Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

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A NASA safety panel praised the International Space Station (ISS) program on June 22 for the precautionary steps it recently took while Russian cosmonauts looked into the latest in a series of worrisome air leaks.

A flagship NASA observatory designed to answer questions about dark energy, dark matter, exoplanets and other astrophysical phenomena arrived at the Kennedy Space Center on June 21.

Norwood Space has unveiled a new ground-based parabolic antenna, named Prism, that is designed to handle high data rates.

The call came before sunrise in Mahia, New Zealand. Less than 17 hr. later, Rocket Lab launched a company-built satellite to space with its Electron rocket.

Commercial space tracker LeoLabs says that China’s reusable spaceplane has released a new object on orbit.

A U.S. startup has secured funding to begin scaling up a battery chemistry that promises to enable a three-four times improvement in drone performance.

Startical plans a satellite constellation to extend VHF communications, improve safety and enable better flightpaths while reducing costs.

Leonardo and Baykar said they flew Leonardo’s M-346 aircraft closely networked with the Turkish drone maker’s Kizilelma collaborative combat aircraft.

Strathclyde demonstrates a 100-kW superconducting motor and works with Airbus to develop a megawatt-level prototype for future aircraft propulsion.

NASA has picked a concept for further development of a twin-sat mission to research how space weather and the Earth’s atmosphere affect the space environment.

When Airbus embarked on the A400M program, one of its selling points was that it could serve as a strategic transport and a tactical aircraft.

Australia and the UK are studying the integration of a European air-to-air missile on the Boeing MQ-28A Ghost Bat collaborative combat aircraft (CCA).

Canada has formally signed an agreement to acquire Australia's over-the-horizon radar technology, marking Australia's largest-ever defense export program.

BAE Systems has lifted the veil on a one-way, low-observable effector called Nyan that has already made its combat debut in Ukraine and is entering service with the British Army.

The Pentagon wants to raid the Navy’s aircraft and broader Pentagon procurement funding to reverse course on developing the Boeing E-7A Wedgetail.

German satellite-maker OHB expects to raise €510 million ($580 million) through a planned capital raise.

A trio of UK manufacturers have been shortlisted to develop long-range missiles for Ukraine’s military to strike Russia.

The U.S. Air Force has officially received the Qatar-gifted Boeing 747-8i, which is now set to enter service in the coming weeks.

Austria has been approved to acquire 12 more Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawks, as the country expands its military and consolidates its helicopter fleets.

The promoters of the Aero Excellence International supplier assessment program, launched in mid-2024, have gathered encouraging results.

BAE Systems is committed to performing final assembly and development work on the T-7 Redhawk in the UK if the platform is selected as the RAF's Hawk replacement.

BAE Systems says it is seeing global interest from Eurofighter Typhoon operators in the integration of guided rockets for the anti-drone role.

South Korea's Hanwha Aerospace and Thales have agreed to integrate the Chunmoo family of guided rockets and missiles with Thales' X-Fire launcher.

Veteran astronaut Bob Hines' selection as the crew backup could be an indication of just how committed the agency is to acknowledging and addressing Artemis III's challenges.