Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Jeremy Kariuki
ATP Flight School has signed an agreement with Textron Aviation to purchase 40 Cessna 172 Skyhawk trainers for delivery in 2025.
Maintenance & Training

By Michael Bruno
That is far above the $49 and $51 that were both agreed to until third-parties bidders forced further plus-ups.
Supply Chain

By Ben Goldstein
This amounts to a high-stakes bet that regulations and public acceptance will come together to enable a successful commercial launch in the future.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Mark Carreau
The splashdown occurred as planned at 10:30 a.m. EDT off the coast of Jacksonville, Florida.
Space

By Graham Warwick
Aska began ground testing in the first quarter and now has FAA certification and authorization for uncrewed flight testing.
Advanced Air Mobility

Aviation Week Network Staff
Russia’s major commercial international airshow MAKS will not open its gates in Zhukovsky, near Moscow, on July 25-30 as previously scheduled.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Imagery circulating on Chinese social media appears to show the Chengdu J-20 equipped with WS-15 engines in flight.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Union workers at the key Tier 1 aerostructures provider will return to work on July 5 after they agreed to an improved four-year labor agreement.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. State Department has approved a possible $5.62 billion deal for the Czech Republic to buy 24 F-35As.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
House appropriators are not impressed with how major Pentagon hypersonic programs have performed in recent tests.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Garrett Reim
The new location will allow the company to consolidate flight test operations closer to its headquarters, as well as hire engineers from Mojave and Los Angeles.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The Navy announced in February that it was negotiating a sole-source contract with Bell-Boeing to shut down V-22 production.
Budget, Policy & Operations

Aviation Week Staff
The orbit of 40 satellites simultaneously set a record for Russia, the company said.
Space

Apurva Mahajan
Two U.S. senators are pushing for the transfer of two U.S. Iron Dome defense system batteries to Ukraine.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Mark Carreau
NASA’s 28th SpaceX-contracted Cargo Dragon resupply mission spacecraft departed the International Space Station June 29.
Space

By Graham Warwick
The French aerospace company anticipates European certification in the first quarter of 2024.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Joby Aviation has announced a $100 million equity sale to existing investor SK Telecom.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Irene Klotz
The Virgin Galactic space company conducted its inaugural commercial flight on June 29.
Commercial Space

By Chen Chuanren
The French Air and Space Force has kicked off Pégase 2023, an annual military exercise, to demonstrate its capabilities in the Indo-Pacific region.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren
The Republic of Singapore Air Force confirms that it has integrated the Rafael Python-5 short-range air-to-air missiles as part of its F-16 mid-life upgrade.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Michael Bruno
The Midland, Texas, company said it will use net proceeds for general corporate purposes.
Commercial Space

By Graham Warwick
The companies will produce initial conceptual designs for operational and demonstration systems.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Matthew Fulco
Taiwan will deliver a record high of more than 1,000 indigenous missiles next year amid rising tensions with China.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Garrett Reim
The company has spent the last three years investing in in-space servicing, propulsion and robotic technology to develop a prototype AMU.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
The iROSAs, the seventh and eighth overall, will be used to upgrade solar power generation aboard the ISS.
Space