Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Graham Warwick
DLR has begun flying the Proteus, an uncrewed aircraft designed to fly with either a reference conventional wing or an experimental morphing wing.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Joby Aviation plans to conduct a demonstration flight of its S4-T uncrewed aircraft next week at its plant in California.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Steve Trimble
A member of the PW500 turbofan family is selected for Northrop’s self-funded, single-engine CCA design, the company said.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
Artemis II astronauts conducted lunar far side observations, immune studies, and organ-on-chip research, advancing science.
Space Exploration

By Steve Trimble
Official photos reveal a distinct similarity to the Zone 5 Technologies Rusty Dagger.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
The company, called Bell Textron Ukraine, will be the hub of the manufacturer’s future activities in the country.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The Boeing 747 donated by the government of Qatar to serve as a future Air Force One for President Trump has begun flight testing, the U.S. Air Force confirms.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
The first of four vertiports planned for Joby Aviation’s initial air taxi network in Dubai has been completed by the UK’s Skyports.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has conducted a Mach 5 ramjet combustion test on an experimental hypersonic aircraft developed jointly with three Japanese universities.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The U.S. Navy is gearing up for the first procurement of dual-band decoys for Boeing F/A-18E/Fs to boost the fighter’s self-protection capability.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
EASA has certified the Pratt & Whitney GTF Advantage powered version of the Airbus A320neo, clearing the way for entry into service later this year.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
The three-person crew of Shenzhou-21 will remain in orbit for about one additional month to validate technologies onboard the Tiangong Space Station.
Operations & Safety

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Air Force kicked off testing for the Anduril YFQ-44A prototypes assigned to the Experimental Operations Unit to help learn tactics and procedures for a new class of Collaborative Combat Aircraft now in development.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
Blue Origin will attempt to launch its third New Glenn rocket between 6:45 a.m. and 8:45 a.m. EDT April 19 from Cape Canaveral SFS, the company says.
Operations & Safety

By Graham Warwick
Joby Aviation has begun transition testing with the S4-T hybrid-electric uncrewed aircraft derivative of its S4 piloted tiltprop eVTOL.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Mark Carreau
The four Artemis II mission astronauts, each mobile, smiling and congenial, spoke enthusiastically during an April 16 news briefing.
Space Exploration

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Army is looking at ways to do its own aerial refueling and get more training for its special operations helicopter crews, as it works to bring on modified MV-75 Cheyenne IIs for them.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Bell on April 15 rolled out a new model of its MV-75 Cheyenne II tiltrotor the same day the aircraft got its name, showing the design has evolved and is largely set as manufacturing begins.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The UK’s Military Flying Training System wants to further grow its Beechcraft T-6 Texan II fleet because of shortfalls in availability, ministers have revealed.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Germany's aerospace center DLR has begun flying an uncrewed testbed designed to demonstrate shape-changing morphing wing technology in flight.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Robert Wall
The move comes as ESA is deepening its involvement in security space activities in support of the European Commission.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Robert Wall
The three spacecraft are aimed at climate science and boosting weather forecasting.
Satellites

By Tony Osborne
Bosnia and Herzegovina is proceeding with the acquisition of Leonardo AW119 single-engine helicopters for the country’s military.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
When OMB's fiscal 2027 budget request was unveiled, what stood out for the U.S. Space Force was a sizable win for its overall budget, a record $71 billion.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Guy Norris
Lockheed Martin revealed new details about plans for an “evolved” commercial Orion architecture designed to meet NASA's revamped lunar exploration initiative.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion