Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

Over recent weeks, key U.S. allies in East Asia have laid out defense spending plans for 2027.

Latvian uncrewed-systems maker Origin will trial its Blaze counter-drone interceptor using Anduril’s Lattice software under a partnership between the two companies.

Google plans to deploy a first test satellite carrying its tensor processing units for its orbital data center ambitions next month.

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NASA has quietly removed a Lockheed SR-71A from public display.

Hubble Network has raised a $200 million Series C round that it plans to use to grow its Bluetooth-connected satellite constellation to 60 spacecraft by 2030.

Voyager Technologies and Exobiosphere have announced two additional research campaigns aboard the International Space Station.

L3Harris Technologies has completed the PDR for 18 new satellites in development for the SDA's missile warning, tracking and defense-centric sat constellation.

Honeywell’s TPE331 turboprop appears to be emerging as the engine of choice for aircraft that could eventually replace the USAF’s GA-ASI MQ-9s.

The U.S. Air Force is looking for contractor-owned aircraft for its fighter pilots to fly to get the aircrews more hours.

The U.S. Navy’s new nuclear warhead and reentry body for its Trident II D5 Life Extension missile has passed into the engineering and manufacturing design (EMD) phase, the service announced Sept. 24.

The UK's new Space Strategy will reform space regulation to make licenses faster, simpler and cheaper for launch and return operations, range control, spaceports and satellites.

Belgium is headed to the lunar surface with Space Applications Services disclosing plans for its 2029 mission to the south pole of the Moon.

Game Aerospace completes the first flight of its GB2, a purpose-built U.S. firefighting aircraft designed for cost-effective aerial firefighting missions.

Denmark's intelligence service says the risk of Russian attacks on NATO countries is growing, though it still assesses the likelihood of such attacks as limited.

ATR names Vittorio Lorenzo Della Bella as CEO and Patrick Bergues as CFO, signaling leadership changes as the turboprop maker plans growth and recovery.

Germany's parliament budget committee approved defense ministry purchases of additional RTX AIM-120 Amraam missiles and Diehl IRIS-T naval missiles.

Taiwan's Aerospace Industrial Development Corp. completed delivery of all 66 T-5 Brave Eagle advanced jet trainers to the Republic of China Air Force on Sept. 24.

Saab has partnered with OHB, SSC Space, and Ericsson to capitalize on growing demand for military space capabilities.

The first aircraft powered by Pratt & Whitney’s production-standard PW1100G geared turbofan Advantage engine, an Airbus A321XLR, has been delivered to United Airlines.

Dassault Aviation has signed an agreement with Portuguese industry as it joins its competitors in bidding to replace Lisbon’s F-16 fighter fleet.

Participants in NASA’s transition of activities on the International Space Station to multiple commercial successors before a planned ISS deorbit in 2030 are acknowledging the effort’s uncertainties.

Hoping to fill a gap between radio wave and infrared observations of the universe, NASA selected the Probe far-Infrared Mission for Astrophysics, or PRIMA, to proceed with development.

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