Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force needs to field the Boeing F-47 quickly now that production has started on the initial aircraft, the service’s top officials say.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. is “pushing hard” to maintain control in the space domain, Air Force Secretary Troy Meink said Sept. 22.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force will have a chief of staff when its current uniformed leader retires in early November, the service's boss says.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Vivienne Machi
SpaceX launched the National Reconnaissance Office’s latest mission to build out its proliferated satellite architecture in low Earth orbit.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
U.S. Air Force researchers revealed plans to fire an affordable hypersonic missile in early December under the newly unveiled Angry Tortoise project.
Missile Defense & Weapons

Sonny Butterworth
Marss has wrapped up flight testing of its counter-drone interceptor UAS and is now eyeing full-rate production as it courts global customers.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
China's PLAN has released video confirming the launch and recovery of three fixed-wing aircraft types from the a new EMALS-equipped carrier carrier Fujian.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Voyager Technologies, which focuses on space tech and defense, has become the latest company to turn to an acquisition to bolster its optical comms credentials.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
NASA is joining forces with the NOAA to establish capabilities to monitor and forecast radiation hazards associated with rising solar activity.
Space Exploration

By Thierry Dubois
As demand for satellites and accompanying launches continues to grow, the supply chain in the space industry is having a hard time keeping up.
Satellites

By Mark Carreau
Seven federal lawmakers have reintroduced bipartisan legislation to encourage the development of commercial spaceports.
Space Exploration

By Robert Wall
Geospatial imagery has become a cornerstone of the international system to monitor nuclear activities, but inspectors are clamoring for better systems to aid their work.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Chen Chuanren
The UK Royal Navy’s Prince of Wales Carrier Strike Group is testing “carrier hopping” in the Indo-Pacific to extend the reach of its Lockheed Martin F-35Bs.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
On-orbit service provider Arkisys has been selected by NASA to sustain and maintain the agency’s free-flying Astrobee robotic system on the ISS.
Operations & Safety

By Brian Everstine
Collins Aerospace has conducted an inflight demo of a new hybrid satellite communication phased array antenna.
Satellites

By Brian Everstine
GE Aerospace has demonstrated two different rotating detonation combustion (RDC) engines—a missile-scale ramjet and a dual-mode ramjet for high-speed aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
GE Aerospace on Sept. 22 announced it conducted supersonic captive carry flight tests of a new solid-fueled ramjet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Propulsion startup Beehive Industries is preparing to ship its first additively manufactured Frenzy engine for altitude tests at the AFRL.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Pratt & Whitney is developing a new family of scalable engines targeting the emerging market of Collaborative Combat Aircraft and cruise missiles.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Skunk Works is taking work it did to compete for the USAF's sixth-gen fighter and applying it to a new stealthy, survivable Collaborative Combat Aircraft design.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
Anduril Industries and Impulse Space plan to conduct a high-precision rendezvous and proximity operations (RPO) mission in 2026, the companies announced Sept. 16.
Satellites

By Matthew Fulco
Taiwanese flight academy Apex Aviation will partner with Portugal’s Tekever on AI-powered drones used by Ukraine.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Union workers for GE Aerospace who were striking in the Cincinnati area have “overwhelmingly” ratified a new five-year contract with the company.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Brian Everstine
Italian F-35s and Swedish JAS-39 Gripens were scrambled on Sept. 19 to respond to Russian MiG-31s that entered Estonian airspace.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Guy Norris
Colorado-based startup Radia has announced plans to offer a purpose-built military version of its WindRunner outsized cargo aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion