The Pentagon is again accusing Russia of unsafe operations in the Middle East releasing a video taken July 5 that shows a Russian Su-35 harassing a U.S. MQ-9.
Startup HyperKelp says it is demonstrating air-droppable buoys for the U.S. Navy that could detect the acoustic signature of boost-glide hypersonic vehicles.
The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited Dhruv helicopter has become the first Indian-designed and developed rotorcraft to secure certification from the EASA.
The final Block 1 production contracts totaled $793 million for 18 Chinooks for the South Korean army and a top-up order of one aircraft for the Spanish army.
Leidos has received a $48 million contract to start training the U.S. Army's future high-altitude intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance pilots.
Airbus will coordinate 33 companies including airframers, engine producers and defense electronics specialists on studies for a new European airlifter.
Officials hope investments such as Radar 2 may encourage Eurofighter Typhoon export customers such as Saudi Arabia to sign on the dotted line for more fighters.
Operations at Moscow’s Vnukovo International Airport were interrupted for about 3 hr. in the early morning of July 4 after an attack by uncrewed aircraft.
Global defense demand remains robust with $252 billion worth of allied contract awards expected over the next 24 months, according to investment bank Jefferies.
China’s aerospace and defense industry noticeably still struggles to match or even approach U.S. and European mass production of fighter aircraft engines.
