Executive Summary: RTX’s Pratt & Whitney has successfully tested a 3D printed rotating turbine component for its TJ150 turbojet engine. The achievement …
Aerospace & Aviation
- Aerospace & AviationDrones & UAVs
Italian M-346 And Turkish KIZILELMA Team Up In K-SWARM Trial, Expanding Future Air Combat Capability
by Daniel Mercer (TheDefenseWatch) 4 minutes readExecutive Summary: Leonardo and Baykar have completed the first live flight demonstrations of their K-SWARM program, integrating Italy’s M-346 aircraft with Türkiye’s …
- Aerospace & AviationMilitary Aircraft
U.S. Air Force Fields VC-25B Bridge Aircraft To Expand Presidential Airlift Capability
by Daniel Mercer (TheDefenseWatch) 4 minutes readExecutive Summary: The U.S. Air Force has delivered its first operational VC-25B Bridge aircraft to the Presidential Airlift Group at Joint Base …
- Aerospace & AviationMilitary Aircraft
BAE Systems Moves To Offer T-7 Red Hawk As RAF Seeks Next-Generation Pilot Training
by Daniel Mercer (TheDefenseWatch) 4 minutes readExecutive Summary: BAE Systems says the T-7 Red Hawk offers a fundamentally different approach to Royal Air Force pilot training by combining …
- Military & OrdnanceHypersonic Weapons
Hypersonix Races To Advance Hypersonic Aircraft After DART AE Validates Critical Technologies
by Samuel Drake (TheDefenseWatch) 4 minutes readExecutive Summary: Hypersonix Launch Systems is accelerating development of future hypersonic aircraft after its DART AE demonstrator completed a successful flight test …
- Cyber & Space DefenseSpace Assets & Satellites
Space Startups Race To Deploy Orbital AI Data Centers As Insurance Market Scrambles To Keep Pace
by Daniel Mercer (TheDefenseWatch) 4 minutes readExecutive Summary: Space startups pursuing orbital AI data centers are engaging insurers as they prepare to launch a new generation of space-based …
- Aerospace & AviationMilitary Aircraft
US Air Force Faces Critical Test Fleet Loss As B-52 Bomber Crashes During Edwards Mission
by Daniel Mercer (TheDefenseWatch) 4 minutes readExecutive Summary: A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress crashed shortly after takeoff from Edwards Air Force Base in California on June 15, …
- Defense Contracts
IAI Moves To Expand German Production As Berlin Launches New Aerospace And Defense Innovation Center
by Mr. SHEIKH (TheDefenseWatch) 4 minutes readExecutive Summary: Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and the State of Berlin have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a new aerospace …
- Aerospace & AviationMilitary Aircraft
General Atomics Expands Do228 NXT Capability With First Humanitarian Mission Customer
by Daniel Mercer (TheDefenseWatch) 4 minutes readExecutive Summary: General Atomics AeroTec Systems has announced the first customer for its new Do228 NXT aircraft, marking a major milestone for …
- Aerospace & AviationMilitary Aircraft
Lockheed Martin Secures Funding For 11 F-35 Fighters As Foreign Customer Remains Undisclosed
by Daniel Mercer (TheDefenseWatch) 4 minutes readExecutive Summary: The U.S. Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin a contract for long-lead materials supporting the production of 11 F-35 Lightning II …