Defense

By Mark Carreau
S2 is among the payload cargo planned for launch aboard Northrop Grumman’s 20th NASA-contracted Cygnus resupply mission to the ISS on Jan. 29.
Space

By Tony Osborne
Paris has ordered 42 Airbus H145 light twin-engine helicopters for use by France's Sécurité Civile and Gendarmerie Nationale air services.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Company leader Marc Bell has rebuffed calls for his resignation.
Commercial Space

Aviation Week Staff
Ethiopia has acquired a pair of Russian-made Sukhoi Su-30 fourth-generation fighters.
Aircraft & Propulsion

SAAB has $101.7m Boeing order to manufacture T-7A aft fuselage systems (quantity not disclosed) at West Lafayette, IN.

Defense

AIR INDUSTRIES, NY has two $1m orders to supply (1) nacelle components for CH-53K and (2) landing gear actuators for a developmental aircraft.

Defense

LOCKHEED MARTIN had $1.9b net income on $18.9b sales in 4Q23 vs $1.9b on $19b in 4Q22; and $6.9b on $68b in 2023 vs $5.7b on $66b in 2022. It delivered 98 F-35s, five F-16s, 21 C-130Js in 2023 vs 141 F-35s and 24 C-130Js in 2022.

Defense

NORTHROP GRUMMAN received approval from US DOD to start production of B-21 Raider stealth bomber.

Defense

By Mark Carreau
Scolese has led the NRO since Aug. 5, 2019, as its 19th director and served more than 30 years with NASA.
Space

By Brian Everstine
U.S. aircraft early Jan. 24 local time conducted air strikes on locations linked to Iranian-backed militia Kataib Hezbollah inside Iraq.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
A program to upgrade the Tiger attack helicopters of the French and Spanish armies has been scaled back.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Startup Albedo has raised a $35 million Series A-1 funding round and plans to use the cash infusion to launch its first operational imagery satellite, Sat-1.
Commercial Space

By Tony Osborne
North Macedonia’s defense ministry has selected Leonardo’s AW169 and AW149 to meet national requirements for a new fleet of multirole helicopters.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The multinational group of countries coming to Ukraine’s defense is forging new specific efforts to help Kyiv with drone warfare and the use of armor.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The global rotorcraft market is in a steady state, but orders and deliveries have still yet to return to pre-COVID-19 levels, Airbus Helicopters CEO says.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Fulco
RTX closed out 2023 strongly as its fourth-quarter earnings beat Wall Street’s expectations.
Supply Chain

By Ben Goldstein
U.S. startup Advanced Aircraft Company (AAC) has secured a follow-on contract award from the U.S. Air Force’s AFWERX innovation program.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
Edge Group has taken control of 65% of International Golden Group in a significant consolidation of the United Arab Emirates’ defense industry.
Supply Chain

By Mark Carreau
NASA's PACE mission is set to provide higher-resolution insight into complex interactions among the Earth's oceans, atmospheric aerosols and cloud formations.
Space

By Steve Trimble
The 98 deliveries recorded in 2023 are the lowest total since Lockheed handed-over 91 F-35s to customers in 2018.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Saab and UAE Ministry of Defence have signed a contract for in-service support for the GlobalEye Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW+C) solution.
Defense

EDGE Group has announced the addition of International Golden Group (IGG) to the EDGE portfolio of companies.
Defense

Aviation Week Network, in collaboration with Accenture, has revealed the winners of the 2024 20 Twenties Awards program.
Future Leaders

By Brian Everstine
U.S. Air Force flight-related incidents increased in 2023, while Navy and Marine Corps rates stayed steady.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
The startup details the Quarterhorse flight-test plan as concept design work accelerates for the follow-on Darkhorse hypersonic cruiser.
Aircraft & Propulsion