Romania.

Firestorm Labs raised $82 million to scale up production and fielding of its xCell containerized manufacturing system, which enables 3D printing of drones

KAI and Bell Textron have signed a pact to collaborate on the development of South Korea’s Next-Generation High-Speed Medium Utility Helicopter.

After a 4.5-year delay, flight testing for the MQ-25 is making progress, and Boeing is developing a variant with longer endurance.

The Royal Brunei Air Force has recently started investing more in uncrewed capabilities, including logistics supply drones that can quickly and cost-effectively deliver critical supplies.

One major American UAS provider is going ahead and making promises to investors and suppliers alike that the U.S. industry will grow.

The U.S. Navy needs to move forward with fielding a next-generation fighter to keep carrier-based air superiority going ahead, Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao says.

A market survey will revive the Marine Corps' process of setting requirements for the aircraft that will replace the Bell A/UH-1 helicopter fleet after 2040.

The U.S. Marine Corps recently reached initial operational capability on a slew of capabilities for its General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. MQ-9 fleet.

Airbus expects the Eurodrone uncrewed aircraft program to survive even absent French participation.

Since Shield AI unveiled its high-end vertical takeoff and landing collaborative combat aircraft last fall, there has been plenty of skepticism.

The UK Defense Ministry expects to field the MBDA Spear 3 mini cruise missile on the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter starting in fiscal year 2028-29.

A drone hunting for missing rivets over a hulking C-17 transport is among the initiatives Boeing Global Services is pursuing to enhance productivity.

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The U.S. Marine Corps has selected teams to demonstrate uncrewed cargo helicopters for contested logistics missions.

Hypersonic flight test company Stratolaunch has flown five successive Mach 5-plus Talon sorties so far this year.

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U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) has further reduced its planned fleet of L3Harris OA-1K Skyraider IIs amid a new shift of its resources.

U.S. autonomous aircraft startup Pyka has conducted the first flight of its DropShip hybrid-electric heavylift uncrewed cargo aircraft.

The U.S. Navy on April 25 conducted the much anticipated first flight of its Boeing MQ-25 Stingray uncrewed refueling aircraft, a major milestone in the service’s pursuit of bringing autonomous aircraft to its carriers.

The most advanced Boeing P-8A Poseidon is operational, adding improved capability for wide-area signals intelligence against submarines, the U.S. Navy says.