Oslo, Norway – September 29, 2026 -- Nel ASA has secured a purchase order worth approximately USD 12 million from Collins Aerospace for PEM electrolyser stacks destined for US Navy submarine life-support systems. The order was placed through Nel Hydrogen US, a subsidiary of the Oslo-listed hydrogen technology company (OSE: NEL).

Wood Dale, Illinois – September 28, 2026 -- AAR CORP. (NYSE: AIR) has agreed to acquire a 65% controlling interest in MRO Holdings at an implied enterprise value of $4.0 billion, creating what the company calls the largest heavy maintenance MRO operation in the world, servicing nearly 3,000 aircraft annually.

Wood Dale, Ill. – September 28, 2026 -- AAR CORP. (NYSE: AIR) reported first-quarter fiscal 2027 sales of $918 million, a 24% jump from $739.6 million a year earlier, as the aviation aftermarket supplier simultaneously disclosed a definitive agreement to acquire a 65% controlling interest in MRO Holdings.

Dallas – – September 28, 2026 -- ATI Inc. (NYSE: ATI) will hold an Investor Day livestream on Thursday, November 12, 2026, running from 12:30 PM to 3:00 PM ET, during which company leaders will present new financial and strategic targets.

Boston – September 28, 2026 -- Private investors have committed seven dollars for every one dollar the US government has put toward production funding for new-entrant defense companies, a gap that risks stalling next-generation technology before it reaches frontline forces, according to a joint analysis released by Bain & Company and the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA).

Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. – September 28, 2026 -- Star Catcher Industries has its Protostar power node ready for launch aboard SpaceX's Transporter-18 mission, scheduled for October 2026, in an attempt to complete the first optical power beaming demonstration between two untethered spacecraft.

Cleveland – September 28, 2026 -- TransDigm Group Incorporated (NYSE: TDG) has completed its acquisition of Prince & Izant ("P&I") for approximately $1.066 billion in cash, including certain tax benefits, financed entirely through cash on hand.

Coral Springs, Fla. – September 28, 2026 -- Zulu Pods, Inc. (ZPI) has completed altitude testing of its patented ZPOD lubrication system at the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), recording bearing temperatures comparable to or lower than legacy systems on a 200 lbf class turbojet engine.

Boston – – September 25, 2026 -- MagLev Aero has secured concurrent contracts from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency under its Minimum Viable Product (MVP) and Embedded Entrepreneur Initiative (EEI) programs, providing non-dilutive funding to push its propulsion platform to Technology Readiness Level 6 (TRL-6).

Columbus, Ohio – September 25, 2026 -- The U.S. Senate has passed two aeromedical reform bills -- S. 3257, the John A. Hauser Mental Health in Aviation Act, and S. 3258, the Aviation Medication Transparency Act -- prompting the NetJets Association of Shared Aircraft Pilots (NJASAP) to press the House of Representatives for swift companion action.

NJASAP represents more than 3,800 professional pilots flying for NetJets Aviation, Inc., a Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) subsidiary.