UAVs pioneer AeroVironment late Dec. 8 announced it has struck a deal to acquire Telerob Gesellschaft für Fernhantierungstechnik, a German provider of unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) for defense and security, for about $45.4 million (€37.5 million) in cash.

As many airlines, manufacturers and suppliers around the world fight for survival after the impact of the pandemic, could they be breathing a sigh of relief at

The French, German and Spanish air forces have narrowed down a list of potential architectures for the European Future Combat Air System to five.

Airbus says it is preparing to ramp up for development of the EuroDrone medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) unmanned air system after the four nations involved in the project provisionally agreed on a contract for development, production and in-service support of the platform. 

Textron’s Bell helicopter division has acquired Response Technologies, a Rhode Island-based startup focused on flexible, additively manufactured, textile-reinforced composites and fuel cells.

A spat between Russian and Ukrainian aerospace firms has deepened over accusations that Ukrainian overhauls of Russian-built helicopters could be endangering the lives of U.S. and Afghan personnel.

Charles E. “Chuck” Yeager, the first pilot to fly faster than the speed of sound, died on Dec. 7. He was 97.

Spanish industry has formally joined European Future Combat Air System research and development efforts.