Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

The European Space Agency is providing additional funding to emerging launch service operators to help ease their way to commercial operations.

SpaceX knocked off a trio of Falcon 9 launches in less than 24 hr., ahead of a planned flight test of its Starship-Super Heavy vehicle Nov. 19.

CAE has begun a formal search for a successor to retiring chief executive Marc Parent.

New Zealand spaceplane developer Dawn Aerospace has flown its Mk-II Aurora rocket-powered aircraft supersonically for the first time.

The UAV is based on Silent Arrow’s autonomous GD-2000 cargo glider drone.

Turner will continue to oversee and provide executive leadership, strategic planning, and overall management of all of NASA’s tech maturation and demo programs.

The second prototype of Turkish Aerospace’s Hurjet advanced jet trainer has completed its first flight, becoming airborne from the company’s Ankara base.

If you want to know what’s in store for the U.S. Defense Department for the second Trump administration, keep an eye out for the Plum Book.

NASA says it has received a favorable “clean” assessment of its fiscal 2024 financial statements for the 14th year in a row in an independent review .

Australia, the U.S. and UK have agreed under the AUKUS pact to jointly accelerate the testing and fielding of hypersonic weapons.

Sikorsky is increasing scheduled inspection intervals for its S-92 helicopters as part of ongoing work to improve availability.

Northrop Grumman has delivered the first test Stand-in Attack Weapon (SiAW) to the U.S. Air Force, just more than one year after receiving the contract.

Skyfly Technologies, an eVTOL aircraft developer, has been selected to join a UK defense initiative that aims to develop heavy-lift uncrewed aircraft systems.

As threats in space proliferate, governments have been seeking to bolster their awareness of what is taking place there.

Airbus Helicopters has delivered the first of up to 82 H145M light helicopters to Germany, less than a year since they were ordered.

MBDA has completed the first guided firing of the Spear 3 mini cruise missile, which is destined for use on the UK’s Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighters.

Korea Aerospace Industries has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Peruvian Air Force Maintenance Service Dept. that could see it produce KF-21 parts.

Thales says it has signed a contract with NATO’s arms procurement organization to provide a ForceShield very-short-range air-defense system to Portugal.

The Exploration Company, which is working on an ESA cargo return capsule, says it has closed a $160 million Series B funding round.

The statement revealed the previously unannounced program, which seeks to add a new capability to the Indian military’s arsenal.

The bevy of AAM news from Zhuhai Airshow is the clearest signal yet of the seriousness with which Beijing is proceeding in its push to create a nationwide low-altitude economy.

The U.S. Missile Defense Agency is under pressure to field two advanced new capabilities by 2035.

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A student rocket club at the University of Southern California (USC) has launched a small rocket to an altitude of 470,000 ft.

NASA and GE Aerospace will evaluate aircraft wake scanning technology during flight tests to improve the industry’s understanding of contrails.