Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Steve Trimble
Signs of activity on the arctic archipelago of Novaya Zemlya point to a resumption of flight tests on Russia’s 9M370 Burevestnik nuclear-powered cruise missile.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Mark Carreau
The largest antenna reflector ever assigned to a NASA mission has been successfully deployed, the agency says.
Satellites

By Tony Osborne
The UK issued an urgent request for information to industry for a low-cost means to engage jet-powered one-way-attack drones Russia is using against Ukraine.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
Voyager Technologies has announced the second artificial intelligence-focused deal in as many weeks, this time in the shape of an investment in Latent AI.
Commercial Space

By Chen Chuanren
China has completed the first system-level test of the YF-100K engine for its new Long March-10 rocket, a key vehicle designed for future crewed lunar missions.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Kim Minseok
South Korea's LIG Nex1 is self-funding development of two modular missile types aimed at competing with MBDA’s Spear and Kongsberg’s Joint Strike Missile.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Guy Norris
Boeing 777-9 certification tests reached a key stage with the return of the first 777X development aircraft to Edwards AFB for takeoff performance testing.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Fulco
Drone manufacturer Red Cat Holdings expects it would significantly benefit from a possible U.S. ban on the use of UAVs made by China’s DJI, the company said.
Supply Chain

By Garrett Reim
NASA also floated the idea that the nuclear reactor might be contracted as an “end-to-end service” from development, launch, landing to operations on the Moon.
Space Exploration

By Mark Carreau
NASA is altering plans to issue contracts for the development of commercial low-Earth-orbit successors to the International Space Station.
Space Exploration

By Irene Klotz
SpaceX is aiming to resume Starship-Super Heavy flight tests as early as Aug. 24.
Commercial Space

By Steve Trimble
Red 6 will integrate an emulation system based on augmented reality technology into the Lockheed Martin F-16.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Graham Warwick
A leading advocacy organization for uncrewed aircraft has welcomed the FAA’s proposed rules for flying beyond visual line of sight, but highlighted concerns.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Robert Wall
Swedish satellite services provider Ovzon may expand its satellite fleet to satisfy what is sees as growing demand from national security customers.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
Blue Origin has delayed the opening of the launch window for its second New Glenn rocket to no earlier than Sept. 29.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

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By Brandon Patrick
Western defense primes continue to play an important role in Turkish modernization plans, but Turkey will increasingly rely on domestic purchases, resulting in a 12% increase in the number of in-service Turkish military aircraft from 1,269 today to around 1,467 in 2035.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Steve Trimble
The architecture would comprise surface batteries in the homeland with launchers positioned inside of standard, 40-ft.-long shipping containers and silos, according to slides presented to industry.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Garrett Reim
Iceye says its synthetic aperture radar satellites can now capture 60,000 km² in a single scene with its “Scan Wide” mode.
Satellites

By Graham Warwick
Autonomous flight system developer Merlin is to go public through a merger with a blank-check company that values the Boston-based startup at $800 million.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Ukrainian front-line troops received the first 1,000 first person view drones less than two weeks after a newly launched online weapons marketplace started processing orders.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Matthew Fulco
Poland accounted for more than half of the $11.9 million in export sales in Taiwan’s drone sector recorded in the first half of the year.
Supply Chain

By Mark Carreau
An executive order issued by President Trump seeks to streamline the regulation of U. S. commercial space operations.
Commercial Space

By Guy Norris
KBR hopes tech and tools developed for its Iron Stallion space domain awareness monitoring platform will enable it to play a key role in Golden Dome.
Missile Defense & Weapons