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U.S., Saudia Arabia Partner On Critical Minerals

1 day ago | aviationweek.com | Matthew Fulco

The United States and Saudi Arabia signed two critical minerals agreements during President Donald Trump’s visit to the kingdom this week in a move that could diversify supply of the strategic metals away from China, which dominates global production and processing. The two countries’ interests...
SpaceX Proposes Starlink GPS In Letter to FCC

1 day ago | aviationweek.com | Garrett Reim

SpaceX is proposing a Starlink-based positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) service as a complement or alternative to conventional GPS. The company sees using its low Earth orbit (LEO) constellation of satellites for PNT as “low-hanging fruit,” Jameson Dempsey, director of satellite policy, wrote...
Debrief: Could Austria Become The Next European Country Seeking New Fighters?

1 day ago | aviationweek.com | Tony Osborne

After nearly two decades of flying a fleet of much watered-down Eurofighters, Vienna could begin the search for a new combat aircraft as early as next year, the country’s national defense report published earlier this week indicates. Currently, non-militarily aligned Austria foresees its Tranche 1...
Germany and UK Reveal Trinity House Deep Strike Missile Development Plans

1 day ago | aviationweek.com | Tony Osborne |Robert Wall

LONDON–Germany and the UK will work together on the development of a land-based missile capable of striking targets beyond 2,000 km (1,243 mi.). Development of the Deep Precision Strike Capability (DPSC) emerges from the Trinity House defense cooperation agreement, which the two countries signed... Tony Osborne Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs.
Poland Buying Loitering Munitions From WB Electronics

1 day ago | aviationweek.com | Tony Osborne

LONDON–Poland is acquiring 10,000 loitering munitions through a 10-year-long framework agreement with technology firm WB Electronics. Warsaw will acquire 1,000 of the combat-proven Warmate systems cyclically so that the latest versions will be available to the Polish military through to 2035. One...
Airbus Helicopters Teams With Babcock and CAE for Polish Training Need

1 day ago | aviationweek.com | Tony Osborne

LONDON–Airbus Helicopters has teamed up with Babcock and CAE to offer the H145M twin-engine light helicopter to Poland as part of the modernization of the country’s rotary-wing training. It is the first major offer by Airbus Helicopters into Poland since the cancellation of the H225M Caracal deal...
Patria, ACC Innovation Team Up On Militarized Heavy-Lift Multicopters

1 day ago | aviationweek.com | Tony Osborne

Finland’s Patria’s and Sweden’s ACC Innovation have teamed up to market ACC’s heavylift uncrewed quadcopters for military use. Åtvidaberg-based ACC Innovation currently produces the turboshaft-powered Thunder Wasp GT multicopter, which sports a maximum takeoff weight (MTOW) of 800 kg (1,764 lb.)...
Space Ops: Japan’s iSpace Targeting June 6 Lunar Landing

2 days ago | aviationweek.com | Irene Klotz |Mark Carreau

For the third time this year, a robotic lander will attempt to touch down on the surface of the Moon. Ramping up for lunar operations this time is Japan-based iSpace, which is preparing for its 750-lb. Resilience lander to touch down in an area in the Moon’s far northern region known as Mare Frigoris on June 6. The rover carries an 11-lb. micro-rover, named Tenacious, for additional surface studies. The Hakuto-R Mission 2 launched along with Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost lander on Jan. 15.
Helium-3 Contract Marks Major Symbolic Shift In Lunar Economy

2 days ago | aviationweek.com | Garrett Reim

In what appears to be a historic first, Moon-mining startup Interlune has signed contracts to excavate, process and return thousands of liters of helium-3 to Earth. The contracts are a symbolic first step in transforming the Moon from a scientific outpost into a strategic and economic territory...
Ukrainian Successes Drive Tekever’s Drone Investments Into UK

2 days ago | aviationweek.com | Tony Osborne

Ukraine’s armed forces have made extensive use of Tekever’s uncrewed aircraft systems, which the company says have assisted in the destruction of £3 billion ($4 billion) worth of Russian military equipment. The UK Royal Air Force’s decision to adopt an uncrewed aircraft system made by Portugal as the backbone of its first autonomous collaborative platform has put the manufacturer Tekever into the spotlight. The company’s combat-proven AR3 uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) has been adapted into an...