BAE-built CloudSat Satellite Completes Nearly Two Decades-long Mission
The BAE Systems-built CloudSat satellite has officially ended operations after more than 17 years on orbit. CloudSat launched in April 2006 as part of a NASA-led mission to develop global cloud...
View ArticleRTX Breaks Ground on $115M Expansion of Alabama Missile Integration Facility
Raytheon, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, recently broke ground on a $115 million, 26,000 square-foot expansion of its Redstone Raytheon Missile Integration Facility, which will increase the factory's...
View ArticleThales Opens a New System Testing Centre for German F126 Project
April 23rd marked a major milestone in the F126 project in Hengelo in the Netherlands. The German Navy, the BAAINBw, Thales and other F126 project partners, such as Damen Naval, prime contractor for...
View ArticleHowitzer Systems Market to Be Worth Up to Us$72.1Bn by 2032
Even though military technology has advanced significantly in areas such as cybersecurity, unmanned systems and telecommunications, among several other ones, boots on the ground are the determining...
View ArticleMajor Milestone Reached for Key Weapons Component
Sandia National Laboratories and the Kansas City National Security Campus completed a crucial weapons component development milestone, prior to full rate production. The Mark 21 Replacement Fuze...
View ArticleRocket Lab Successfully Deploys Satellites 500Km Apart to Separate Orbits For...
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today deployed two satellites to two different orbits approximately 500km...
View ArticleZeroAvia Launches Electric and Hydrogen Aviation Components Offering as...
ZeroAvia today announced that it will be offering some of its key components designed for its hydrogen-electric engines to other clean aviation innovators. The move allows ZeroAvia to build upon the...
View ArticleGulfstream Begins G700 Customer Deliveries
Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. today announced the commencement of customer deliveries for the all-new Gulfstream G700. The first two G700 aircraft have been delivered and are now in service with...
View ArticleGE Aerospace LM2500 Gas Turbine-Powered USCGC Calhoun Commissioned by USCG
USCGC Calhoun (WMSL-759), powered by one GE Aerospace LM2500 marine gas turbine, was commissioned by the United States Coast Guard Saturday in its homeport of Charleston, South Carolina. USCGC Calhoun...
View ArticleAFI KLM E&M Strengthens Collaboration with Transavia
AFI KLM E&M, Transavia Netherlands and Transavia France continue their longstanding partnership with the signature of two new A320neo component support and engine support agreements for the...
View ArticleRACER Speeds Into a Second Phase With Robotic Fleet Expansion and Another...
DARPA’s Robotic Autonomy in Complex Environments with Resiliency (RACER) program successfully tested autonomous movement on a new, much larger fleet vehicle – a significant step in scaling up the...
View ArticleGA-ASI Mojave Lights Up the Yuma Desert in Live-Fire Demo
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) confirms that its Mojave Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) destroyed static targets in live-fire tests on April 13, 2024, validating the system’s...
View ArticleAV Unveils New AI Capability and Autonomy Kit for Unmanned Systems
AeroVironment (AV) has introduced its Autonomy Retrofit Kit (ARK) and AVACORE software demonstrating the company’s commitment to advancing autonomy and machine learning capabilities to increase...
View ArticleSaab Receives Order for Gripen Development Resources
Saab has received an order from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) to support future development of the Gripen system. The order is valued at SEK 540 million and pertains to work during...
View ArticleSignificant Milestone in the Journey to Hydrogen-Electric Flight
Successful vibration and shock tests on Project FRESSON – Reaction Engines’ collaboration with Cranfield Aerospace Solutions – brings zero carbon flight a step closer. Reaction Engines and Cranfield...
View ArticleLM Australia and the DoD Sign Strategic Partnership Head Contract to Advance...
Lockheed Martin Australia signed a landmark AUD$500 million contract with the Department of Defence to build Australia’s future Joint Air Battle Management System under project - AIR6500 Phase 1...
View ArticleGA Telesis Announces the 2nd 737-800 Freighter Leased to Kenya Airways
GA Telesis, LLC (“GAT”) the pioneering leader in integrated aviation services, announces the second of two deliveries of Boeing 737-800SF freighters to Kenya Airways. The aircraft is part of the GA...
