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May 07, 2024
OXFORD–Saxon Air, the Norwich Airport-based helicopter and fixed-wing charter operator, has launched a low-emissions flight-training center.
Apr 30, 2024
Swiss electric propulsion developer H55 has announced the commercialization and opening of the orderbook for the Bristell B23 Energic.
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Aircraft & Propulsion
May 07, 2024
Portugal has taken delivery of the first of four upgraded Lockheed C-130H Hercules aircraft, despite their imminent replacement by Embraer’s C-390 airlifter.
May 07, 2024
Turkey is offering to expand its aerospace collaboration with Malaysia, including on the new Kaan fighter project.
May 07, 2024
Footage from Turkish Aerospace Industries of Kaan's second flight shows oscillation of the elevons during takeoff seen during the first flight has been fixed.
May 06, 2024
Australian vertiport startup boss Skyportz has been working to assemble the elements needed to enable an advanced air mobility (AAM) ecosystem in its home country.
May 06, 2024
The Indonesian government reportedly is requesting to reduce its payments for Korea Aerospace Industries KF-21 fighter development by as much as 63%.
Space
May 07, 2024
China has completed the first launch of the Long March 6C rocket, a new variant of the Long March 6A rocket.
May 07, 2024
A fully costed decade-long spending plan from the Australian Defense Department lays out its priorities in the coming years.
May 07, 2024
The first launch of Rocket Lab’s proposed medium-lift Neutron is slipping to no earlier than mid-2025 due to development of its Archimedes engine.
May 07, 2024
The long-awaited flight was scrubbed to address an issue with an oxygen relief value in the upper stage of the spacecraft’s Atlas V launch vehicle.
May 06, 2024
Muon Space plans a 2026 launch of its FireSat constellation, a group of small satellites designed to spot wildfires.
Missile Defense & Weapons
May 07, 2024
A fully costed decade-long spending plan from the Australian Defense Department lays out its priorities in the coming years.
May 06, 2024
The Pentagon for the first time provided additional information on May 6 on what systems it is buying under a new initiative called Replicator.
May 02, 2024
The U.S. Army plans to begin acquisition of a new counter uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) for the Middle East.
May 02, 2024
Additional funding finally approved by Congress in a supplemental bill last month will allow the U.S. Army to ramp up needed Patriot interceptor production.
Apr 30, 2024
Elbit Systems has announced a $50 million contract from an unspecified international customer for its new Red Sky very short-range air defense system.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare
May 07, 2024
Data analytics firm Palantir posted a record net Q1 profit of $106 million and revenue of $634.3 million, exceeding Wall Street’s expectations.
Apr 23, 2024
Merlin and MIT Lincoln Laboratory are integrating the next-generation collision-avoidance system for uncrewed aircraft into the Merlin Pilot flight system.
Apr 16, 2024
The Air Force will receive a classified directed energy system last among the three armed services participating in the High Energy Laser Scaling Initiative.
Apr 15, 2024
Boeing has been awarded a $139.5 million contract to enhance the Royal Australian Air Force P-8A Poseidon with the Increment 3 Blk. 2 upgrade.
Apr 11, 2024
A series of DARPA programs since 2016 have demonstrated the reliability of the “formal methods” coding approach on quadcopters and other UAS.
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 07, 2024
Turkey is offering to expand its aerospace collaboration with Malaysia, including on the new Kaan fighter project.
May 07, 2024
A fully costed decade-long spending plan from the Australian Defense Department lays out its priorities in the coming years.
May 06, 2024
The Pentagon’s push to adopt more commercial communications systems is raising concerns with the DOD's largest provider of resilient communications,
May 03, 2024
U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall on May 2 flew on a highly modified version of the Lockheed Martin F-16 that was operated by an artificial intelligence (AI) agent.
May 03, 2024
The leaders signed a trilateral research, development, test and evaluation projects agreement.