Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Tony Osborne
Korea Aerospace Industries partners with Moroccan MRO providers to propose FA-50/T-50 advanced jet trainers and light combat aircraft to the Royal Moroccan Air Force.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Leonardo plans crewed-uncrewed teaming trials pairing a Eurofighter with Baykar’s Kizilelma uncrewed combat aircraft to expand European CCA capabilities.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
A U.S. company has ordered a $20 million counter-drone system to protect its Middle East oil and gas facility, a Powerus executive told Aviation Week Oct. 12.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Western Range supports the test of an unarmed ICBM reentry vehicle and launches the fourth batch of SDA data relay satellites from Vandenberg SFB.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
KAI completes its first manned-uncrewed teaming flight with an FA-50 and the Adaptable Aerial Platform uncrewed aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Airbus completes the first flight of a Kratos Valkyrie CCA demonstrator in Sweden, targeting a 2028 weapons release test for Germany’s emerging CCA requirement.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
An Australian-developed long-endurance uncrewed aircraft flew for almost 2 hr., powered by energy-dense lithium-sulfur batteries and ultra-lightweight perovskite solar arrays.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
RTX-owned Raytheon unveiled a fully rocket-powered variant of the Coyote drone interceptor.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
Sikorsky on Oct. 12 unveiled a containerized version of its Nomad 100 vertical takeoff and landing rotor-blown-wing uncrewed aircraft system designed to rapidly deploy the aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
German private equity investor Aurelius has completed the acquisition of MRO provider Marshall Aerospace, which specializes in maintaining the Lockheed C-130J Hercules.
Supply Chain

By Chen Chuanren
Japan’s Defense Ministry has signed an acquisition contract with Ukrainian company Skyfall for interceptor drones as Tokyo expands counter-UAS capabilities.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Aaron Karp, David Casey
Saudi Arabia's aviation regulator has extended the closure of Riyadh airport after it was hit again by fatal Houthi strikes while Damman airport was also struck.
Airports & Networks

By Irene Klotz
NASA has outlined an ambitious scope of work for commercial entities interested in developing, building and flying a new station in low Earth orbit post-ISS.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Steve Trimble
European munitions maker MBDA has agreed to sell counter-drone systems made by Washington-based Fortem Technologies and jointly offer a new interceptor.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
Anduril revealed the Steelfin family of missile interceptors on Oct. 12.
Missile Defense & Weapons

Aviation Week Staff
RAYTHEON gets $4.4b SM-3 award... ANDURIL leads Baltimore sub shipyard project... BOEING gets VC-25B maintenance award...
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Japan Seeks Responsive Launch Ideas
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By Steve Trimble
Lockheed Martin unveiled a new, longer-range variant of the Patriot Advanced Capability (PAC)-3 interceptor.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Alan Dron
Houthi missile strikes killed three at Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport, disrupting flights and prompting some foreign airlines to suspend services.
Airports & Networks

By Tony Osborne
Edgewing, the JV leading the development of the combat aircraft at the heart of GCAP, will be able to accommodate more industrial partners without undue delays to the project, CEO Marco Zoff has insisted.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL resupply mission capsule is set to execute a safe, destructive reentry into the Earth’s atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean Oct. 12.
Operations & Safety

By Victoria Moores
Hybrid Air Vehicles is planning a freighter that could be double the size of the Airlander 10, offering 250 metric tons of cargo capacity.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Space executives suggest a lack of regulations may be hindering progress, particularly around manufacturing standards, insurance frameworks and orbital traffic management.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
Australian defense firm NIOA has partnered with MBDA to explore manufacturing the Deluge attack drone in Australia, aiming to expand domestic munitions production.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
The Japanese government is exploring responsive launch options to provide greater resilience in case its on-orbit systems are attacked.
Budget, Policy & Operations