General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. will hold its first Blue Magic Netherlands event in Eindhoven on Nov. 19. The conference will provide Dutch startups with partnership and funding opportunities to support their efforts to develop advanced dual-use technologies, GA-ASI said. During BMN, the aerospace company and its partners, which include Brainport Development Eindhoven, Lockheed Martin...
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Australia Wants to Speed Up Construction of Medium Landing Craft, Expects Austal Deliveries From 2026
Australia is accelerating its effort to build new littoral medium landing ships for its armed forces. The first of 18 vessels is expected to be delivered in 2026. The $2 billion project is part of Canberra’s effort to build a national naval shipbuilding and sustainment industry. The construction of the Australian Defence Force’s new littoral...
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UK Space Agency Awards Funding to Orbit Fab to Develop In-Orbit Refueling Technology
Orbit Fab, an in-orbit spacecraft refueling services provider, has received a $1.67 million grant from the UK Space Agency to develop a high-pressure variant of the Rapidly Attachable Fuel Transfer Interface refueling port. RAFTI, which has a Technology Readiness Level 8 rating, replaces the existing fill and drain valve to minimize additional complexity and mass....
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Accenture Expands SAP, Supply Chain Offerings With Camelot Management Acquisition
Accenture has expanded its SAP and supply chain capabilities with the acquisition of Camelot Management Consultants, a SAP-focused management and technology consulting firm based in Germany. In a press release on Monday, the global professional services firm said customers will benefit from Camelot’s analytics, data strategy and modernization expertise at a time when more organizations...
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Embraer Seals Deal to Provide Netherlands, Austria With Nine C-390 Millennium
Embraer has secured a contract with the Dutch Ministry of Defense to deliver nine C-390 Millennium aircraft. The joint purchase agreement will supply five C-390s for the Royal Netherlands Air Force and four aircraft for the Austrian Air Force. The aerospace company said the procurement will improve the European countries’ ability to rapidly move personnel...
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Collins Aerospace Marks Milestone in Europe’s Sustainable Aircraft Program HECATE
The European Union’s Clean Aviation HECATE program has reached a new milestone after completing its preliminary design review for the electric aircraft, Collins Aerospace announced on Monday. Collins is one of the aerospace industry leaders working on HECATE, short for Hybrid Electric Regional Aircraft Distribution Technologies. The RTX business leads the project’s steering committee, while...
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BAE Systems to Demo Airborne Combat Simulation on RAF Hawk Training Aircraft
BAE Systems will hold an in-flight demonstration of the Advanced Tactical Augmented Reality Systems on a Hawk TMk2 training aircraft of the U.K. Royal Air Force in 2024. ATARS offers synthetic training for fighter pilots to track and engage virtual foes programmed for combat and other hostile activities. The platform’s systems, developed by U.S. technology...
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GE Aerospace Completes Assessment of Powerplant Options for Future NATO Helicopter
GE Aerospace has completed an initial study supporting the development of NATO’s next generation of rotorcraft capability. The company said the effort, conducted with its Italian partner Avio Aero, analyzed powerplant solutions for the envisioned helicopter, such as advanced gas turbines, hybrid electric systems, hydrogen fuel cells, and hydrogen combustion engines. The partnership also explored...
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Silentium Ships First Batch of Sensors for Australia’s Air Battle Management System; Warren McDonald Quoted
Silentium Defence, a spinoff from Defence Australia, has delivered the first batch of passive radar systems for AIR6500, Australia’s Joint Air Battle Management System. Lockheed Martin Australia, which will build AIR6500, confirmed receiving the Maverick Fortress 3D sensors. Warren McDonald, the company’s chief executive in Australia and New Zealand, said the Adelaide-based deep-technology startup made...
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Lockheed Martin Australia Realigns R&D Lab’s Focus to Advanced Systems and Technologies
Lockheed Martin’s research operations center in Australia is now known as Advanced Systems and Technologies. The company said the transition from the old name — STELaRLab, short for Science, Technology, Engineering Leadership and Research Laboratory — will enable the facility to better meet the Australian Defence Force’s mission objective and capability development requirements. AST advances research and...