Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Steve Trimble
India has chosen French engine manufacturer Safran to develop and build a new turbofan for the future Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
NASA and IBM have released an open-source artificial intelligence model for predicting solar weather that may harm satellites, space stations or astronauts.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
Japan plans the first flight of the most powerful version of the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries H3 launcher as early as Oct. 21.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Aerostructures supplier Latécoère is betting on tablets with augmented reality software to make manufacturing inspections swifter and more reliable.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Robert Wall
India has placed an order for 97 more Hindustan Aeronautics Tejas Mk. 1-A light combat aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
AVIC unit Changhe Aircraft Industries Corporation has flown a dual-thrust compound rotorcraft demonstrator, just days after a Chinese tiltrotor test flight.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Both pilots successfully ejected as a Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) Boeing F/A-18D Hornet crashed on Aug. 21 shortly after takeoff from Kuantan AB.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
SNC’s Freedom proposal looks to revive a carrier-representative landing practice requirement for the T-45 replacement.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched at 11:50 p.m. EDT Thursday from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Florida, carrying the Boeing-built X-37B spaceplane under the USSF-36 mission.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The British government says it is buying six additional MBDA Land Ceptor medium-range air defense systems to help counter uncrewed aircraft system and missile threats.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
Ukraine has pitched a $50 billion proposal to the White House to supply 50 million drones over a five-year period.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
NOAA’s Space Weather Follow On L1 mission is poised to initiate continuous in-space monitoring of the Sun for the first time following its launch next month.
Satellites

By Brian Everstine, Steve Trimble
Tensions within the U.S. Air Force have come to the boil, leading to the surprise announcement that the service’s top officer is handing in his uniform.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Michael Bruno
U.S. officials have announced criminal and securities violation charges against three men associated with the January 2024 take-private announcement for Kaman.
Supply Chain

By Adrian Schofield
Pakistan has extended its ban on Indian airlines flying over its airspace.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

Aviation Week Network Staff
Russia has launched the Bion-M No. 2 biological research mission to test radiation effects on living species when in polar orbit.
Operations & Safety

By Robert Wall
German defense engineering company AMDC says it has demonstrated the use of a first-person-view (FPV) interceptor to bring down a drone.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Kim Minseok
KAI has revealed a standoff jammer aircraft based on the Bombardier Global 6500 business jet, developed in partnership with Hanwha Systems.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Chen Chuanren
New Zealand’s has selected the Sikorsky MH-60R to replace its Kaman SH-2G(I) Seasprite helicopters and the Airbus A321XLR to replace Boeing 757-2K2 transports.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Staff
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By Garrett Reim
Lockheed Martin says it has successfully tested an inverse synthetic aperture radar automatically detecting and tracking maritime targets.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Irene Klotz
The giant gas planet Uranus, located more than 19 times farther away from the Sun than Earth, has a previously unknown moon, bringing its orbital entourage to 29.
Space Exploration

By Mark Carreau
Astrobotic has reached a milestone under an agreement with NASA to deploy 500 m of ultralight cable across the lunar surface.
Space Exploration

By Robert Wall
The acquisition, which still requires formal Israeli government approval, would bring the Israeli Air Force's KC-46 fleet to six aircraft.
Multi-Mission Aircraft