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May 16, 2024
The company is exploring how its Medulla research project could boost the computing power of the mission systems of the Hawk.
May 09, 2024
U.S. Special Operations Command is working to identify new requirements for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance as it prioritizes the OA-1K aircraft.
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Aircraft & Propulsion
May 16, 2024
Australia’s new defense strategy includes pricey acquisitions for both the Australian navy and air force, but data from Aviation Week’s Fleet Discovery Military tool suggest that a commensurate increase in aviation-related contract opportunities may not be in the offing.
May 16, 2024
The review assessed the X-59 project’s approach to safety and hazard analysis.
May 16, 2024
Lockheed Martin could potentially park 84 F-35s in temporary storage before receiving approval to resume deliveries with a new software update, the GAO says.
May 16, 2024
Airbus Helicopters test pilots are eagerly awaiting approval to begin higher-speed flights with the company’s Racer compound rotorcraft demonstrator.
May 16, 2024
A USAF F-16C crashed shortly after takeoff in South Korea in 2023 after power outages caused a series of failures to instruments in the aircraft’s cockpit.
Space
May 16, 2024
AST SpaceMobile has signed a commercial agreement with AT&T to provide satellite-based cellular service to the company’s customers.
May 16, 2024
With former partner Russia out of the picture, the European Space Agency-led ExoMars rover mission is firming up its partnership with NASA.
May 16, 2024
The first of the two Prefire satellites is planned for launch on May 22.
May 15, 2024
Terran Orbital’s revenue fell 3% to $27.2 million for the period ended March 31, it disclosed in a financial filing with the SEC on May 14.
May 15, 2024
Enthusiasm for the scientific potential of a NASA-led Mars Sample Return mission is continuing.
Missile Defense & Weapons
May 16, 2024
Project Ealing is able to detect, track and engage UAS threats up to 1 km (half a mile) away, and work is ongoing to boost its range, the UK MOD says.
May 16, 2024
BAE Systems has confirmed a months-old contract award to develop a new decoy system that is intended to replace the towed decoys flown on some Navy fighters.
May 15, 2024
British Royal Navy surface warships are to receive a land attack capability, UK Secretary of State for Defense Grant Shapps has declared.
May 13, 2024
Ninety organizations have won a place on the UK’s Hypersonic Technologies & Capability Development Framework as part of efforts to develop native hypersonics.
May 13, 2024
Norway’s Kongsberg has joined forces with the German business of MBDA and Diehl Defense to develop a next-generation, high-speed strike missile.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare
May 16, 2024
Project Ealing is able to detect, track and engage UAS threats up to 1 km (half a mile) away, and work is ongoing to boost its range, the UK MOD says.
May 09, 2024
The uncrewed derivative of the Stemme S12 motor glider is deployed as part of a $30 million demonstration of an affordable ultra-long aircraft.
May 09, 2024
AeroVironment plans to test a long-endurance flight of its Horus high-altitude pseudo satellite, as it pitches its modular payload for military missions.
May 08, 2024
The main surprise in the defense microelectronics manufacturer Mercury Systems' third-quarter fiscal 2024 earnings report was a net loss of $44.6 million.
May 08, 2024
The acquisition of Aerovel and the company’s Flexrotor UAS moves the U.S. subsidiary of the European aerospace giant into a hotly competitive market segment.
Supply chain
May 02, 2024
With Saab facing significant headwinds in large western markets, recent news indicates that the company has set its sights on smaller prospective deals elsewhere in the world.
May 01, 2024
Leonardo DRS beat Wall Street’s expectations in terms of both sales and profitability in the first quarter.
Apr 30, 2024
Defense contractor Leidos sees growing opportunities in a geopolitically fraught world.
Apr 26, 2024
Boeing has bought back the St. Louis defense aircraft factory it once owned but was most recently under the GKN Aerospace brand.
Apr 26, 2024
L3Harris (LHX) posted better-than-expected results in the first quarter.
Budget, Policy & Operations
May 16, 2024
Australia’s new defense strategy includes pricey acquisitions for both the Australian navy and air force, but data from Aviation Week’s Fleet Discovery Military tool suggest that a commensurate increase in aviation-related contract opportunities may not be in the offing.
May 16, 2024
Partners in the Eurodrone program have completed the preliminary design review for the twin-engine medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) uncrewed air system.
May 15, 2024
Service leaders in September 2023 first announced the plan to create six Air Task Forces.
May 13, 2024
The measure, known as the chairman’s mark, cuts $2.97 billion from the procurement accounts to help cover the $3.83 billion increase for personnel spending.
May 13, 2024
Ninety organizations have won a place on the UK’s Hypersonic Technologies & Capability Development Framework as part of efforts to develop native hypersonics.