Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Thierry Dubois
The fifth edition of the French Air & Space Force’s AsterX space exercise is focusing on integration with other forces.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Irene Klotz
United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket has been certified by the U.S. Space Force to fly high-priority national security space missions.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
Greg Autry has been nominated to serve as NASA's chief financial officer.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Tony Osborne
Manufacturer Leonardo Helicopters is discussing with Portugal a potential midlife upgrade of the country's EH/AW101 search and rescue helicopters.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
SpaceWERX has awarded a strategic funding increase to Gravitics of Seattle to demonstrate its “Orbital Carrier.”
Commercial Space

By Robert Wall
Isar Aerospace said March 26 that it is now targeting the test flight of its Spectrum rocket to no earlier than March 28.
Commercial Space

By Graham Warwick
Sustainability and decarbonization were front and center at the two-day “Airbus Summit” held in Toulouse on March 24-25.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Fulco
New export controls have been unveiled by the U.S. Department of Commerce aimed at curbing China’s development of advanced military technology and capabilities.
Supply Chain

By Robert Wall
Pilatus says it has struck an agreement with Lockheed Martin to pursue an F-35-focused upgrade to the training system built around its PC-21.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Robert Wall
Australia expects to use a series of demos with the Boeing MQ-28 Ghost Bat CCA this year to define its investment plan for such a capability, an official says.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Anduril is trying to interest the Royal Australian Air Force in its Fury CCA and would consider local production, the company's president says.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Lockheed Martin is in advanced stages of identifying where it plans to put a weapons production site in Europe as it scales up output, a company official says.
Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick
ZeroAvia and Reliable Robotics are studying the integration of hydrogen-electric propulsion onto a Cessna with automation tech to make an uncrewed aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Brian Everstine
The ability of an Aegis guided missile destroyer to detect, track and intercept a maneuvering hypersonic missile has been demonstrated in a simulated test.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Garrett Reim
Spirent Communications has been chosen by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency to provide lunar position, navigation and timing simulations.
Space Exploration

By Tony Osborne
The next country to join NATO’s Multinational Multirole Tanker Transport Unit could be Denmark.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Brian Everstine
Gen. Thomas Bussiere is expected to be nominated as the U.S. Air Force's No. 2, Aviation Week has learned.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Mark Carreau
Parker Solar Probe mission has been named the recipient of the 2024 Robert J. Collier Trophy.
Space Exploration

By Brian Everstine
The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford, its strike aircraft and support ships are conducting an exercise off the coast of North Carolina.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Kim Minseok
As KAI's production facilities are operating at full capacity to deliver South Korea's latest programs, the KT-1 basic trainer line could be offshored.
Supply Chain

By Robert Wall
Australian drone company Innovaero, which sports BAE Systems as a shareholder, has kicked off flight testing its OWL-X counter-uncrewed aircraft system.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The new product effectively allows users to fuse drone full-motion video with Maxar’s precision, three-dimensional digital globe product.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
Boeing plans to fire an air-to-air missile from its MQ-28 Ghost Bat uncrewed combat aircraft demonstrator late this year or early next, a company official says.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Australia is starting the process of transitioning its attack helicopter fleet to the Boeing AH-64E Apache as it looks to reach IOC in 2028, an official says.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover has found the largest collection of organic samples to date on the red planet.
Space Exploration