Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

Aviation Week Staff
The Week Ahead in Aerospace & Defense
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By Tony Osborne
EDA advances automated refueling tests to include unmanned aircraft and tankers.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Norway's missile export ban forces Malaysia to reassess defense procurement strategies amid regional tensions.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Hill Helicopters said it is closing in on the long-awaited first run of its in-house-developed turboshaft engine.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Ukraine converts Soviet-era bombs into precision glide weapons to counter Russian stand-off attacks.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
Destinus advances missile testing for European deep-strike needs.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Aeralis, a British startup attempting to develop a modular jet trainer, collapsed into administration after what it called “sustained pressure” on its cashflow.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Contenders for a possible U.S. Army contract to build interceptor missiles at a cost of less than $1 million each need to be able to demonstrate the full system by the end of the fiscal year, the Army said on May 15.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
UK Eurofighters deploy APKWS rockets in the Middle East to counter one-way attack drones, marking a rapid integration of guided rocket technology.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Mark Carreau
NASA’s weather-delayed Cargo Dragon resupply mission to the International Space Station was successfully launched on May 15.
Space Exploration

By Steve Trimble
A major electronic warfare (EW) upgrade for the Royal Saudi Air Force fleet of Boeing F-15SA fighters has entered the early stages of the acquisition process within the U.S. Foreign Military Sales system.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Garrett Reim
The U.S. Space Force has awarded Northrop Grumman a $398 million contract to develop and build the Enhanced Protected Tactical Satellite Communications-Prototype (PTS-P).
Satellites

By Graham Warwick
One theme united the first-quarter analyst calls by the publicly traded electric air taxi startups: the defense market.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Dyzne Technologies has unveiled a new expendable drone, the Blitz, and a shipping container-based launch system to deploy “high-volume” swarms of UAVs.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
A missile resembling the AIM-260 is spotted on a Navy F/A-18F, advancing U.S. air-to-air capabilities.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
The British Army narrows its search for an autonomous Apache wingman, with four companies advancing in Project NYX to deliver operational capability by 2030.
Budget, Policy & Operations

Aviation Week Staff
H.I.G. CAPITAL acquires INTERNATIONAL AEROSPACE COATINGS... CONTI FEDERAL SERVICES GETS B-21 flight sim award... Former astronaut Rominger appointed to AEROPACE CORP. board of trustees...
Aerospace_Daily_departments

By Robert Wall
NASA seeks proposals for Mars telecom system to ensure robust communications, with delivery by 2028 and operations supporting missions through 2035.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
York Space pursues acquisitions, faces classified program cost increases and manages supply-chain delays.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
UK ties defense payments to contractor performance, raising incentives for faster delivery and easing regulations for smaller businesses.
Budget, Policy & Operations

Aviation Week Staff
BELL lands new 407GXi order ... SIDUS SPACE reports Q1 losses ... New CEO for HERMEUS ...
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Aviation Week Staff
Australia Selects PteroDynamics P4 For Naval Logistics
Aerospace_Daily_departments

By Guy Norris
NASA is continuing to speed up the rate of X-59 flight tests.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Are the trillions of investment pouring into artificial intelligence a speculative bubble? Are orbiting data centers the frothy peak of that financial hubris?
Commercial Space

By Ben Goldstein
Merlin is expanding its autonomous flight platform into the commercial cargo market with the launch of a new product line called Condor.
Advanced Air Mobility