Defense

Winding down BGS would simplify the organization, raise cash and signal that Boeing is returning to its roots of aircraft development and manufacturing.

AIR INDUSTRIES GROUP signed marketing agreement with All-System Aerospace to pursue Foreign Military Sales in 17 countries to expand distribution of its precision components/assemblies in Europe, Middle East, Asia, and Pacific.

SETDCO GROUP agreed to order five 19-seat N219s from PT Dirgantara Indonesia for DEMOCRATIC REP OF CONGO.

HONEYWELL completed acquisition of CAES SYSTEMS (formerly Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions), VA from Advent International for $1.9b to enhance its radio frequency (RF) business for defense electronics (SPNWS; June 21).

CURTISS-WRIGHT has $26m Belgian Air Force contract to provide new cable systems and related turnkey services in support of F-35 fleet (34 on order); agreement also provides various services, spares, repair, and overhaul for flight ops.

Helix started life as an automotive combustion engine consultancy business.

Army pilots scored an alarmingly high 2.01 flight mishap rate per 100,000 flight hours through the first 10 months of fiscal 2024.

The Jacklyn is a 380-ft.-long, 200-ft.-wide specialized barge.

Now, with NGAD on hold, the Air Force looks to speedrun through a review of that work.

The Senate has looked at ways to increase the topline.

The Space Force requested $29.6 billion in fiscal 2025, representing about 3.5% of the overall Defense Department budget request.

Ampaire has completed the critical design review for conversion of the Beechcraft King Air to hybrid-electric propulsion.

The Space Force is now having conversations about how much funding for the MTI mission might be included in the fiscal 2026 budget request.

The Egyptian display team, Silver Stars, turned on a superb aerial performance to delight Egypt’s President at the formal opening of the first Egypt International Air Show.

Indonesian aerospace prime PT Dirgantara Indonesia has secured the sale of five N219 turboprop aircraft to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Thirty-five years ago, Aviation Week chronicled the first flight of the ES-3A Shadow, the culmination of a $500 million modernization program to convert 16 S-3A anti-submarine warfare aircraft into electronic intelligence platforms. The U.S. Navy/Lockheed ES-3A prototype began its flight test program from Palmdale, California.

While the Collaborative Combat Aircraft effort prioritizes quick fielding, Project VENOM plans to evaluate future improved capabilities—including AI.

Pratt already has a sizeable footprint in Poland, where it placed F100 engine work when the country acquired Lockheed Martin F-16s more than two decades ago.

An Aug. 30 notice of settlement filed in U.S. District Court in Connecticut did not detail the settlement terms.

To help the FLRAA and its occupants survive, the Army plans an array of passive and active countermeasures.

“It’s a tough day for many in our company,” ABL founder and CEO Harry O’Hanley wrote on LinkedIn on Aug. 29.

The U.S. Air Force within the past several months appears to have increased its push to modernize its air refueling force.

The SDA is fielding a vast network of proliferated satellites in low Earth orbit.

The inaugural Egypt International Air Show opens today at El Alamein International Airport in El Dabaa, Matrouh. SHOW BUSINESS is there for all three days of the show.

Egypt’s State-owned Arab Organisation for Industrialisation (AOI) announced in January 2023 that an agreement had been reached for the local production of the Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) T-50 lead-in fighter trainer and FA-50 light attack aircraft.