Brazil’s new administration supports the proposed Boeing-Embraer tie-up, but is signaling that the terms may have to change before it gives its required OK.
Insurance company State Farm said it has received a long-term FAA waiver to fly drones beyond the operator’s visual line of sight (BVLOS) and over people.
A proposal for New Zealand to host a long-term training program for Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) Boeing F-15s squadrons has been scrapped due to excessive costs.
A future sat constellation aimed at tracking zigzagging hypersonic glide vehicles will soon enter the prototyping stage, the U.S. Missile Defense Agency says.
As the U.S. Navy prepares to open a competition for a new training helicopter later this month, service officials have released a new production plan that adds flexibility to the final two years of deliveries.
Raytheon has signed a £250 million ($313.5 million) contract with the UK defense ministry to support the Royal Air Force’s fleet of Beechcraft Shadow intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft for the next 11 years.
Acting U.S. Defense Secretary Pat Shanahan will be in his role for an “indefinite period at the discretion of the president” a Trump administration official says.
The U.S. Army is planning to demo advanced teaming tech that would enable manned and unmanned aircraft to operate as part of a combined-arms team in contested environments.
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The U.S. Navy awarded Raytheon Missile Systems a $434.4 million contract modification to meet AIM-9X Lot 18 production requirements from U.S. and international customers.
