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By Thierry Dubois
Rome has given the greenlight to Safran's takeover of Microtecnica from RTX after concerns over the supply of components to defense programs were addressed.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Kim Minseok
The Republic of Korea Air Force retired its F-4 Phantom fleet on June 5 after 55 years of service.
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By Graham Warwick
Eanan in November 2023 announced plans to develop a series of aircraft using Jetoptera’s Fluidic Propulsion System (FPS).
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
The Phase 4 Enhancements (P4E) package will be the largest and most complex upgrade for the Eurofighter yet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Archer Air plans to fly the four-passenger Midnight aircraft on behalf of United Airlines on short trips between airports and downtowns.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Brian Everstine
The bulletin names the Test Flying Academy of South Africa, Beijing China Aviation Technology Co. and Stratos.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Irene Klotz
Lockheed Martin signed a deal with Firefly Aerospace for up to 25 Alpha rocket launches through 2029.
Commercial Space

By Graham Warwick
Mesa signed the forward purchase agreement for 100 TriFans in February 2022.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Michael Bruno
Meanwhile, the Spirit board has tapped one of its own, Irene Esteves, to take over while the company tries to sell itself to Airbus and/or Boeing.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has committed to purchasing another 20 Eurofighter combat aircraft to help support the country’s defense industry.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Fulco
The NATO Innovation Fund has co-led a $22.5 million Series A funding round in the UK’s iCOMAT, an advanced composites manufacturer.
Supply Chain

By Irene Klotz
Two NASA astronauts lifted off from Cape Canaveral SFS on June 5 for a shakedown cruise of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft.
Commercial Space

By Thierry Dubois
Daher’s board of directors has appointed Didier Kayat as the group’s chairman of the board to succeed Patrick Daher, who is retiring.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Airbus has lifted the veil on its concept for an autonomous collaborative combat aircraft that would accompany current combat aircraft into battle.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Comac has jointly established the Large Aircraft Research Institute with Northwestern Polytechnical University in Xian, China.
Emerging Technologies

By Mark Carreau
The Electron's launch was followed 53 min. later by deployment of "Prefire and Ice" into a 326-mi.-high orbit.
Space

By Tony Osborne
Photos from Bombardier Defense and Lufthansa Technik Defense show the modified Global 6000 with large cheek and under-fuselage fairings.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Thierry Dubois
The European Space Agency has set forth a specific launch date for the much delayed Ariane 6 launch vehicle of July 9.
Space

By Mark Carreau
Since the latest malfunction, NASA has decided to transition the Hubble Space Telescope to a single-gyroscope operating mode by mid-June, officials say.
Space

By Vivienne Machi
“What we really need to focus on right now with the [Space Development Agency] is that [missile]-tracking layer,” a senior Space Force official says.
Space

By Irene Klotz
The FAA on June 4 cleared SpaceX to proceed with the fourth Integrated Flight Test of a Starship-Super Heavy launch system, with the launch targeted for June 6.
Space

By Brian Everstine
An Air Force F-15 pilot failed to engage the emergency braking/steering system during an emergency landing, causing the Eagle to crash into an irrigation canal.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
The House Appropriations Committee plans to allocate billions of dollars to fund missile-warning-and-tracking initiatives in its fiscal 2025 bill.
Missile Defense & Weapons