Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

Vega C rocket launches ESA-China Smile satellite to study solar wind effects.

GE Aerospace on May 19 revealed a new small turbofan design optimized for the cost profile of the emerging collaborative combat aircraft market.

Selected U.S. military contracts from the past week.

MINUTEMAN III test scheduled... ELBIT, TKMS naval tie-up... LOCKHEED gets $990m F-35 mod kit award...

Blakcro unveils stealthy P1 powered paraglider for special forces at SOF Week.

Axiom Space launches Japanese subsidiary to expand Asia-Pacific space research and partnerships.

Axiom Space launches Japanese subsidiary to expand Asia-Pacific space research and partnerships.

The FAA’s latest air traffic controller workforce plan says the agency needs fewer controllers than it thought.

The Week Ahead in Aerospace & Defense

EDA advances automated refueling tests to include unmanned aircraft and tankers.

Norway's missile export ban forces Malaysia to reassess defense procurement strategies amid regional tensions.

Hill Helicopters said it is closing in on the long-awaited first run of its in-house-developed turboshaft engine.

Ukraine converts Soviet-era bombs into precision glide weapons to counter Russian stand-off attacks.

Destinus advances missile testing for European deep-strike needs.

Aeralis, a British startup attempting to develop a modular jet trainer, collapsed into administration after what it called “sustained pressure” on its cashflow.

Contenders for a possible U.S. Army contract to build interceptor missiles at a cost of less than $1 million each need to be able to demonstrate the full system by the end of the fiscal year, the Army said on May 15.

UK Eurofighters deploy APKWS rockets in the Middle East to counter one-way attack drones, marking a rapid integration of guided rocket technology.

NASA’s weather-delayed Cargo Dragon resupply mission to the International Space Station was successfully launched on May 15.

A major electronic warfare (EW) upgrade for the Royal Saudi Air Force fleet of Boeing F-15SA fighters has entered the early stages of the acquisition process within the U.S. Foreign Military Sales system.

The U.S. Space Force has awarded Northrop Grumman a $398 million contract to develop and build the Enhanced Protected Tactical Satellite Communications-Prototype (PTS-P).

One theme united the first-quarter analyst calls by the publicly traded electric air taxi startups: the defense market.

Dyzne Technologies has unveiled a new expendable drone, the Blitz, and a shipping container-based launch system to deploy “high-volume” swarms of UAVs.

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...