Defense and Space

The U.S. approved a mission system package that would include aircraft provisions for Airborne Low Frequency Sonars, AAS-44C Multi-Spectral Targeting System.

Teledyne reported record sales of $1.38 billion in the first quarter, up 4.7% year-on-year, as well as a best-ever operating margin of 17.5%.

Turkish Aerospace has completed the first engine runs of its ATAK-2 heavy attack helicopter.

Virgin Galactic completed the first glide flight of the updated SpaceShipTwo spaceplane VSS Unity from Spaceport America in New Mexico on April 26.

Operating under unfunded Space Act Agreements, the companies will work for periods of 12 to 24 months.

Aviation Week editors talk about the aftermath of the Starship test and the future of commercial and military space launches.

The latest order worth $64.6 million falls within the $231 million contract awarded to AeroVironment for Switchblade 300s several years ago.

Rolls is leveraging its 60-plus years of submarine reactor work to develop and test components of a micro-reactor nuclear power system for space applications.

DAPA has approved development for two missile-defense systems, one of which is designed to intercept hypersonic glide vehicles.

Turkish trainer flies; a look at two U.S. Space Force programs; Rocket Lab’s hypersonic test and Biden picks new Army chief.

During the test campaign, Reliable Robotics coordinated encounters of 2 of its aircraft in California while data was being collected by FAA ground-based radar.

Sikorsky is staying positive.

With NASA’s Artemis program beginning to unfold, the agency and its supporters have launched an unprecedented focus on sustainability.

Ispace’s attempted landing of its Hakuto-R spacecraft on the Moon appears to have failed.

The ex-Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) KC-135R topped-off two U.S. Navy Boeing P-8A patrol aircraft.

As the Pentagon rolled out its budget proposal earlier this spring, the U.S. Air Force was circulating its own legislative proposal to other services.

Liebherr and Safran have joined the growing list of suppliers for the Eurodrone medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) uncrewed aircraft system (UAS).

Gen. Arturo Javier Gonzalez Ocampo, the Paraguayan air force commander, signed the declaration on April 19.

Turkish Aerospace has conducted the inaugural flight of its Hurjet advanced jet trainer, the first crewed jet aircraft to be wholly developed in Turkey.

The first two Joby aircraft are expected to be delivered to Edwards AFB, California, by early 2024.

The U.S. Air Force needs to develop resilient space-based data transport, missile warning, tactical surveillance and navigation that can survive attack.

Raytheon is rolling out a new AI-powered electro-optical sensor it is targeting for integration on the U.S. Army’s Future Vertical Lift aircraft.

Portuguese industry will support Embraer’s efforts to develop a new NATO variant of the company’s Super Tucano light attack aircraft.

Global military expenditures in 2022 rose 3.7% to a record $2.24 trillion, driven by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and related spending by Moscow and Kyiv.

A consortium led by ArianeGroup has been awarded a space situational awareness contract by France’s National Center for Space Studies.