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U.S. Air Force | June 09, 2020

A scramjet-powered missile developed under the joint DARPA/U.S. Air Force Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC) program was destroyed in a recent test accident, Aerospace DAILY has learned. The missile is believed to have inadvertently separated from a B-52 carrier aircraft during a captive-carry flight test, according to sources familiar with the evaluation. The cause of the mishap, which is thought to have involved an aircraft from the 419th Flight Test Squadron at Edwards AFB,...

Business Aviation News | February 19, 2020

Stellar Aviation, an FBO operator with facilities in South Palm Beach, Florida, Wilmington, Delaware, and Springfield, Illinois, has announced that it has been awarded a 50-year lease and development agreement with the Reno Tahoe Airport Authority (RTAA). The agreement will allow Stellar Aviation to construct a full service FBO and hangar complex at the Reno-Tahoe International Airport located in Reno, Nevada....

Boeing | June 23, 2020

News surfaced today which indicates that Boeing has requested that supplier Spirit AeroSystems reduce 2020’s 737 production to just 72 shipsets, from 125 planned earlier. The news came via Reuters. The Kansas-based manufacturer issued a public statement earlier this month warning of an impending reduction but was unable to disclose the number at the time....

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L3Harris Technologies | December 19, 2022

L3Harris Technologies and Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings, Inc. together announced the signing of a definitive agreement for L3Harris to acquire Aerojet Rocketdyne for $58 per share, in an all-cash transaction valued at $4.7 billion, inclusive of net debt. This marks L3Harris’ second acquisition announcement of 2022, demonstrating its continued focus on delivering critical capabilities to warfighters while strengthening the nation’s defense industrial base through increased compet...