Yearly Archive: 2022

DARPA’s Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC), a missile program conducted in partnership with the U.S. Air Force, completed another successful free flight in early July.

This is the second demonstration vehicle built by Raytheon Technologies to meet test objectives. The first Raytheon …

FARNBOROUGH, UK — Leonardo and BAE Systems are actively progressing UK-Italy collaboration opportunities on the demonstrator aircraft as part of the Future Combat Air System (FCAS) programme, in the framework of a cooperation path launched by Italy and the UK in the Defence sector.

This approac…

WASHINGTON — The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Belgium of F-16 Sustainment and related equipment for an estimated cost of $127 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying…

FARNBOROUGH, England – BAE Systems and GE announced a technical collaboration to explore next generation adaptive power management systems in the Combat Air domain.

“We’re proud to collaborate with BAE Systems to explore the next generation of Combat Air technologies building upon our existing re…

The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering (OUSD(R&E)) announced the first set of projects to receive funding via the pilot program to Accelerate the Procurement and Fielding of Innovative Technologies (APFIT).

The purpose of the APFIT pilot program is to expeditiou…

BRISTOL, UK — Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), and QinetiQ have signed a study contract with the European Space Agency to pave the way for small multi-mission satellites to operate in Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO).

The Phase A/B1 study will advance the…