Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Robert Wall
AeroVironment says the company's Switchblade 600 loitering munition system completed the first launch from a General Atomics MQ-9A Reaper uncrewed air system.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
Electro Optic Systems is looking to demonstrate a new high-power laser system capable of burning through satellites or using it to help deorbit them.
Satellites

By Guy Norris
Hermeus expects to begin installation “within weeks” of a Pratt & Whitney F100-229 engine into its Quarterhorse Mk. 2 supersonic flight demonstrator.
Emerging Technologies

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GA-ASI gets $14b MQ-9 IDIQ award... RAYTHEON awarded AMRAAM obsolescence contract... MDA SPACE taps Schiebel for Royal Canadian Navy program...
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By Tony Osborne
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told European leaders Sept. 10 that Europe and Ukraine need a ”joint air defense system and [to] create an effective air shield."
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Irene Klotz
“A year ago we thought we found what we believe to be signs of microbial life on the Mars surface,” Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Sept. 10 during his first NASA press conference
Space Exploration

By Vivienne Machi
Space startups and tech companies are banding together to demonstrate their products with national security missions in mind.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
Northrop Grumman Cygnus XL freighter is being prepared to launch to the International Space Station on Sept. 14.
Space Exploration

By Matthew Fulco
Finnish satellite manufacturer ReOrbit has raised €45 million in a Series A funding round, one of the largest European space deals of the year thus far.
Supply Chain

By Kim Minseok
South Korea is preparing to launch two new military jet engine development programs next year.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched the Space Development Agency’s inaugural batch of tactical data communications satellites Sept. 10.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
Leonardo is looking to replicate its success selling the BriteCloud active decoy to the Pentagon with its BriteStorm jammer system.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine, Steve Trimble
The U.S. Air Force search for a new military leader broadened to more retirees and lieutenant generals after a leading contender faced new criticism on social media, sources say.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
Iceye is expanding its synthetic aperture radar satellite product line with an ISR cell to aid use of the overhead imagery in a tactical military context.
Satellites

By Michael Bruno
Earth observation and analysis pioneer Planet Labs is looking to raise as much as $460 million gross in newly issued securities.
Commercial Space

By Vivienne Machi
Boeing is now building 3D-printed solar array substrates, with plans to provide units to the broader market starting in 2026, the company announced Sept. 10.
Satellites

By Robert Wall, Tony Osborne
Royal Netherlands Air Force F-35s shot down Russian drones as part of a NATO mission to help protect Polish air space, the Dutch defense minister confirmed.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren
The Republic of Singapore Air Force is testing mini-UAS as part of an effort to establish a multi-tiered UAS network for swarm, ISR and counter-drone missions.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Singapore says it will acquire four Boeing P-8A Poseidons as its next-generation maritime patrol aircraft, replacing its Air Force’s Fokker 50 Enforcers.
Aircraft & Propulsion

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ELBIT unveils new wide-area surveillance system... RAYTHEON gets Dual-Band Radar award... PARAZERO demonstrates blood delivery...
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By Anna Sliwon-Stewart
Mauritania has built a modest but modern air force thanks to a fivefold increase in defense spending from 2003 to 2023.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Matthew Fulco
Tin and tin alloy producer Nathan Trotter will invest $65 million in a first-of-its-kind production facility in southern Virginia, Gov. Glenn Youngkin said on Sept. 9.
Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
Portuguese UAS developer Tekever has lifted the veil on the latest version of its AR3 platform after redeveloping it based on lessons learned in Ukraine.
Aircraft & Propulsion