The Pentagon is escalating its military aid for Ukraine with a new tranche of materiel that includes M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) for the first time, along with more Mi-17 helicopters, air surveillance radars and other equipment as part of a $700 million package.
Embraer’s urban air mobility spinoff Eve has engaged Porsche Consulting to help define the supply chain, manufacturing and logistics strategy for its electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicle.
Applications ranging from inspecting gravel roads to monitoring fence lines are among use cases to be demonstrated under projects selected by North Dakota’s Vantis statewide drone beyond-visual-line-of-sight network.
The U.S. Air Force plans to field a fleet of 22 Boeing E-7A Airborne Early Warning and Control aircraft to replace its 31 E-3 Sentry AWACS, with the Wedgetail having beaten out two other contenders for the program, according to a new justification document.
The initial Protoflight Model small satellite for NASA’s Sun Radio Interferometer Space Experiment mission has completed functional and environmental testing at Utah State University’s Space Dynamics Laboratory.
The Netherlands will procure additional F-35s, MQ-9 Reapers and a new fleet of medium-lift transport helicopters as part of a dramatic uptick in the country’s defense budget.
The call comes as CAE executives say they are being told by Lockheed Martin that the fighter program’s expanding list of customers faces a shortage of training capacity for new F-35 pilots and maintainers.
Since China’s EHang burst onto the scene in 2016, the country has lagged the U.S. and Europe in numbers of startups entering the nascent advanced air mobility market.
Sierra Space and Spirit AeroSystems have signed a strategic partnership to improve production efficiency and assembly of Sierra Space’s Shooting Star cargo module. The letter of intent covers the development and production of future Shooting Star cargo modules. Sierra Space and Spirit AeroSystems will also work together to find ways to speed up the time it takes to bring Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser family of spaceplanes to market, the companies said on May 31.
The Pentagon has awarded a new contract for Stinger anti-aircraft missile replacements while also shifting more internal money for military assistance to Ukraine, and is seeking to stockpile critical munitions as it looks at lessons learned from Russia’s invasion.
Resurgence of the COVID-19 pandemic in China and resulting travel restrictions have slowed efforts to certify the EH216S autonomous air taxi, EHang told analysts on May 31.
Honeywell is looking to push continuous operation of its megawatt generator to higher levels having recently run the hybrid-electric aircraft power system at up to 1.02 megawatts.
Achieving transition from rotor-borne vertical to wing-borne horizontal flight is a key milestone in the development of a winged electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft–a landmark that surprisingly few of the advanced air mobility startups have yet reached.
Tokyo is reportedly planning to further relax its strict arms export regulations, enabling it to sell fighter aircraft, missiles and other weapons to 12 countries.
South Korea’s Agency for Defense Development (ADD) has confirmed plans to kickstart development of two uncrewed aerial system (UAS) designs: an air teaming system and a low observable reconnaissance UAS.
Airbus Helicopters has fired Rafael’s Spike anti-armor missiles from its H145M light utility helicopter as the OEM works to broaden the capabilities of the dual-use platform.
A Raytheon Sentinel radar-reconnaissance aircraft previously operated by the UK Royal Air Force (RAF) has been returned to flying status in preparation for a new career in the U.S.
Interest in advanced air mobility in Asia continues to strengthen, with vehicle manufacturer EHang and vertiport developer Skyports announcing new agreements in the region.
Lilium has selected Spanish aerostructures supplier Aernnova to produce the key propulsion mounting system for its Lilium Jet electric vertical takeoff and landing air taxi.
Astroscale will build its Elsa-M satellite servicer for European customers and perhaps others with the goal of a late-2024 launch after a €14.8 million ($15.9 million) infusion via a European Space Agency and OneWeb alliance.
Lockheed Martin has warned that the UK could face a slow delivery profile for future orders of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter as it looks to create additional front-line squadrons.
