Rheinmetall eyes partnership with Raytheon around naval missiles aviationweek.com/space/commer...

Rheinmetall's satellite ambitions go beyond the joint venture with ICEYE for synthetic aperture radars. "We will go also into electro-optic and also into the communication satellites with other partners,” says CEO Armin Papperger aviationweek.com/space/commer...

“We can’t subsidize Yeovil forever,” Leonardo CEO Roberto Cingolani says aviationweek.com/defense/budg...

After Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy criticized delays, SpaceX issued a lengthy progress report on its Starship-based Human Landing System (HLS) that is being developed for landing astronauts on the Moon. aviationweek.com/space/space-...

Airbus CEO says not dropping rate 14 goal for A220, just moving it back. Keeps rate 14 timeline vague

Airbus CEO says more work has to be done to reach breakeven on the A220 program

Airbus had 32 A320s lacking engines at end of Q3, CEO says

Airbus adjusts A220 production ramp plan; given "the current balance between supply and demand" Airbus now aims to reach rate 12 in 2026

Boeing officially moves 777X EIS to 2027 as it takes a $4.9 billion charge on the program in its Q3 results

@thedewline.bsky.social reveals Project Lotus - Northrop Grumman’s secret autonomous aircraft aviationweek.com/defense/airc...

BAE, after Turkey finalizes deal for 20 Eurofighter Typhoons, says it anticipates that it will recognise around £4.6 billion including through its shareholding in MBDA, from the deal

Kratos Defense will utilize the Hermeus high-speed Quarterhorse aircraft as part of its support work for the U.S. Navy and Missile Defense Agency’s Multi-Service Advanced Capabilities Hypersonic Testbed (MACH-TB) program. aviationweek.com/defense/airc...

+ Saab CEO sees need for another Gripen production hub aviationweek.com/defense/airc...

Saab eyes Gripen ramp up needs given Ukraine's interest as CEO details GlobelEye interest from Denmark, Germany, NATO, and more aviationweek.com/defense/airc...

Saab CEO still sees Gripen deal with Colombia close this year

Airbus, Leonardo and Thales move forward on their plan to consolidate some of their space operations, eyeing a 2027 start of the combined entity and promising around €400 million to €600 million in synergies starting around 2032 aviationweek.com/space/satell...

Milestone order or wishful thinking? Ukraine has taken a first step in acquiring as many as 150 Saab Gripen Es through a long-term agreement with Sweden to modernize the Ukrainian air force. aviationweek.com/defense/airc... @rotorfocus.bsky.social

Spoiled for choice: the South Korean government will have at least two alternatives next year for a scheduled decision on whether to buy an additional batch of Boeing P-8As. aviationweek.com/defense/airc... vi @thedewline.bsky.social

Shield AI, the software-focused company known for its widely used Hivemind autonomy system, plans to enter into the world of high-end aircraft development with an uncrewed fighter it calls X-BAT. aviationweek.com/defense/airc... via @beverstine.bsky.social

Northrop Grumman CEO sees ICBS "to be a significant double-digit growth driver" in 2026

Embraer says the Brazilian government has reduced its committed KC-390 purchase by one aircraft, with 18 firm orders now on the books for the military transport from that customer. aviationweek.com/defense/airc...

Bell in talks to supply AH-1Z and UH-1Y helicopters to Ukraine aviationweek.com/defense/airc... @thedewline.bsky.social

NASA To Open SpaceX’s Artemis III Contract To Blue Origin, Others aviationweek.com/space/space-...

The U.S. Air Force search for a new military leader broadened to more retirees and lieutenant generals after a leading contender faced new criticism on social media report @beverstine.bsky.social and @thedewline.bsky.social aviationweek.com/defense/budg...

eonardo is looking to replicate its success selling the BriteCloud active decoy to the Pentagon with its BriteStorm jammer system. aviationweek.com/defense/miss...

aviationweek.com/defense/budg... via @beverstine.bsky.social

France says it has ordered a counter-drone laser system as a demonstrator with an eye on potentially fielding a system around 2030. aviationweek.com/defense/miss...

Switzerland scales back Hermes 900 requirement over delays, but sticks with program while flagging risk of further delays aviationweek.com/defense/airc...

Joby has concluded a series of exercises with the U.S. Air Force in which it used an automated Cessna Caravan to fly thousands of miles over the Pacific Ocean and Hawaii. aviationweek.com/aerospace/ad...

NATO anticipates that all of its 32 members will meet its longstanding target to spend 2% of GDP on defense, though only three meet the revised 3.5% target figure alliance members agreed to achieve in core military spending by 2035. aviationweek.com/defense/budg...

Qantas has significantly increased its firm orders for Airbus A321XLRs, as it prepares to bring its initial deliveries of this type into service on domestic routes in September. aviationweek.com/air-transpor...

With more than 1,500 flights and almost 4,200 flight hours logged to-date by its 777-9 test fleet, Boeing is moving to the next stage of the twinjet’s certification program following FAA clearance to begin Type Inspection Authorization (TIA) phase 2D tests. aviationweek.com/air-transpor...

Flight testing for the U.S. Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) began Aug. 27, with the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. YFQ-42A taking off for the first time. aviationweek.com/defense/airc... via @beverstine.bsky.social

Saab is in talks with potential customers over the sale of a new, low-cost counter-drone interceptor that aims to fill a gap between gun-based air defenses and more expensive missiles. aviationweek.com/defense/miss...

Blue Origin delays NS-35 launch attempt to "troubleshoot an issue with the booster’s avionics."

At Tailhook, there are clear signs the U.S. Navy F/A-XX downselect between Boeing and Northrop Grumman may be back on deck aviationweek.com/defense/airc... via @beverstine.bsky.social

SNC unveils its U.S. Navy jet trainer bid aviationweek.com/defense/airc... via @beverstine.bsky.social

The wait for Blue Origin to lanch New Glenn a second time continues aviationweek.com/space/launch...

Rheinmetalls' CCA agremeent with Anduril is not exclusive. The German defense company is also in talks with Boeing and Lockheed Martin aviationweek.com/defense/airc...

At some point this summer, a courier from a UAE-based freight forwarder will attempt to serve a court summons to Iran's Foreign Minister, informing the diplomat that his government is being sued in a Fort Worth courtroom by Bell Textron. aviationweek.com/defense/supp... @thedewline.bsky.social

Joby Teams With L3Harris For Defense Hybrid eVTOL Missions aviationweek.com/aerospace/ad... via @theworacle.bsky.social

Safran CEO sees LEAP-1A recovery by end of October as AIrbus rushes to meet delivery targets aviationweek.com/aerospace/ma...

Air France-KLM has pulled out of the process to bid for Spanish leisure carrier Air Europa aviationweek.com/air-transpor...

Rolls-Royce begins development testing of engine bound for MV-75 FLRAA aviationweek.com/air-transpor...

Rolls-Royce CEO optimic company will secure a spot in again powering narrowbodies aviationweek.com/air-transpor...

Pratt deliveries fell behind because of labor issues, Airbus CEO says aviationweek.com/awin/premium...

Airbus CEO says CFM International and now also Pratt & Whitney trail on A320 engine deliveries: aviationweek.com/air-transpor...

Airbus CEO says company had 60 'gliders' at mid-year - holds 820 aircraft delivery guidance

Airbus sees its portion of the Spirit AeroSystems deal closing in Q4 because of regulatory issues

Airbus eyes A330 rate hike to 5/mo in 2029