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The UK’s EH101 Merlin rotorcraft fleet will be supported under a £165 million ($213.1 million) two-year extension awarded to Leonardo Helicopters.

Rotorcraft manufacturers are seeking partners and preparing bids for the U.S. Army’s updated training plans.

Europe’s defense industry is getting ready for a surge in government spending that is driving companies to reset growth ambitions and strategies more broadly.

European defense companies are scrambling to meet surging demand at home for their equipment.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Thales Alenia Space has secured the contract from Telespazio to build the satellites for the European Space Agency’s planned Moonlight lunar navigation system.

Dramatic geopolitical shifts are prompting Europe to look at other defense suppliers for rearmament.

Leonardo held off on naming its future aerostructures partner as part of a highly anticipated March 11 strategy update.

The multisensor satellites will be funded internally, with launches due in 2027 and 2028.

Leonardo CEO Robert Cingolani included the figure in a March 11 strategy update.

Engineers discovered an issue with the heat treatment of a gear component in the main gearbox during routine component testing late last year.

Leonardo Helicopters is preparing to spin-up local assembly of rotorcraft in Algeria after securing orders from the country’s military.

Helicopter manufacturers are beginning to turn their attention to modernizing their bestsellers.

Leaders in the sector say business is on an upward trajectory after years of stagnation.

Italy’s Leonardo and Turkey’s Baykar are to work together to capitalize on the global market for uncrewed air systems and loitering munitions.

Studies are helping allies understand the technologies and trade-offs they face with new rotorcraft architectures.

Renewed demand and new technology are prompting manufacturers to turn their attention to the lighter end of the rotorcraft market.

The UK-based helicopter businesses of Airbus and Leonardo are set for leadership changes.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Strong demand from allied customers has led to international sales accounting for a growing share of DRS’s overall revenue since 2021.

The Italian aerospace and defense company has suffered financially from low production rates on the Boeing 787.

The Airbus CEO says talks with Leonardo and Thales to fix an overcapacity problem in European satellite development and production could lead to creating a combined entity modeled on missile-maker MBDA.

Leonardo has been forced to pause flight testing of its AW09 light helicopter after discovering issues with parts provided by a supplier.

Airbus is adapting an A320 airliner to help ready a family of Eurofighter AESA radars.

Even if the Middle East is no longer the only game in town for defense exports, it still has ample appetite for advanced equipment, from drones to transports.