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Leonardo will partner with French startup Hynaero on major airframe structures for the Fregate-F100 amphibious firefighting aircraft, which is aiming for a first flight in 2030.
Air Corsica has contracted StandardAero for performance restoration shop visits on the CFM LEAP-1A engines that power its Airbus A320neo fleet, with the work handled at StandardAero's San Antonio site.
New IADA and JETNET data show demand for preowned business jets remains steady, but older aircraft now often take more than 100 days to sell. Age, condition, maintenance status and supportability increasingly decide how fast deals close.
The US Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin a US$694 million contract to produce the AGM-183A ARRW, a hypersonic missile that was once canceled. It becomes the service's first hypersonic weapon to reach production.
SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 from California before dawn on October 27, carrying 27 Starlink broadband satellites to low Earth orbit.
Calgary-based North Vector Dynamics has raised more than C$29 million (US$20 million) in Series A funding. The money will move its CM-70 counter-drone interceptor out of testing and toward production.
UK helicopter maintenance and CAMO provider AS Aerospace is rolling out Tracware's Aerotrac web and mobile software after a successful trial. The system is due to go live in November.
SITA has agreed to buy Flightscape, the airline operations software unit of Canadian training and simulation firm CAE, expanding SITA's range of operational tools for airlines.
UK authorities have charged two men under the National Security Act over an incident at RAF Fairford, the Gloucestershire airbase used by US Air Force bombers.
A profile of American Airlines Chief Commercial Officer Nat Pieper looks at his analytical approach and how his earlier years at Northwest and Delta shape his leadership of American's commercial strategy.
Life Flight Network has ordered five more Airbus H135 twin-engine helicopters, bringing its total for the type to eight after a three-aircraft purchase in 2025. They will fly air medical missions across Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana.
At NBAA-BACE 2026, Phillips 66 Aviation gave US$23,928 to Corporate Angel Network, which flies cancer patients on empty business jet seats. Its support now spans 16 years and totals over US$327,000.
Photos show a downed Geran-5 K5-K, Russia's latest jet-powered light cruise missile variant, in a field in Ukraine's Odesa region after an attack. The wreckage carries a visible serial number, offering a rare look at the upgraded weapon.
Vallair has rehired Malcolm Chandler as MRO Sales Director for Lessors & Airlines. After gaining international aviation experience elsewhere, he will lead commercial activities across the company's maintenance facilities.
Helsing has unveiled Contra, an autonomous, AI-driven air defence and counter-UAS system built to counter large-scale attacks by fast drone swarms and missiles. The company also introduced additional related systems alongside it.
The air cargo Europe 2027 trade fair in Munich, part of transport logistic, will expand to two full halls due to demand. More than 240 companies, including major airlines and cargo networks, have already signed up, with exhibitor numbers from China rising.
SITA has agreed to buy Flightscape, CAE's airline operations software unit. Its tools cover flight planning, crew management and operations control, and the deal aims to help airlines make better operational decisions and handle disruptions.
Caerdav, an aircraft maintenance firm based in Wales, has started building a composites and paint workshop at St Athan. The facility should open in early 2027 and bring new local jobs as the company grows its MRO capabilities.
Astroscale suggests that its technology for debris removal and satellite servicing could be adapted into fleets of escort spacecraft. These 'bodyguard' craft would defend high-value satellites against hostile actions in orbit.
The U.S. Air Force used an instrumented SpaceX Starfall capsule carrying Air Force Research Laboratory cargo pods to evaluate the concept of point-to-point cargo delivery by rocket.
KNDS Deutschland is marketing its Boxer RCT30 8x8 infantry fighting vehicle, ordered in large numbers by Germany and the Netherlands as the Schakal, as a counter-drone platform that blends mobility, protection and firepower.
Saronic's Corsair uncrewed surface vessels, the type the U.S. military reportedly used against an Iranian naval base in July, operated with U.S., UK and Australian forces at Maritime Big Play Pacific, AUKUS's largest uncrewed systems demonstration.
SMARTSHOOTER has integrated its SMASH fire-control sight, used mainly to help soldiers hit small drones with rifles, onto a Benelli shotgun. The pairing aims to improve close-range counter-UAS engagements with pellet spreads.
Skyborne Technologies' Cerberus MI, a reusable armed drone that fires 40 mm grenades and 12-gauge rounds before returning to be reloaded, has joined the Pentagon's Blue UAS Cleared List. The listing clears it for procurement across the US military.
ParaZero Technologies has added TillOnAIR to its DefendAir lineup. The autonomous counter-drone interceptor was developed in-house to detect and neutralise hostile unmanned aircraft.
Zagreb Airport has welcomed its four-millionth passenger this year despite rising operating costs across the industry. The airport expects 2026 to be its busiest year so far and forecasts further growth in 2027.
Auterion, known for autonomy software used in Ukrainian strike drones, has demonstrated its Talon counter-drone interceptor with the Bundeswehr. The company says Talon can engage both individual drones and swarms.
France's civil aviation authority DGAC says it signed an agreement with Switzerland in September to work together on rolling out U-space, the European framework for managing drone traffic in low-level airspace.
Texas-based Aeon Industrial, a volume maker of low-cost drone fuzes, plans a 140,000 sq ft factory called the Armory. It would produce missile systems, interceptors, seekers, high-voltage fuzes and other key components to expand defence output.
The US Air Force is studying ways to give its bombers air-to-air combat roles, with the B-21 Raider potentially working alongside Collaborative Combat Aircraft, according to a report on long-term USAF fighter force structure.