UAV Development & Drone Programs   Helicopter   Military Aircraft Procurement   Defense Industry & Major Contractors  
FlightGlobal • Ryan Finnerty

Bell and Near Earth Autonomy pursue uncrewed cargo variant of Bell 505 with US Marine Corps development funding

Bell is teaming with Near Earth Autonomy to offer an uncrewed cargo variant of the Bell 505 concept, with the fully autonomous approach supported by development funding from the US Marine Corps. The effort targets uncrewed rotorcraft for battlefield logistics support, emphasizing autonomy-led payload transport.

2026-04-28T07:50:09.160030-07:00
Europe   Military Aircraft Procurement   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Workforce & Skills Development   Airbus  
Airbus

Airbus leads national industry launch of Spain's new combat training system

By Airbus: Getafe, Spain, April 28, 2026 – An Airbus-led group of Spanish companies presented today the industrial programme of the Spanish Air and Space Force's new Integrated Combat Training System (ITS-C).

Also: aviation-defence-universe.com, defence-blog.com and defenceturkey.com
2026-04-28T04:24:55.386429-07:00
Satellite   Missile Systems & Strategic Weapons   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Space Defense & Militarization  
SpaceNews.com • Sandra Erwin

Startup targets radio segment of Golden Dome missile-defense network

By SpaceNews.com: WASHINGTON — A small startup is aiming to supply a component that could become critical to the Pentagon’s missile-defense architecture in space: compact radios capable of rapidly moving targeting data between satellites and interceptors.

2026-04-28T02:09:29.493095-07:00
Aviation Safety & Regulation   Defense Budgets & Spending   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Policy & Regulation   Defense Policy  
DefenseNews.com • Joe Gould

Program head: CR will ‘slow down versus stop’ F-35 progress

By DefenseNews.com: While the F-35 program will move forward at pace even if funded through a continuing resolution, development and testing activities will slow down starting around April 2018 if a CR extends into spring, the head of the program office warned Wednesday.

2026-04-27T20:34:36.124913-07:00