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…

FARNBOROUGH, England — Pratt & Whitney today announced that the company has surpassed 1,000 orders and commitments for GTF engines since the beginning of 2022.

These include engines for Airbus A320neo, Airbus A220 and Embraer E-Jets E2 family aircraft. Airlines and lessors who have announced o…

With a stroke of the pen, the partnership between the Vermont National Guard and Austria was formalized under the National Guard’s State Partnership Program and became official.

On July 19, Army Maj. Gen. Gregory Knight, Vermont’s adjutant general; Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief of the National…

FARNBOROUGH, UK –– Embraer and BAE Systems have announced the signature of two memorandums of understanding (MoUs) at the Farnborough Airshow, which expand the footprint of both companies in the global defence market by setting out the basis for a collaborative relationship.

The first MoU aims…

FARNBOROGH –– Airbus and CFM International, a 50/50 joint company between GE and Safran Aircraft Engines, are collaborating to flight test CFM’s cutting-edge open fan engine architecture.

The Flight Test Demonstrator aims to mature and accelerate the development of advanced propulsion technologi…