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Worldwide Airbus C295 military fleets, excerpted from Aviation Week’s Fleet Discovery Database.
Defense

By Sean Broderick, Michael Bruno, Guy Norris
Boeing, citing “uncertainty” in when the 737 MAX will be cleared to return to service as a key factor, will suspend 737 production in January 2020.
Air Transport

By Tony Osborne
The Czech Republic has ordered an additional pair of C295 turboprop airlifters from Airbus.
Defense

By Michael Bruno
D-Orbit, an Italian startup aiming to provide orbital transportation and satellite decommissioning, claimed a new round of funding Dec. 16.
Defense

Parametric Solutions
Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
Counter-drone systems continue to proliferate on the market, but tech and operational challenges in countering UAS have not yet been fully surmounted, a new study says.
Defense

By Thierry Dubois
The ESA has released details on the active debris removal mission it has commissioned for 2025 after having selected ClearSpace, a Swiss startup company.
Space

By Michael Bruno
Aerospace and defense holding company Novaria Group has acquired Long-Lok, a manufacturer of self-locking and self-sealing fasteners.
Defense

By Michael Bruno
Airbus Ventures, the corporate venture capital investment wing of the European aerospace and defense giant, said it co-led a $17 million Series A round of investment in Munich-based Isar Aerospace.
Defense

By Mark Carreau
Staging the solar electric foundation of NASA’s planned Gateway at the Moon will take some patience.
Defense

By Steve Trimble
A Kazakhstan factory will begin assembling helos locally for the first time after signing an accord with Russian Helicopters.
Defense

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By Michael Bruno
More new space launch providers could make the Mid Atlantic Regional Spaceport at Wallops Island, Virginia, their home.
Defense

By Steve Trimble
The USMC has put two prize challenges that lie at the heart of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force Unmanned Aircraft System Expeditionary program on hold.
Defense

By Steve Trimble
The USAF’s bidding deadline for the $85 billion contract to develop the GBSD missile passed on Dec. 13 with no offer from Boeing, leaving Northrop Grumman as expected as the sole bidder.
Defense

By Michael Bruno
Small-sat launcher Rocket Lab will look to bring its expected first-stage booster recycling system to its new Launch Complex 2 at Wallops Island, Virginia.
Defense

By Lee Hudson
The USAF's Space and Missile Systems Center was responsible for rapidly buying the medium-range, ground-launched ballistic missile that traveled more than 310.6 mi. Dec. 12 from Vandenberg AFB in California.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
The Irish Air Corps (IAC) has ordered a pair of Airbus C295 twin-turboprop airlifters for the maritime patrol mission.
Defense

By Bill Carey
German delivery drone manufacturer Wingcopter plans to enter the U.S. market.
Business Aviation

By Guy Norris
Autonomous air taxi developer Ehang is on track to begin a pioneering effort with the Civil Aviation Administration of China to develop airworthiness standards and certification methods for the new aircraft category.
Business Aviation

By Tony Osborne
The 2,500-shp Aneto 1K is the first member of Safran’s new family of engines for medium and heavy helicopters.
Defense

By Graham Warwick
The demo will showcase the capability designed into the V-280’s fly-by-wire flight control system.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
Johnson now can push through his vision of Brexit on Jan. 31, 2020 ending Parliamentary and legal deadlock.
Defense

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