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A California-based aerospace business that says it is neither a startup nor a private-equity firm has launched with $76.5 million in capital to deploy.

The U.S. Space Force’s next GPS III satellite has arrived at Cape Canaveral SFS ahead of a planned launch no earlier than next month.

China has placed 11 U.S. drone companies on its unreliable-entity list and banned the export of dual-use technologies to another 16 American businesses.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

On March 26, after a decade of work, ULA's Vulcan was certified for national security space launches. A backlog of missions awaits.

A series of flypasts around the UK with “workhorse” Airbus Puma helicopters has been completed by the UK Royal Air Force.

The U.S. Air Force’s next fighter is finally in development, with Boeing in the driver’s seat for a program with aggressive schedule and cost targets.

Lockheed Martin is seeing signs that supply chain pressure on solid rocket motors is easing.

Pilatus says it has struck an agreement with Lockheed Martin to pursue an F-35-focused upgrade to the training system built around its PC-21.

Lockheed Martin is in advanced stages of identifying where it plans to put a weapons production site in Europe as it scales up output, a company official says.

The ability of an Aegis guided missile destroyer to detect, track and intercept a maneuvering hypersonic missile has been demonstrated in a simulated test.

Boeing's win of the F-47 aircraft contract from the U.S. Air Force is already boosting sentiment in the company while rival Lockheed Martin is taking a hit.

Lockheed Martin has delivered the first two High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems to Australian government.

The rotorcraft manufacturer is managing a careful balance between its legacy helicopters and next-generation vertical-lift aircraft.

The first Z1 hybrid airship is to be delivered to Straightline in 2028 for initial cargo and humanitarian deployments to Brazil, Alaska and northern Canada.

Weighing 115 lb. with a 10.3-ft. wingspan, the all-composite RBW is a flying wing aircraft in a tailsitter configuration that flies autonomously.

The agency is developing a new satellite constellation in low Earth orbit known as the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture.

The 52-min. launch window is currently set to open at 9:25 a.m. EST.

Studies are helping allies understand the technologies and trade-offs they face with new rotorcraft architectures.

Trump said that “the CHIPS Act is a horrible, horrible thing,” characterized by companies “that take our money and they don’t spend it.”

The three-year initiative will develop an automated boom that uses relative navigation for airborne refueling missions.

The Air Force no longer deems a stealthy successor to the Boeing KC-46 and KC-135 necessary for its modernization strategy.

The CMMT leverages Lockheed Martin’s Rapid Dragon palletized munitions platform concept.

The Singaporean Defense Ministry says it will upgrade its stable of Lockheed Martin M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) to enable compatibility with more rockets.

Financial results for the leading aerospace companies for 2024 reveals RTX led the way for operating revenue with a reported turnover of $80.7 billion.