Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Garrett Reim
Shield AI and Sedaro in July demonstrated the ability to upload autonomy and mission simulation software to a satellite orbiting Earth.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
Patria is gearing up for production of F135 engines for Finland’s fleet of F-35 Lightning IIs with an eye on long-term sustainment of the turbojet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Hermeus has selected Anduril to provide the mission autonomy software for its Quarterhorse aircraft, the two companies announced Sept. 3.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The U.S. Air Force has restarted RC-135 Rivet Joint reconnaissance flights from England after a hiatus of nearly a year.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Guy Norris
GE Aerospace is shipping its thrust vectoring AVEN nozzle to Shield AI for integration with the defense startup's F110-129E-powered X-Bat UAS.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Navy is looking to bring on surrogate collaborative combat aircraft to learn how to operate the uncrewed systems as it starts to develop its own.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Turkish Air Force pilots will start Eurofighter Typhoon training in the UK next week, though first deliveries of the aircraft will not arrive until the decade's end.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
Russia plans to mount a further export push for its Su-57E fighter, using the El Alamein International Airshow as the backdrop after the aircraft appeared at last year's Dubai Airshow.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The DLR has begun flight trials of its uncrewed high-altitude platform, a demonstrator to validate the air vehicle and sensor technologies for lower stratosphere operations.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Japan's NEC and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries have partnered to strengthen Japan's defense industrial base and develop sovereign data and AI capabilities.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
The UK is stepping up its hunt for counter-uncrewed aircraft system capabilities with a particular interest in laser-based directed energy weapons.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
Australian in-space inspection services firm HEO demonstrated its first rendezvous and proximity operations mission to capture images of another object in space.
Satellites

By Guy Norris
GE Aerospace is stepping up assembly plans for its XA102 adaptive cycle engine prototype, with around a quarter of the hardware components now on order.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Albany renegotiates Sikorsky CH-53K contract, improves Earhart facility’s performance, and secures positive cash flow to keep Salt Lake City site.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Ben Goldstein
Regent has completed the first crewed flight of its full-scale Viceroy Seaglider prototype, a wing-in-ground effect vehicle, ahead of planned late 2027 deliveries.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Michael Bruno
Spanish space access startup PLD Space has secured additional funding from Mitsubishi Electric and other investors to support its Miura 5 rocket system.
Commercial Space

By Brian Everstine
U.S. Navy will begin installing Auto GCAS on Super Hornets and Growlers to reduce controlled-flight-into-terrain mishaps.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
GE Aerospace ramps up engine production at Lynn, overcoming supply chain issues and boosting F110 and F404/414 output to meet growing demand.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Garrett Reim
Nonprofit Fermi Explorer plans an inexpensive interstellar spacecraft mission to Alpha Centauri, arriving roughly 80,000 years later.
Space Exploration

By Tony Osborne
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham's government will set out a roadmap to increase defense spending to meet NATO targets and “fully fund” the Defense Investment Plan (DIP).
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
E-HEL Award Mainstreams Directed Energy In U.S. Arsenal
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Helen Massy-Beresford, Alan Dron, Jens Flottau
Ukraine warns Russian airspace is becoming unsafe as drone strikes disrupt aviation and raise concerns for airlines that continue to fly over Russian territory.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Irene Klotz
FAA expands Starship's operating envelope, approving wider airspace closures and a new Pacific contingency splashdown site.
Operations & Safety

By Thierry Dubois
SESAR's IRINA 2 program seeks to integrate remotely piloted aircraft into European airspace alongside conventional traffic.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Tony Osborne
Danish AW101 helicopters fail NATO troop transport and national search-and-rescue readiness targets, auditors find.
Budget, Policy & Operations