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June 17, 2025
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Air Platforms
Mergers & JV

LM and KAI Advance Their Strategic Alliance.

Lockheed Martin and Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on June 17 at the 2025 Paris Air Show to broaden their cooperation beyond air systems....

June 17, 2025
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Air Platforms
R&D

Honeywell and Near Earth Autonomy Conduct Initial Autonomous Flight of Leonardo AW139 Helicopter.

Honeywell and Near Earth Autonomy have successfully conducted the first autonomous test flight of a Leonardo AW139 helicopter, a key milestone for the U.S. Marine Corps’ Aerial Logistics Connector...

Early Completion Achieved for First B61-13 Production Unit

The first production unit of the B61-13 gravity bomb has been completed nearly a year ahead of schedule, marking a significant achievement for Sandia National Laboratories and the U.S....

Leonardo and Baykar Establish Strategic Alliance for Unmanned Technology Development.

At the International Paris Airshow in Le Bourget, Leonardo and Baykar Technologies announced the formation of a new joint venture focused on the development of unmanned technologies. This follows...

June 16, 2025
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Unmanned Systems
New Product Launches

MQ-28 Teams with E-7A Wedgetail in Boeing and RAAF Joint Demonstration.

In a groundbreaking demonstration, Boeing and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) successfully executed a mission targeting an airborne threat using two live MQ-28 Ghost Bat aircraft and a...

Saab and General Atomics Team Up to Create Uncrewed Airborne Early Warning Platform.

Saab has announced a strategic partnership with General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) to develop an Unmanned Airborne Early Warning (UAEW) solution based on GA-ASI’s MQ-9B unmanned aerial platform. This...

US Navy Selects Curtiss-Wright for $31M Contract to Equip Triton UAV with Mission Processors

Curtiss-Wright Corporation has announced a $31 million firm-fixed-price IDIQ contract from the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) to supply Airborne Mission Processors (AMP) and associated spare parts for the...

HII Wins Contract to Support U.S. Army Live Training Efforts.

HII’s Mission Technologies division has been selected as one of the companies awarded a multiple award contract (MAC) to deliver live training solutions for the U.S. Army’s Program Executive...

GA-ASI Conducts Advanced Autonomous Jet Demo with Simulated Engagement Success

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) successfully conducted a groundbreaking test on June 11, marking the first-of-its-kind autonomous exercise involving multiple aircraft and advanced software, including a simulated autonomous...

Thales and KNDS France Present RAPIDFire Land, a New Land-Based Configuration of the 40mm Naval Defense System.

French Navy Expands RAPIDFire Deployment Across Fleet The French Defence Procurement Agency (DGA) has already ordered 14 RAPIDFire units to strengthen the self-defense capabilities of the French Navy. Two...