Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

The leak initially appeared during the countdown for launch of the Starliner Crew Flight Test on May 6.

The prototypes will seek new devices for Inertial sensing and magnetic sensing, plus advances in photonic systems and laser components used by quantum devices.

NASA has named David Salvagnini as the agency’s first chief artificial intelligence officer.

Eric Fanning, head of the Aerospace Industries Association, laid out a list of new legislative priorities.

The aerospace and defense sector has long faced formidable labor challenges, from an aging workforce to a growing shortage of crucial engineering talent.

NASA for the 12th year in a row has been rated as the best large federal agency for which to work in 2023, according to employee survey analysis.

Italy could join Germany and Spain in making a top-up order for the Eurofighter combat aircraft, industry officials have said.

Chinese commercial space company CAS Space plans to introduce suborbital space tourism, unveiling a "space traveler" capsule that will seat seven passengers.

The latest update to the ongoing investigation was published May 13.

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Australia’s new defense strategy includes pricey acquisitions for both the Australian navy and air force, but data from Aviation Week’s Fleet Discovery Military tool suggest that a commensurate increase in aviation-related contract opportunities may not be in the offing.

The text of the latest FAA Reauthorization Bill contains numerous provisions intended to advance the adoption of advanced air mobility.

Lilium has announced the beginning of construction of a new certification testing facility in Munich.

AST SpaceMobile has signed a commercial agreement with AT&T to provide satellite-based cellular service to the company’s customers.

The review assessed the X-59 project’s approach to safety and hazard analysis.

With former partner Russia out of the picture, the European Space Agency-led ExoMars rover mission is firming up its partnership with NASA.

The Wichita company pledged to conduct the layoffs “in as compassionate a manner as possible.”

Lockheed Martin could potentially park 84 F-35s in temporary storage before receiving approval to resume deliveries with a new software update, the GAO says.

The company is exploring how its Medulla research project could boost the computing power of the mission systems of the Hawk.

Airbus Helicopters test pilots are eagerly awaiting approval to begin higher-speed flights with the company’s Racer compound rotorcraft demonstrator.

A USAF F-16C crashed shortly after takeoff in South Korea in 2023 after power outages caused a series of failures to instruments in the aircraft’s cockpit.

The first of the two Prefire satellites is planned for launch on May 22.

Project Ealing is able to detect, track and engage UAS threats up to 1 km (half a mile) away, and work is ongoing to boost its range, the UK MOD says.

Partners in the Eurodrone program have completed the preliminary design review for the twin-engine medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) uncrewed air system.