Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

A missile resembling the AIM-260 is spotted on a Navy F/A-18F, advancing U.S. air-to-air capabilities.

The British Army narrows its search for an autonomous Apache wingman, with four companies advancing in Project NYX to deliver operational capability by 2030.

H.I.G. CAPITAL acquires INTERNATIONAL AEROSPACE COATINGS... CONTI FEDERAL SERVICES GETS B-21 flight sim award... Former astronaut Rominger appointed to AEROPACE CORP. board of trustees...

NASA seeks proposals for Mars telecom system to ensure robust communications, with delivery by 2028 and operations supporting missions through 2035.

York Space pursues acquisitions, faces classified program cost increases and manages supply-chain delays.

UK ties defense payments to contractor performance, raising incentives for faster delivery and easing regulations for smaller businesses.

BELL lands new 407GXi order ... SIDUS SPACE reports Q1 losses ... New CEO for HERMEUS ...

Australia Selects PteroDynamics P4 For Naval Logistics

NASA is continuing to speed up the rate of X-59 flight tests.

Are the trillions of investment pouring into artificial intelligence a speculative bubble? Are orbiting data centers the frothy peak of that financial hubris?

Merlin is expanding its autonomous flight platform into the commercial cargo market with the launch of a new product line called Condor.

Virgin Galactic plans to close seat sales tranche in Q3, resume passenger flights by year end, and expand spaceport operations globally.

Corrosion and spare parts shortages reduce UK F-35 mission rates as officials address engineering gaps and delayed infrastructure plans.

Iridium has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Aileron space-based air traffic surveillance system that it hosts on its satellite network.

Rafael is proposing to equip UAVs with some of the self-protection equipment more typically associated with combat aircraft.

Intuitive Machines acquires Goonhilly Earth Station to expand its space-to-ground network and support lunar and deep space missions with resilient communications.

EDGE acquires Italian propulsion firm CMD to expand its expertise in engines and create a European propulsion hub for aeronautical, automotive and marine sectors.

Landspace's ZQ-2E rocket achieves readiness for constellation deployments after delivering payload to polar orbit during its latest launch.

Elbit wins $34M contract to develop external fuel tanks for Israeli F-35s, boosting range and flexibility for long-range missions.

Innospace plans Hanbit-Nano rocket relaunch in Q3 with SpaceBey deployer after first mission failure and aims to strengthen South Korea's space ambitions.

House panel approves NASA's 2027 budget at $24.44B, rejecting White House's proposed 23% cut, and backs Artemis, Mars and nuclear propulsion plans.

Otto Aerospace has moved into detail design of the Phantom 3500 business aircraft, advancing its plans to exploit drag-reducing laminar flow technology.

Telecommunications heavyweights AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon want to work more closely together to deploy satellite-provided direct-to-device communications.

NATO is bolstering several initiatives to streamline space domain awareness data collection and to integrate it into training and operations.

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