Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Steve Trimble
Northrop Grumman has flown its YFQ-48A Talon Blue prototype for the first time, opening the flight-test phase of the self-funded demonstrator for the Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) market.
Defense

Aviation Week Staff
Diehl Signs Naval IRIS-T SLM Contract For German Frigates
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BAE upgrading JPALS GPS... GE gets MH-60R engine component support award... New defense EVP at BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON...
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By Sonny Butterworth
Romanian defense procurement contracts are surging this year, enabled by the European Union's Security Action for Europe program.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Vivienne Machi
The Space Development Agency is ready to launch a third vendor’s satellites into low Earth orbit as early as Oct. 5.
Satellites

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Army has picked at least three companies to start competing for the Affordable High Speed Strike (AHSS) missile program.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Samuel Archer
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AWIN Knowledge Center

By Michael Bruno
NorthStar Earth & Space, a startup providing sats for space situational awareness, debuted as a publicly traded company but saw its stock price lose ground.
Satellites

By Mark Carreau
NASA has awarded $1.4 billion in contracts to 16 companies for enterprise support services and equipment management.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
Embraer delivered 41 business jets in the third quarter, maintaining steady production across commercial and defense sectors.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Embraer and local partner Mahindra have selected Nagpur as the potential final assembly site for the C-390 should the Indian government procure the military transport aircraft.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
Diehl and the German government have signed a contract to get started on adapting the IRIS-T SLM air and missile defense system for naval use.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Chen Chuanren
Taiwanese aerospace prime AIDC has unveiled the Raven X loitering munition as Taiwan seeks to expand its domestic drone-development capabilities.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Chen Chuanren
Taiwan has received the first two of 66 Lockheed Martin F-16C Blk. 70 fighters, about three years behind the original delivery schedule.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Space entrepreneur Walt Anderson aims to deploy airships to provide affordable telecommunications to underserved markets in Southeast Asia, Africa or the Caribbean.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 Dragon spacecraft conducted a successful autonomous docking to the U.S. segment of the seven-person International Space Station on Oct. 1.
Operations & Safety

By Michael Bruno
Seattle-area SPEEA professional and technical units have ratified new Boeing contracts, averting a strike that could have disrupted commercial production and new-aircraft certification.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Vivienne Machi
The last of the U.S. military’s Cold War-era missile warning satellites got a final dance on orbit as part of a recent exercise before their planned retirement.
Satellites

By Steve Trimble
After playing a starring role in the Ukraine conflict, the FGM-148 Javelin anti-tank missile is in line for a range extension.
Missile Defense & Weapons

Aviation Week Staff
BAE’s new IFF gets Pentagon nod... L3HARRIS gets executive airlift satcom award... WES BUSH gets new GE board title...
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Rocket Lab Signs Up Synspective For Largest Electron Deal To Date
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By Irene Klotz
SpaceX plans at least one more flight test of its Starship-Super Heavy launch system from Starbase, Texas, before the program launches from Kennedy Space Center.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Firefly Aerospace plans to carry Starcloud’s artificial intelligence (AI) computing payload aboard its Elytra lunar orbiter scheduled to launch as soon as 2028.
Space Exploration

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Navy has installed an uncrewed aircraft control station on a second carrier.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
MD Helicopters has opened sales for its MD564 derivative of the MD530 after deciding to put the single-engine light rotorcraft into production.
Aircraft & Propulsion