Defense and Space

Even flagging helicopter products are finding customers in the midst of defense spending hikes.

A blueprint that could define a dramatic shift in the U.S. approach to airpower after 2030 could emerge next year

Worldwide Airbus C295 military fleets, excerpted from Aviation Week’s Fleet Discovery Database.

The Czech Republic has ordered an additional pair of C295 turboprop airlifters from Airbus.

D-Orbit, an Italian startup aiming to provide orbital transportation and satellite decommissioning, claimed a new round of funding Dec. 16.

Counter-drone systems continue to proliferate on the market, but tech and operational challenges in countering UAS have not yet been fully surmounted, a new study says.

Aerospace and defense holding company Novaria Group has acquired Long-Lok, a manufacturer of self-locking and self-sealing fasteners.

Airbus Ventures, the corporate venture capital investment wing of the European aerospace and defense giant, said it co-led a $17 million Series A round of investment in Munich-based Isar Aerospace.

Staging the solar electric foundation of NASA’s planned Gateway at the Moon will take some patience.

A Kazakhstan factory will begin assembling helos locally for the first time after signing an accord with Russian Helicopters.

It may be one of NATO’s biggest economies, but Germany is struggling to meet the alliance’s 2% of GDP target and grow its armed forces.

NATO’s London meeting in December exposed deep divisions among alliance members.

More new space launch providers could make the Mid Atlantic Regional Spaceport at Wallops Island, Virginia, their home.

The USMC has put two prize challenges that lie at the heart of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force Unmanned Aircraft System Expeditionary program on hold.

The USAF’s bidding deadline for the $85 billion contract to develop the GBSD missile passed on Dec. 13 with no offer from Boeing, leaving Northrop Grumman as expected as the sole bidder.

Small-sat launcher Rocket Lab will look to bring its expected first-stage booster recycling system to its new Launch Complex 2 at Wallops Island, Virginia.

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The USAF's Space and Missile Systems Center was responsible for rapidly buying the medium-range, ground-launched ballistic missile that traveled more than 310.6 mi. Dec. 12 from Vandenberg AFB in California.

The Irish Air Corps (IAC) has ordered a pair of Airbus C295 twin-turboprop airlifters for the maritime patrol mission.

The 2,500-shp Aneto 1K is the first member of Safran’s new family of engines for medium and heavy helicopters.

The demo will showcase the capability designed into the V-280’s fly-by-wire flight control system.

Johnson now can push through his vision of Brexit on Jan. 31, 2020 ending Parliamentary and legal deadlock.

Lockheed tests ground-launched long-range missile; Japan to keep making F-35s; Space Fence nears start of ops; NATO training center opens

Lockheed tests ground-launched long-range missile; Japan to keep making F-35s; Space Fence nears start of ops; NATO training center opens.

The Czech Republic signed an agreement at the Pentagon Dec. 12 to buy eight UH-1Y Venom and four AH-1Z Viper helicopters.