Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Vivienne Machi
Boeing is kick-starting an electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) payload production line at its facilities outside of Los Angeles.
Satellites

By Chen Chuanren
AVIC publicly showcased its Cloud Shadow VTOL uncrewed aircraft during Lunar New Year celebrations, highlighting both the platform and its teaming capability.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
British defense energetics company Chemring has posted a sharp drop in first-quarter order intake as the company faces spending delays in the UK.
Supply Chain

By Robert Wall
Japan’s Synspective says it secured a contract to support the country’s project to access SAR satellite data that Tokyo is acquiring through a PFI.
Satellites

By Vivienne Machi
Tory Bruno joined Blue Origin late last year as the U.S. faces an “urgent need” to hone dynamic space operations in a more contested environment, he says.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Irene Klotz
NASA completed a full-duration dress rehearsal for its upcoming Artemis II flight test, which is expected to send four astronauts on a 10-day mission around the Moon.
Operations & Safety

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By Kim Minseok
The South Korean government is reviewing approval of additional T-50TH advanced trainer exports to Thailand.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Brian Everstine
Northrop Grumman and Embraer said they would partner to offer the Brazilian aircraft maker’s KC-390 to the U.S. Air Force, confirming a Feb. 18 report by Aviation Week.
Defense

By Craig Caffrey
After a relatively slow decade in terms of export success, the Saab Gripen program appears to be experiencing a renaissance.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Bill Carey
The FAA is phasing out a major radar modernization program that is running late and well over budget.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Irene Klotz
NASA has reclassified Boeing’s 2024 CST-Starliner Crew Flight Test as a Category A Mishap and cited agency leadership failings.
Operations & Safety

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Navy on Feb. 19 announced it had cleared the GBU-53/B Stormbreaker Small Diameter Bomb Increment II for initial operational capability.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Mark Carreau
The commercial space stations that NASA plans to establish as successors to the ISS may play a crucial role in simulating a human mission to Mars.
Space Exploration

By Matthew Fulco
The Southern California-based Advanced Manufacturing Company of America (Amca) has purchased Payne Magnetics for an undisclosed sum.
Supply Chain

By Brian Everstine
In a surprise leadership change, Ursa Major has named Chris Spagnoletti as the company’s CEO effective immediately.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Airbus Helicopters has inaugurated the next final assembly line for its H125 single-engine light helicopter in India.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
NASA on Feb. 19 was in the final day of a planned 49 hr., 50 min. practice countdown for the launch of the Artemis II flight test.
Space Exploration

By Tony Osborne
The orderbook for De Havilland Canada’s new Canadair DHC-515 waterbomber has been swelled by an order from the company’s home province of Alberta.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
U.S. Navy officials started shopping on Feb. 19 for an air-launched, long-range, anti-radiation missile that can be acquired in the hundreds every year.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
Embraer says it would establish a C-390 MRO facility in India with local partner Mahindra Group if the government there buys the airlifter.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Jens Flottau
According to its latest guidance, Airbus is finally revising downward its targets for the A320neo family, but not by much.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Robert Wall
Airbus says it is ready for a two-fighter approach under the Franco-German-Spanish Future Combat Air System (FCAS) project.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Fulco
The DOD is stepping up investment in North American germanium producers to strengthen supply chains strained by China’s critical mineral export restrictions.
Supply Chain