Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Ben Goldstein
Elroy Air plans to become a publicly traded company through a merger with special purpose acquisition company Inflection Point Acquisition Corp. VII.
Advanced Air Mobility

Aviation Week Staff
SAFRAN confirms EXAIL talks... RAYTHEON gets $1.1b AIM-9X award... NASA promotes acting CIO...
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Aviation Week Staff
Mitsubishi Electric Picks MDA Space For Japan’s Milsatcom Program
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By Vivienne Machi
When the U.S. Space Force recently announced it had awarded nine base contracts for one of its marquee new programs, it opted to disclose only one provider: SpaceX.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Brian Everstine
A pilot in training accidentally activated the fuel shutoff valve during an initial qualification flight on the L3Harris OA-1K Skyraider II, causing the armed overwatch aircraft to crash.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The Turkish Air Force is expected to receive its first former UK Royal Air Force Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules airlifters by year’s end.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
NASA is soliciting proposals for an open-fan flight demonstrator as part of the agency’s technology development plan for next-generation aircraft and subsonic vehicle propulsion systems.
Emerging Technologies

By Tony Osborne
Poland has signaled it is ready to acquire its first tanker aircraft following discussions with the Spanish government.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The Swedish government has launched a review to study the economic, defense, security and foreign policy effects associated with potential plans for a future fighter program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Airbus and Kawasaki Heavy Industries have signed an MOU to jointly study and develop an anti-submarine warfare variant of the U950 Eurodrone.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Blue Spirit Aero delays Dragonfly hydrogen-electric aircraft first flight to 2027, citing funding challenges and test organization changes.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Historians may come to categorize military aviation as Before F-35 and After F-35, such is the Joint Strike Fighter’s impact on combat capability, interoperability, program execution and oversight.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Kim Minseok
Indonesia has settled its remaining financial obligation under the Korea Aerospace Industries KF-21 Boramae fighter development program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
BAE Systems has reached the "business end" of developing its Future Combat Air Demonstrator, the aircraft that will pave the way for the fighter emerging from the tri-national Global Combat Air Program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
The Boeing MQ-28A Ghost Bat collaborative combat aircraft is participating in Exercise Valiant Shield, its first involvement in a major multinational exercise.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Staff
STRATEGIC MISSION SYSTEMS gets $1B E-4B sustainment award... New CEO for THALES USA... BAE’s Endura chip passes rad-hardening test...
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By Irene Klotz
Firefly Aerospace has acquired the company that provided the vision navigation software to land its Blue Ghost spacecraft on the Moon.
Space Exploration

By Irene Klotz
NASA and Boeing are continuing work toward another uncrewed flight test of the CST-100 Starliner with a cargo run to the International Space Station within the next year.
Space Exploration

By Brian Everstine
The Next Generation Air Dominance and Collaborative Combat Aircraft programs have progressed to production contracts.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
House Appropriations Approves Fiscal 2027 Spending Proposal
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By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Army’s first division to get the Bell MV-75 Cheyenne II has been practicing with Bell’s MV-22 tiltrotor ahead of the fielding in the coming years.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
An urgent pursuit of advanced missile defenses has sparked U.S. interest in new airborne platforms for launching targets during tests of new interceptors.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Mark Carreau
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman’s restructuring of the Artemis lunar program has the potential to significantly reduce the cost of the overall initiative, the agency's IG says.
Space Exploration

By Tony Osborne
Offshore rotorcraft operator Bristow has put its Norwegian operation up for sale in a bid to optimize its business.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
General Atomics-Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) says it is modifying the ground control station for the MQ-9A Reaper to also operate the larger MQ-9B model, with testing starting by year’s end.
Aircraft & Propulsion