Skunk Works Checks Out the Electra EL9 for Short-Field Support Duties Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works and Electra have formed a significant partnership to develop the EL9, an ultra-short takeoff and landing (Ultra-STOL) aircraft. The two companies just extended their partnership through a new memorandum of understanding that will blend Lockheed’s defense-grade expertise with Electra’s bold hybrid-electric vision. A hybrid- electric aircraft could redefine what fixed-wing operations look like.

System Intercepts All Threats In Live Scenario

Israeli aerospace company ParaZero Technologies announced the successful completion of a live demo of its DefendAir Personal Net Gun System to Israeli security and defense professionals. During the live field exercise the Defend Air demonstrated 100% interception success in effectively neutralizing every fast-incoming multirotor drone threat in real-time.

Maintenance Team Arrives for Support After Weeks Being Grounded

After being stranded in southern India for weeks due to weather and engine issues, a Royal Air Force F-35B fighter is finally getting ready to fly home. Despite being far from home, it got plenty of love from locals and some tourism companies.

Coast Guard MH-65s and F-16s Kept Busy During the President’s Stay

The North American Aerospace Defense Command’s pilots have been kept busy during President Donald Trump’s stay at his Bedminster, New Jersey home. Over the holiday weekend, MH-65 helicopters and F-16 fighters intercepted eleven planes within the surrounding restricted airspace.

Deal Worth C$1.85 Million Completed

Canadian provider of uncrewed aerial systems for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) as well as cargo solutions, announced it delivered a fleet of ISR drone systems to a partner in a NATO country in a transaction worth about C$1.8 million.