Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Tony Osborne
Dutch weapons developer Destinus has teamed up with Danish firms Cubedin and Odense Maritime Technology to develop a naval version of Destinus’ Hornet anti-drone interceptor.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Graham Warwick
Whisper Aero tests ultraquiet electric ducted fans on a modified Swift 3 glider, achieving low noise levels and advancing military and FAA projects.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The Swiss government will ask parliament for a further 970 million Swiss francs ($1.2 billion) to speed the fielding of air defense equipment.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren
Australia and Japan have conducted the first test of a jointly-developed prototype surveillance laser system, marking the first co-development project between the two countries as bilateral defense ties continue to deepen.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
Danish defense technology provider Terma says it has signed an agreement with Airbus targeting potential helicopter-related MRO work with an eye on future business opportunities in the country.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Chinese commercial space company LandSpace Technology Corporation has landed the first-stage booster of a ZhuQue-3 rocket, marking the country's first successful recovery of an orbital-class booster by a commercial launch company.
Commercial Space

By Ben Goldstein
Regent demonstrated its autonomous Squire seaglider at the U.S. military’s Silent Swarm experimentation event in Michigan.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
HEO plans to integrate Planet Labs’ SkySat Earth observation constellation into its spacecraft surveillance network.
Satellites

By Steve Trimble
The company that invented the MQ-9A Reaper is now aiming to reinvent the medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) category.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
Three weeks after an unexpectedly soft splashdown in the Indian Ocean, a SpaceX Starship spacecraft has been towed to the waters off Christmas Island for additional post-flight analysis.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

Aviation Week Staff
India Leases Additional MQ-9Bs For Navy
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By Mark Carreau
Two spacewalkers experienced delays Aug. 18 that prevented them from completing work on the exterior of the International Space Station’s U.S. segment.
Operations & Safety

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force is buying 145 Group 2 long-endurance uncrewed aircraft systems from uAvionics Technologies to help protect its bases in the Middle East amid increasing threats from the war in Iran.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
The FAA’s initiative to showcase advanced air mobility (AAM) is gathering pace, with Electra.aero demonstrating hybrid-electric flights connecting small local airports to major airline hubs.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Navy in the coming weeks is expected to make a series of decisions to reshape its future aviation force, but now it appears that the service first needs to clear the fog on the carriers it needs to operate them.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
U.S. startup Elroy Air is to expand the contested logistics capabilities of its Chapparal hybrid-electric uncrewed cargo aircraft under a $46 million contract from the U.S. Army.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Staff
X-BOW to flight test LCI for MDA... ROCKET ONE announces C-UAS training platform... SYPRIS SOLUTIONS reports Q2 loss...
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By Tony Osborne
Production issues are delaying the deliveries of Bulgaria’s next batch of Block 70-model F-16s from Lockheed Martin.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The new U.S. National Security Science and Technology (S&T) strategy report identifies space as one of the top three areas it needs to dominate the battlefield, alongside air superiority and long-range strike.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren
Taiwan's government has approved a defense budget of NT$1.12 trillion ($35.2 billion) for fiscal 2027, taking defense spending above 3% of GDP for the first time as Taipei accelerates efforts to strengthen its military capabilities.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
France has formally adopted an updated military programming law that adds €36 billion ($42 billion) over the 2026-30 period.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Mark Carreau
NASA has selected four companies to provide commercial payload processing services for agency mission launches from multiple sites where the capabilities were not available at the time of initial mission contract awards.
Commercial Space

By Brian Everstine
U.S. Navy’s E-2D Block II upgrade clears critical design review, with flight testing planned for fiscal 2029.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
U.S. Army seeks major GMLRS production increase to replenish stocks, with deliveries of 19,002 rockets annually beginning 2030.
Missile Defense & Weapons

Aviation Week Staff
PENTAGON cleans academic R&D house... BOEING gets VC-25B spares award... SpaceAM gets PE investment...
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