Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

The UK Defense Ministry is to chop Chinook and Puma helicopters from its inventory as well as the troubled fleet of Watchkeeper uncrewed air systems.

Lockheed Martin is preparing to launch its next technology demonstration spacecraft in 2025, with an eye toward U.S. programs and the international market.

Europe’s efforts to foster space entrepreneurship are being hampered by market fragmentation and a lack of risk-taking mindset, say investors and executives.

The ACC roadmap calls for airlines to trigger demand by including circular material requirements in requests for proposals and material purchase orders.

The company has also announced a partnership with Tecnam aircraft dealer Altisky for local assembly and distribution across North America and the Caribbean.

Korean Air Aerospace Division provides depot level maintenance for the ROKAF F-15.

With President-elect Donald Trump in attendance, SpaceX’s sixth Starship-Super Heavy vehicle lifted off from its launchpad at 5 p.m. EST.

NASA plans to add uncrewed missions to both SpaceX and Blue Origin’s Human Landing System service contracts to deliver a lunar rover and a habitat to the Moon.

The Space Development Agency (SDA) plans to issue requests for information (RFI) in January for its Tranche 3 satellites.

Turkey’s Baykar has completed a takeoff and landing of its Bayraktar TB3 uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) from the Anadolu amphibious assault ship (LHD).

The use of high-end air defenses and other munitions in the Middle East and the supplying of Ukraine are affecting the U.S. military readiness in the Pacific.

Anduril has received a contract worth up to $200 million to upgrade the U.S. Marine Corps primary expeditionary counter-drone system.

Elbit Systems expects the Iron Beam system it is co-developing for the Israeli military to gain interest abroad.

Arianespace says it has signed an agreement with Exotrail to launch the company’s geostationary version of its Orbital Transfer Vehicle.

The EU expects to explore the possibility of fostering homegrown responsive space options, though it has not settled on how it might pursue such a path.

President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of former congressman Sean Duffy as the next U.S. DOT Secretary is earning praise from some key aviation stakeholders.

Troubled Tier 1 aerostructures supplier Spirit AeroSystems is selling its Fiber Materials (FMI) business to Tex-Tech Industries for $165 million in cash.

Russia’s Progress MS-27 cargo capsule departed the seven-person International Space Station early on Nov. 19.

Drone manufacturer AeroVironment will purchase defense tech company BlueHalo in an all-stock deal valued at $4.1 billion.

Lockheed Martin and the UK Space Agency say they are assessing plans for how to deliver the Pathfinder space launch from the UK.

BAE Systems has said its work on Future Combat Air Systems could contribute £37 billion to the UK economy by 2070.

Croatia is set to become the next NATO nation to acquire the Turkish-made Bayrakytar TB2 uncrewed air system.

A GE-led project with Boeing, NASA and the Oak Ridge laboratory is turning to supercomputers to understand the challenges of integrating a future open fan engine.

The election of Donald Trump to another term as U.S. president has become a rallying point for the European space sector to strengthen sovereign capabilities.

The European Space Agency is looking to revamp how it implements technology programs to better support its member states' companies as competition in the sector heats up globally