View ArticleCDB Aviation Leases Additional 7 Narrowbody and Widebody Aircraft to Turkish...
CDB Aviation, a wholly owned Irish subsidiary of China Development Bank Financial Leasing Co., Ltd. (“CDB Leasing”), announced today the signing of new lease agreements for a fleet of an additional...
View ArticleDead Star Lights Up Nearby Galaxy?
While ESA's Integral was observing the sky, it suddenly spotted a burst of gamma-rays coming from the nearby galaxy M82. Only a few hours later, ESA’s XMM-Newton searched for an afterglow from the...
View ArticleAriane 6 Standing Tall
On 24 April 2024 the central core for Europe’s new rocket Ariane 6 that will fly to space for the first time was moved upright on the launch pad. Four automated vehicles transported the Ariane 6...
View ArticleAJW Group Announces Acquisition of Boeing 787-900 Dreamliner
AJW Group, a globally renowned independent aircraft component parts, repair, and supply chain solutions provider, is delighted to announce the acquisition of a Boeing 787-900 aircraft. AJW Group...
View ArticlePoland - Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missiles - Extended Range
The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Poland of Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missiles - Extended Range and related elements of...
View ArticleThe Netherlands - Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missiles - Extended Range
The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of the Netherlands of Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missiles -Extended Range and related...
View ArticleCondor Takes Delivery of its 1st Airbus A320neo
Condor has taken delivery of its first Airbus A320neo on lease from Avolon following an event in Toulouse. The new aircraft is part of the airline’s ongoing fleet modernisation which already includes...
View ArticleGA-ASI Adding AESA Antenna to EagleEye Radar
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) is continuing its support of EagleEye multi-mode radar development with a company investment to add an Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA)...
View ArticleAFI KLM E&M Signs Component Support Program With Air Tanzania
Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance, announced today the signing of the Component Support Program with Air Tanzania Company Limited (ATCL) for new 737 MAX-9 aircraft. The Component...
View ArticleNaval Group Lays the Keel of HS Formion, 3rd FDI for the Hellenic Navy
On April 15th 2024, the keel laying of the first block of the third Hellenic Ship (HS) Formion took place in the Naval Group shipyard in Lorient. This step is a symbolic milestone in the FDI program...
View ArticleFokker Services Group and HAECO ITM Sign Component Services Support Agreement
Fokker Services America (a subsidiary of Fokker Services Group, “FSG”) and HAECO announced during the MRO Americas event the signing of a Component Service Support Agreement for a duration of 5 years....
View ArticleAFI KLM E&M Entered in an Agreement for Component Support With Ethiopian...
Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance and Ethiopian Airlines partner for comprehensive Component Support Program. AFI KLM E&M, a major player in aircraft maintenance and repair...
View ArticleAnduril Selected for USAF Collaborative Combat Aircraft Program
Today, the United States Air Force announced that Anduril has been selected as one of two vendors to move forward on the Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program. Over the next phase, Anduril will...
View ArticleRheinmetall Wins Framework Contract With a Potential Order Value of EUR400M
Intercom with hearing protection function for cross-sectional force equipment Rheinmetall has been commissioned by the Bundeswehr in a key project for tactical communications which is of...
View ArticleGA-ASI Selected to Build CCA for AFLCMC
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has been selected to build production representative flight test articles of the Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) for the U.S. Air Force Life...
View ArticleVaeridion Completes 1st Functional Validation Tests of Multi-engine...
Vaeridion GmbH, a Munich based aircraft manufacturer that is accelerating the green transformation of aviation with a battery-electric regional aircraft, has successfully started an extensive...
View ArticleAJW Group Announces Acquisition of Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner
AJW Group, a globally renowned independent aircraft component parts, repair, and supply chain solutions provider, is delighted to announce the acquisition of a Boeing 787-9 aircraft. AJW Group further...
