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Lockheed Martin has received a $694 million US Air Force contract, awarded in late September, to produce and field the AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) hypersonic missile.
Dutch radar maker Robin Radar Systems, which specializes in drone and bird detection, is opening a new 9,000 sqm headquarters in Delft. King Willem-Alexander will perform the official opening.
ANRA Technologies is further developing its counter-drone system, already tested with NATO, by adding airspace data to improve the detection of drone threats.
Alaska Airlines is adding four new routes in its home state of Alaska, including a transpacific service to be flown with a Boeing 737 MAX 8.
Lockheed Martin says it will supply a new air-launched hypersonic missile to the US military's weapons inventory.
After 378 days in an isolated habitat at Johnson Space Center, four volunteers in NASA's simulated Mars mission will exit on Oct. 31. NASA says the health and performance data gathered will help inform planning for future crewed missions to Mars.
At a Pentagon ceremony, Pete Hegseth reinstated Brig. Gen. Melissa S. Cunningham to the U.S. Air Force. She had been forced to retire in 2022 after refusing the military's then-mandatory COVID-19 vaccine.
With more than 600 airport projects underway worldwide, a new generation of large hub terminals is emphasizing modern design, luxury and premium passenger services.
A KC-10A tanker has been pulled from desert storage for a new role. The US Air Force retired its KC-10 fleet in 2024.
Russia's FSB says it arrested two men accused of planning to attack Moscow's missile defence installations with drones launched from close range. The claims have not been independently verified.
A rescue-scenario demonstration paired an autonomous Cessna 150 with an autonomous helicopter. One human supervisor directed both aircraft, showing how a single operator could manage multiple uncrewed assets during a search-and-rescue mission.
The Pentagon has picked Poland to host a new PAC-3 maintenance facility, working with Lockheed Martin, Germany, the Netherlands and Sweden. The site is meant to increase capacity and speed up repairs of Patriot interceptors in Europe.
Boeing reached 42 737 Max jets per month without major disruption, but is having trouble holding a steady 47 per month on its planned schedule. Wing production is reported to be the main factor setting the pace of further rate increases.
Albuquerque-based X-Bow Systems will supply the solid rocket booster for CoAspire's ground-launched cruise missile, developed under the U.S. Navy's CHAOS program to provide allies with an affordable anti-ship and land-attack weapon.
A plan to close Banning Airport in California is back before the city council, which will weigh preliminary terms for an industrial development on the airfield's land.
Italy's 13th military aid package for Ukraine, reportedly including Aster 30 air defense missiles, is said to be on hold. La Repubblica reports Rome may be waiting for the Nov. 3 U.S. midterm results before releasing it.
Cowboy Space has revealed its 'Big Iron' launch vehicle, which it plans to use to deploy a constellation of AI data centers in orbit. The rocket's first flight is targeted for late 2028.
NASA released an image of a technician inspecting the 6-meter-tall sunshade for its NEO Surveyor infrared space telescope. The structure will keep the observatory cool as it hunts for potentially hazardous near-Earth asteroids and comets.
Lockheed Martin will set up a maintenance facility in Poland for Patriot PAC-3 interceptors, working with the U.S. government. The site is intended to support NATO allies that operate the missiles.
South Yorkshire leaders have approved a deal to take Doncaster Sheffield Airport and its neighbouring Innovation Quarter land into public ownership, a key step toward bringing commercial flights back to the region.
The NTSB found that poor situational awareness contributed to a May medevac accident in Dallas, in which a Bell 407's tail rotor hit a rooftop surveillance camera during a night departure.
Boeing's commercial airplanes unit reported a Q3 loss of US$697 million, more than twice the prior figure. Rising supply-chain and manufacturing costs outweighed gains in ramping up 737 and 787 output.
A proposal to close Loris Airport in South Carolina has met opposition from local pilots, businesses and state aviation officials, who are seeking FAA funding to keep the general aviation field open.
NASA has signed a memorandum of understanding with the US Department of Agriculture to share space-derived data. It is the agency's second interagency cooperation agreement this month.
Michigan automotive supplier JVIS is moving into defense work. It joins a growing number of state auto firms entering the sector as Michigan tries to revive its 'Arsenal of Democracy' role.
Wing aims to open roughly seven Walmart drone delivery hubs in the St. Louis area at the same time, choosing from 12 stores it has not named. Manchester officials will hear the proposal on Nov. 2.
Ukraine's StarGate is an uncrewed aircraft built specifically for casualty evacuation. It has reportedly flown two battlefield evacuations of wounded troops in one week, one of them while under electronic warfare attack.
One-G Simulation has delivered its Swiss 12 Pilatus PC-12 training device to Ontario regional carrier Air Bravo. It is the company's first expansion into Canada and lets the operator's pilots train on site.
A judge blocked a Pentagon-linked lobbying restriction after Alibaba said the rule had cost it all its lobbyists. Lobbying disclosures show that drone maker DJI still retains two outside firms.
Lockheed Martin is putting C$10 million into Canadian-built AI technology to improve maintenance, training and personnel readiness for the Royal Canadian Air Force's CC-130J Hercules transport fleet.