Sikorsky designates Prague-based ČLS as its first EU distribution center for Black Hawk helicopter parts, serving 150+ regional operators.
Whisper Aero reaches TRL 7 with eQ250 electric ducted fans after crewed flights in Tennessee, recording 52 dB(A) at 100 feet.
Collins Aerospace finishes altitude testing for EPACS, its 80 kW F-35 cooling system candidate, as Lockheed Martin weighs a 2027 selection.
Shield AI and GE Aerospace integrate a 1990s AVEN nozzle on the F110-GE-129E engine, advancing the X-BAT VTOL strike fighter toward a 2026 first flight.
Saab revealed the A3-001 uncrewed combat air system concept at Malmen Air Base, targeting mid-2030s operations alongside the Gripen E.
Shield AI's X-BAT VTOL jet is the Official Autonomous Aircraft of the 127th Army-Navy Game on December 12, 2026.
AFWERX awards Reach Power and UNL a Phase I STTR contract to develop wireless power beaming for persistent sUAS ISR missions.
Airbus Defence and Space validated a Live, Virtual, Constructive framework at Germany's Timber Express 2026 exercise.
Tiberius Aerospace advances Invictus ramjet strike system to formal T&E at Purdue University's Zucrow Laboratories.
The U.S. State Department approved a potential $4.5B Foreign Military Sale to Qatar for up to four Boeing KC-46A aircraft.
