Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Vivienne Machi
SpaceX has scrubbed a May 21 attempt to fly the newest version of its Starship-Super Heavy launch vehicle, with the goal of re-attempting the rocket’s 12th test flight on May 22.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

Aviation Week Staff
OHB, Helsing Team For Space-Based Surveillance, Targeting
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HONEYWELL gets Chinook engine MRO award... NASA deputy admin sworn in... New CEO at ONTIC...
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By Tony Osborne
General Atomics and Saab test MQ-9B with AEW radar, offering uncrewed early warning capabilities and extended airborne endurance for air defense.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Brian Everstine
General Atomics YFQ-42A resumes flight after crash, advancing collaborative combat aircraft development with software fixes and risk reduction efforts.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Long-awaited flight testing of MBDA’s Spear 3 mini cruise missile on the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter has begun.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Michael Bruno
Parker Hannifin acquires Circor Aerospace for $2.55 billion, expanding its aerospace and defense portfolio with high-margin, high-growth capabilities.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick
Taiwanese battery maker Molicel plans to cooperate with Canadian startup Evio Aircraft, which intends to develop a 76-seat, hybrid-electric regional airliner.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
U.S. invests $2B in nine quantum computing firms including IBM and Rigetti for aerospace applications and domestic production.
Emerging Technologies

By Tony Osborne
UK's first E-7 Wedgetail arrives at RAF Lossiemouth for testing ahead of planned handover to Royal Air Force
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
SpaceX bets on vertical integration and Starship's high launch cadence to enable orbital AI data centers and Mars colonization.
Emerging Technologies

By Tony Osborne
Airbus prepares Valkyrie drone flight tests with Learjet surrogates to demonstrate collaborative combat aircraft capabilities for European air forces.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
If you are flying an aircraft, whatever the type, airspeed—the relative speed of the aircraft to the air—is vital information.
Emerging Technologies

By Guy Norris
Stratolaunch says its Boeing 747-400 carrier aircraft successfully deployed the firm’s latest reusable Talon hypersonic vehicle in March for the U.S. MDA.
Emerging Technologies

By Robert Wall
Ukraine has been able to use electronic attack techniques to seriously degrade the effectiveness of Russian Kinzhal hypersonic missile and other systems.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Guy Norris
GE Aerospace is conducting dust ingestion tests on a Leap-1A engine configured with high-pressure turbine blades developed from CFM's RISE technology initiative.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
SpaceX has disclosed financial details ahead of the aerospace industry’s most anticipated public offering, including a $5 billion net loss in 2025 on $18.7 billion in sales.
Commercial Space

By Graham Warwick
Quantum sensing technology that a DARPA official described as the “end of stealth” is moving out the laboratory and into operational testing.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Brian Everstine
Sierra Nevada Co. has mounted its quickly developed air base defense system on uncrewed surface vessels with an eye on countering one-way attack drones that threaten international shipping.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
Ukraine requires $4.4 billion in electronic warfare systems for 2026 as international coalition works to meet urgent defense needs against Russia.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

Aviation Week Staff
BAE plans $135m in U.S. facility enhancements... BOEING gets German Poseidon training system award... SURF AIR MOBILITY names new board chairman...
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Saab Eyes Extended Passive EW Sensing Wall With New Sensor
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By Garrett Reim
China is likely to send taikonauts on a mission around the Moon in 2027, says NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman.
Space Exploration

By Robert Wall
Israel Aerospace Industries said it has secured a $1 billion deal from its home customer for air defense equipment as it reported record order backlog.
Supply Chain

By Brian Everstine
SOCOM seeks exportable version of Silent Knight terrain-following radar for allied forces and conventional military branches.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare