Defense and Space

The U.S. Army had previously planned to include surrogate engines for FARA prototypes in the event of T901 engine delays.

L3Harris Technologies posted $4.47 billion in revenue in the first quarter, a 9% annual increase.

A holding company owned by Airbus, Safran and Tikehau Capital has finalized the acquisition of Aubert & Duval, a French critical-parts and metals supplier.

MBDA supply hundreds of missiles, launchers and associated equipment for 22 Pilica+ air defense batteries.

Startup fails in attempt to be the first private company to land on the Moon.

AeroVironment is planning offerings for two new U.S. Army uncrewed aircraft system programs.

Boeing is surveying the international market and hopeful for more interest in its AH-6 Little Bird.

The U.S. military’s V-22 operators—the Marine Corps, Navy and Air Force—have reached the end of their programs of record for the tiltrotor.

The Army in December announced Bell’s tiltrotor V-280 had won the FLRAA contest to replace much of its Sikorsky H-60 fleet.

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson says that the troubled initial test launch of SpaceX’s Super Heavy/Starship combination has added uncertainty to Artemis III.

The award funds production of a certain number of X-Bow’s 3D-printed solid propellants and SRMs for a series of flight tests.

Honeywell International Chairman and CEO Darius Adamczyk expects his company to become more active in mergers and acquisitions.

Northrop Grumman’s sales rose 6% annually to $9.3 billion in this year’s first quarter.

The French aerospace industry’s lobby group GIFAS is trying to help its members overcome unprecedented difficulties in hiring.

The French Air Force has welcomed the launch of Phase 1B of the European Future Combat Air System (FCAS) program, which will replace its Dassault Rafale fleet.

The Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) is exploring the possibility of leasing naval helicopters as a stop-gap measure.

The UAE's Hope spacecraft became the first probe to visit the smaller of Mars’ two moons during a series of close-up flybys in March.

Germany's new defense minister Boris Pistorius is aiming to deliver new equipment to the front line faster.

Romania is the third NATO country to sign up to purchase the Turkish Bayraktar TB2 uncrewed aircraft system.

MBDA has secured a lead role in the EATMI project to develop an air defense weapon capable of intercepting current and emerging post-2030 missile threats.

The country is exploring new roles for its J-22 Orao combat aircraft and expanding its uncrewed aircraft system fleets.

The Air Force plans to use the EC-37B as a pathfinder for a new approach to the airborne electronic attack mission, but the service is not sure it will work.

Japanese startup ALE plans to launch another Sky Canvas satellite in 2024 that will dispense artificial meteorites.

MARSHALL AEROSPACE plans to establish new C-130 maintenance/engineering facility at Piedmont Triad Intl. Airport in Greensboro, NC.

Taipei-based GEOSAT Aerospace and Technology Inc. and Sainte-Menehould, France-based Cavok UAS signed the agreement on April 23.