A bipartisan group in the House introduced a bill Wednesday to protect against state-sponsored intellectual property and supply chain threats, and create a new White House office tasked with securing emerging technologies. Reps. Will Hurd (R-Texas), Dutch Ruppersberger (D-Md.), Mike Conaway ...

Leonardo Helicopters has been awarded a $377 million contract by the U.K. government to maintain its fleet of AH MK1 Apache gunships until they are removed from service in 2024. Defense Minister Stuart Andrew announced the £293 million ($377 million) contract with Leonardo Helicopters during a ...

The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) Light Combat Helicopter  (LCH) recently “achieved a unique milestone” in the successful firing of an air-to-air missile on a moving aerial target, HAL said on Jan. 17. Shri Madhavan, the chairman and managing director of HAL, said in a statement ...

Boeing [BA] on Wednesday said its HorizonX venture arm has invested in Isotropic Systems, a startup that is developing satellite user terminals for low-cost broadband connectivity. London-based Isotropic said HorizonX led a $14 million Series A funding round that includes WML, Space Angels and ...

China’s ongoing effort to expand its international presence economically and militarily has a number of implications for its power and influence, according to a new Pentagon report. “China’s expanding global activities…present military force posture, access, training, and logistics ...

Brazil’s government on Thursday approved joint ventures between Boeing [BA] and Embraer [ERJ], the country’s aerospace and defense company, a strategic partnership that will give the U.S. aerospace giant a play in smaller commercial aircraft and a multi-mission military aircraft. Terms of the ...