In Pictures: Top Aerospace & Defense Stories, Jul. 05 2023

Credit: HyperKelp.

Startup HyperKelp says it is demonstrating air-droppable buoys for the U.S. Navy that as part of a network could detect the acoustic signature of boost-glide hypersonic vehicles, forming a floating network that would tip and cue missile defense.

Credit: Alamy Stock Photo.

The export restrictions placed by China on gallium and germanium are unlikely to cause additional supply bottlenecks for U.S. defense prime contractors, Capital Alpha Partners says in a July 4 research note.

Credit: Boeing.

Boeing has announced receiving the final production contracts for the Block 1 version of the CH-47F Chinook helicopter, and a plan to transition to only Block II manufacturing next year. 

Credit: UK Royal Air Force.

The UK Royal Air Force has demonstrated a nonstop long-range flight of its Airbus A400M airlifter, from the UK to Guam.

Credit: Leidos.

Leidos will train the U.S. Army’s future high-altitude intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) pilots as it prepares to compete for two major programs for the service.

Credit: Marine Nationale.

The modernization of French naval avaition will continue at pace through the 2020s, with rotary-wing and maritime suriveillance capabilities set to take center stage.