Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

The Next-Gen OPIR program includes two satellites for use in geostationary orbit.

Zelenskyy signed a decree that dismissed Lt. Gen. Mykola Oleshchuk, the Ukrainian air force commander since 2021.

China’s Ministry of Commerce announced in mid-August that it would implement curbs on the export of antimony.

Launch of the Crew-9 Freedom Dragon capsule is planned for no earlier than Sept. 24.

The service in its upcoming fiscal 2026 budget request, to be released next year, will increase the MG-139 program of record to at least 56 helicopters.

The military transport’s four-turboprop layout would allow inflight testing of hydrogen combustion engines with flexibility and safety.

The companies signed the Aug. 30 deal in India that is intended to create a new engine, called Aravalli.

Funds raised will also be used to accelerate commercialization of the RX1E-A two-seat electric light sport aircraft.

The NASA science and technology payloads will be focused on identifying the location of water, ice, gas and other volatiles in the region.

Airbus and Lockheed have pulled the plug on their respective efforts to win a UK Defense Ministry competition to introduce a new fleet of medium rotorcraft.

Russia's United Engine Corporation (UEC) plans to launch production of smaller engines to address the country’s war-driven demand for more uncrewed aircraft.

A Boeing F-15 could become the first U.S. Air Force aircraft to experiment with a podded, boom-equipped air-to-air refueling system after AFWerx contract awards.

The Oct. 13-21 launch window is an ambitious goal.

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Archer appears to be on track to roll out its first conforming Midnight air taxi during the fourth quarter.

Starliner’s undocking from the ISS is targeted for 6:04 p.m. EDT Sept. 6.

In an Aug. 17 post, X denounced the court order as “censorship.”

Arianespace is gearing up to launch the European Space Agency’s Sentinel-2C Earth observation satellite on its last Vega light rocket.

By 2034, the in-service fleet of Saab JAS 39E/F Gripens will have grown to 130, with the Thailand sale potentially raising that total by 12 to 14 aircraft.

SkyDrive, a Japanese electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft developer, has raised additional funding from its Series C round.

At issue is a founding principle of the Copernicus program.

The move was confirmed by Kim Kyung-nam, head of KAL Aviation Technology Research Institute.

Kim’s appointment as Firefly CEO comes about six weeks after the company abruptly announced the departure of Bill Weber.

Gen. Eric Smith’s new guidance doubles-down on the mobility and connectivity elements of his predecessor's controversial Force Design plan.