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Aug 01, 2024
A “Next Generation Airlift — Last Tactical Leg” (NGAL-LTL) program appeared on a list of upcoming contract opportunities on a recorded briefing on July 29.
Aug 01, 2024
A strategy used from 2011 to 2018 to win five fixed-price development programs with low-priced bids continues to haunt Boeing’s defense and space business.
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Aircraft & Propulsion
Aug 01, 2024
Boeing CFO Brian West indicated that the troubled airframer and large defense prime will see another year full of red ink when 2024 results are reported.
Aug 01, 2024
Boeing has named Kelly Ortberg to be its new CEO from Aug. 8, taking on the massive challenge of reviving the aerospace giant.
Jul 31, 2024
About 40% of the aircraft fleet operated by Royal Jordanian Air Force are second-hand aircraft and more than two decades old, but regardless the service has been working to overhaul its main fleets.
Jul 31, 2024
The U.S. Air Force and Boeing have discovered another serious deficiency on the KC-46 tanker but expect it to be resolved quickly.
Jul 31, 2024
The financing deal would help fund a “once-in-a-generation investment” in the Filipino armed forces, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said in Manila.
Space
Jul 31, 2024
Northrop Grumman’s 21st NASA contracted International Space Station (ISS) Cygnus resupply mission is planned for an Aug. 3 launch.
Aug 01, 2024
Northrop has completed the preliminary design review for over 70 data-transport spacecraft built for Tranche 2 of the SDA proliferated satellite constellation.
Aug 01, 2024
Arianespace aims to launch the Sentinel-2C Copernicus satellite on Sept. 3 in what would be the final mission for a Vega rocket before the shift to the Vega C.
Aug 01, 2024
Europe is pressing ahead with the second Ariane 6 launch, even as program officials continue to assess an upper-stage glitch during the rocket’s first flight.
Jul 31, 2024
To avoid missing out in the race to deploy large LEO constellations, Russia plans to enhance its Gonets system with Fifth Generation Design Bureau.
Missile Defense & Weapons
Jul 30, 2024
The static test of the so-called XB-32 motor comes less than two years after X-Bow unveiled the 34.5-in.-dia. variant of the Ballesta series.
Aug 01, 2024
Japan and the U.S. are exploring co-production opportunities to address production capacity shortfalls on some key munitions.
Jul 30, 2024
Raytheon hopes sustained, high demand for the AIM-120 Amraam both domestically and abroad will drive the U.S. government to reconsider a multiyear procurement.
Aug 01, 2024
Speaking at Farnborough Airshow, CEO Yoav Tourgeman says Rafael is committed to R&D funding despite needing to ramp up production as its backlog rises.
Jul 30, 2024
This was the first time RAN fired the NSM since it acquired the missile in January 2023.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare
Aug 01, 2024
The Parsons Corp. has acquired BlackSignal Technologies for $200 million a deal expected to enhance its technological capabilities and expand its customer base.
Jul 30, 2024
KAI is studying how to modify the design of the KF-21EX, the future Block 3 version of its KF-21 fighter, to ensure the program remains cost-effective.
Jul 30, 2024
Aerospace engineers 2Excel have begun adding lumps and bumps to a Boeing 757 that will help test the future GCAP fighter aircraft's potential sensor suite and mission systems.
Jul 30, 2024
The Pentagon has awarded BAE Systems’ FAST Labs a $22 million contract to develop advanced microelectronics for the defense industrial base.
Jul 30, 2024
Leonardo is upgrading its M-346 advanced trainer with new cockpit avionics to ensure it is ready to train pilots for the newest combat aircraft.
Supply chain
Jul 30, 2024
Aerojet contributed $581 million in revenue (a 7% sequential increase) for L3Harris in the second quarter.
Jul 30, 2024
The new CEO of German defense electronics provider Hensoldt is trying to wean the company from its heavy reliance on domestic sales.
Jul 30, 2024
France says it is has started work with Ukraine to help the beleaguered country build up its defense industrial base.
Jul 31, 2024
Sales rose 8% annually to $19.7 billion and earnings per share increased 9% to $1.41, coming in ahead of Wall Street’s expectations.
Jul 30, 2024
Dassault Aviation said it delivered six Rafale fighters to France in the first half of the year.
Budget, Policy & Operations
Jul 31, 2024
About 40% of the aircraft fleet operated by Royal Jordanian Air Force are second-hand aircraft and more than two decades old, but regardless the service has been working to overhaul its main fleets.
Jul 31, 2024
Leonardo DRS is confident demand for its defense solutions will be sustained, given persistent geopolitical tensions, the company’s management said.
Aug 01, 2024
Japan and the U.S. are exploring co-production opportunities to address production capacity shortfalls on some key munitions.
Jul 30, 2024
Industry is expecting the U.S. Navy to select its Next Generation Fighter next year despite ongoing budget uncertainty, a competitor says.
Jul 31, 2024
Multiple pilot errors, preceded by an unhealthy organizational culture within one of the few U.S. Air Force B-1B squadrons, caused a crash landing and complete loss of a bomber in January, according to a new report.