Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

Lockheed Martin will launch production of an anti-ship and moving land target version of the medium-range, surface-to-surface Precision Strike Missile.

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Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te hailed the use of attack drones in a recent missile exercise in Pingtung, southern Taiwan.

Turkish Aerospace Industries has secured a military type certificate for the latest version of its Hurkus turboprop trainer.

A new engine for stealthy U.S. cruise missiles in high demand has entered a ground test campaign, the Kratos/GE Aerospace team said on Sept. 21.

The concept of last-mile logistics and the U.S. Air Force have had a difficult history together, but events and requirements are driving them back to together—albeit carefully.

The U.S. Air Force has received the first FQ-42 Vengeance from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) at Creech AFB, Nevada.

India’s Hindustan Aeronautics Limited has delivered the final two Tejas Mk.1 Light Combat Aircraft to the Indian Air Force as part of an initial contract.

European F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) operators are bolstering interoperability by sharing their aircraft and munitions as well as conducting maintenance and sharing resources to jointly utilize the combat aircraft more flexibly.

Kongsberg could finalize a site selection in Germany before year-end as the Norwegian space and defense company looks to scale up spacecraft manufacturing.

Australian spacecraft imaging specialist HEO is looking to expand its systems to geostationary orbit (GEO), supported by a new funding round.

Isar Aerospace co-founder and Chief Technology Officer Josef Fleischmann is exiting the launch startup to set up a business looking to pursue in-space technologies.

The U.S. has approved the potential Foreign Military Sale of cloned S-300 air-defense missiles to Ukraine as part of a $2.68 billion authorization.

The Royal Thai Air Force plans to expand its precision-strike capabilities with Israel Aerospace Industries and Elbit munitions following recent border conflicts.

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The Air Force Test Center (AFTC) will deploy a new kind of weapon against a fearsome enemy this winter: precipitation.

Alloyed Turbojet Engine Readied For Flight With UK Defense Backing

ASA has awarded SpaceX a $946 million Commercial Crew Transportation Capability (CCtCap) contract extension for three additional missions to the International Space Station.

Rune Technologies wins $4.1 million U.S. Army contract to expand TyrOS software for autonomous resupply and casualty evacuation optimization.

The U.S. Space Force and the Defense Innovation Unit have tapped Northrop Grumman and True Anomaly to build prototype reconnaissance satellites.

Some European nations are doing what American leadership has requested: Ramp up the industrial base, the top U.S. Air Force officer in the region argues.

There is a disconnect on propulsion needs for future increments of Collaborative Combat Aircraft, a key industry player argues.

SpaceX on Sept. 18 backed off plans to launch its first orbital Starship-Super Heavy flight test until Sept. 28, six days later than previously targeted.

Joby Aviation says its J208 autonomous Cessna Caravan has completed a 3,199-mi. flight across the U.S. without control inputs from the safety pilot onboard.