View ArticleHera Asteroid Mission's Side-trip to Mars
ESA’s Hera asteroid mission for planetary defence will make a swingby of Mars next March, borrowing speed to help reach its target Didymos binary asteroid system. In the process the spacecraft will...
View ArticleSaab Delivers 4th GlobalEeye to the UAE
Saab has delivered another GlobalEye Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) aircraft to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), marking the delivery of the fourth advanced AEW&C aircraft to the UAE...
View ArticleRTX Awarded $344M Contract to Modernize Electronics Unit for Missile...
Raytheon, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, has been awarded a $344 million contract for the development of two missile variants – the SM-2 Block IIICU and SM-6 Block IU – which will be based on a common...
View ArticleHII Delivers Virginia-Class Submarine New Jersey (SSN 796) to U.S. Navy
HII (NYSE: HII) announced today that its Newport News Shipbuilding division has delivered Virginia-class fast-attack submarine New Jersey (SSN 796) to the U.S. Navy. New Jersey is the 11th...
View ArticleRolls-Royce Announces IndiGo has Agreed to Order 60 Trent XWB Engines
Rolls-Royce (LSE: RR., ADR: RYCEY) today announces IndiGo has agreed to place an order for 60 Trent XWB-84 engines. This is the first ever agreement for Rolls-Royce with this leading Indian airline....
View ArticleThe Rafale Enters Service in the Croatian AF
Following the acquisition of 12 Rafale from the French Air and Space Force in November 2021, the first six Rafale of the Croatian Air Force – Hrvatsko ratno zrakoplovstvo i protuzracna obrana (HRZ i...
View ArticleOshkosh Awarded $40M Rogue-fires Order Ahead of MDM 2024
Oshkosh Defense LLC, an Oshkosh Corporation [NYSE: OSK] business, announced today that it was awarded an additional delivery order valued at $40 million for the procurement of Remotely Operated Ground...
View ArticleAI-assisted Optronics: An Unprecedented European Project to Increase Combat...
To address a complex and constantly changing threat environment, the European Defence Fund is supporting the European Union's STORE collaborative project to accelerate the introduction of AI and...
View ArticleArmy's Most Lethal Ever Tank Undertakes Live Firing
With advanced survivability and devastating firepower, the Challenger 3 boasts an impressive range of state-of-the-art technology, making it the most lethal and survivable tank ever operated by the...
View ArticleGDHF Secures 20 H175s for Worldwide Lease
Airbus Helicopters and GDAT, have signed a contract for up to 20 H175 helicopters (ten firm orders and ten options). GD Helicopter Finance (GDHF), a start-up helicopter leasing and finance company...
View ArticleAirbus Helicopters' Racer is Off to a Flying Start
Airbus Helicopters’ Racer demonstrator, developed in the frame of the European Research Clean Sky 2 project, has performed its first flight, in Marignane. The aircraft flew for about 30 minutes,...
View ArticleVoltAaero Initiates Certification Testing for the Electric-hybrid Powertrain...
In a major new milestone for VoltAero’s development of its Cassio e-aircraft family, the company’s parallel electric-hybrid powertrain has begun certification testing for the five-seat Cassio 330...
View ArticleJoby Partners with Abu Dhabi to Establish Electric Air Taxi Ecosystem
Joby Aviation, Inc. (NYSE:JOBY), a company developing all-electric aircraft for commercial passenger service, today announced it has signed a multilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the...
View ArticleLufthansa Technik Malta Completes its 1st Dreamliner Layover
Lufthansa Technik Malta (LTM) yesterday celebrated the completion of its first base maintenance event on a Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The finished C-check on LOT Polish Airlines’ 787-9 registered SP-LSC...
View ArticleAFI KLM E&M Announces New 5-year Contract With TAAG on Boeing 777 Pool and...
Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) is proud to announce a new contract with TAAG, the national airlines of Angola. This five-year agreement includes a pool and...
View ArticleArcher Signs Framework Agreement For Multi-Hundred-Million Dollars To...
Archer Aviation Inc., a leader in the development of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, announced the signing of a framework agreement in Abu Dhabi today at the DRIFTx mobility...
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