Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Ben Goldstein
Merlin Labs has added an Aero L-39C Albatros military trainer to its test fleet, gaining its first jet while it works to expand its autonomous flight system.
Emerging Technologies

By Mark Carreau
As the 15-country International Space Station prepares to mark 26 years of continuous presence, its latest returnees offered perspective about life onboard.
Space Exploration

Aviation Week Staff
Lockheed Martin Skunk Works and Royal Netherlands Aerospace Center announced broadening of their strategic partnership.
Supply Chain

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Army is reassessing its intelligence fleet as it clarifies plans for contractor-owned surveillance jets and advances the ME-11B HADES program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Navy accepts its first C-130J-30 Super Hercules for the E-130J Phoenix II fleet as Northrop Grumman prepares mission systems integration for the Tacamo nuclear command mission.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
Battery supplier Molicel said employee error, not a defect in its lithium-ion cells, caused a fire at Archer Aviation's lab in San Jose, California, earlier this week.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
JAXA has partnered with startup Innovative Space Carrier to explore scaling up commercial satellite launch services with reusable rockets.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
New Zealand’s defense ministry has signed a deal with the U.S. government to acquire five Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk helicopters, replacing its Seasprite fleet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Staff
SpaceX Cargo Dragon Delivers Rollouts, Research To ISS
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By Vivienne Machi
The Army creates a permanent Space Operations Branch, expanding its role in space integration and interdiction as satellite-reliant warfare grows.
Operations & Safety

Aviation Week Staff
XCOM SPACE joins Space ISAC... BELL TEXTRON signs fiber-optic agreement... LOCKHEED gets F-35 core processor award...
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By Tony Osborne
Ukraine says it destroyed four Su-34s at a Russian air base as Starlink speed limits imposed on its military are reversed.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
France is pursuing a national successor to the Dassault Rafale after the FCAS collapse, aiming to field a new fighter by 2040.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Saab rolls out Sweden’s first of three GlobalEye AEW aircraft, with deliveries set for 2027, as the company scales production to meet surging global demand.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Boeing is developing a runway conflict awareness system to help prevent runway incursions, with near-term and longer-term versions planned.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By David Casey
Airlines face months-long disruption to Saudi Arabian flights amid continuing Saudi-Houthi missile and drone attacks.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Mark Carreau
A SpaceX Cargo Dragon docks at the ISS delivering more than 6,300 lb. of supplies, research and the final two rollout solar arrays for upcoming spacewalks.
Commercial Space

By Tony Osborne
Saab will work with the Swedish defense materiel agency to produce a new flight computer for the Gripen family of fighter jets as the current system becomes obsolete.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Rolls-Royce has completed certification tests for the Pearl 10X engine, which powers the Dassault Falcon 10X, and presses on with integrated powerplant system tests.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
North Korea says it tested two types of submarine-launched cruise missiles on Oct. 14, saying the trials were intended to validate its Navy’s ability to conduct “strategic missions.”
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Vivienne Machi
Rocket Lab has formally acknowledged its Neutron medium-lift rocket will not fly until next year, citing first-stage propellant tank manufacturing problems.
Operations & Safety

Aviation Week Staff
Artemis II Astronaut Christina Koch Moves To NASA Management
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By Irene Klotz
SpaceX proposes up to 435 annual Starship-Super Heavy launches from Texas in a draft environmental review released by the FAA on Oct. 14.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

Aviation Week Staff
LEONARDO’s C-UAS award... HOWMET declares dividend... New aerospace chief at ADS...
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By Tony Osborne
Airbus Helicopters says the H175M could include more Canadian content and be assembled locally if chosen for Canada’s nTACS rotorcraft program.
Aircraft & Propulsion