Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

Engine issues with the Hawk T2 that dented the UK's fast jet training pipeline are being resolved, according to the RAF's head of military flight training.

Leonardo has laid out plans to boost capacity to respond to growing defense spending in Europe and elsewhere.

NASA has awarded Firefly Aerospace a $176.7 million task orde for the delivery of two microrovers and three scientific payloads to the lunar south pole in 2029.

The UK Royal Air Force has begun seeking out the next iteration of low-cost autonomous collaborative platforms.

The first-ever NASA-India Space Research Organization joint Earth science mission successfully launched early July 30.

Germany’s combined defense funding is slated to reach around $125 billion in the coming year, taking a further step up from already elevated spending levels.

BAE Systems CEO Charles Woodburn says talks with Turkey to sign an MOU over the purchase of Eurofighter Typhoon combat jets are “progressing pretty quickly.”

Northrop Grumman on July 30 announced that it will bring on five more companies to use its Beacon aircraft to test new autonomy software.

Denmark has become the latest European country to buy into the Diehl IRIS-T SLM air and missile defense program.

Australian space startup Gilmour Space’s first attempt to launch its Eris Block 1 rocket ended in failure after the vehicle crashed.

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Boom has begun manufacturing parts for the initial test core of the Overture’s Symphony supersonic engine at its Denver facility.

Strengthening commercial aircraft production and delivery numbers in recent months are signs that Boeing’s recovery is gaining pace.

The Canadian Space Agency has awarded three contracts worth C$14.6 million ($10.6 million) in total to study different lunar rover designs.

Boeing avoided further charges against some of its troubled defense programs in the second quarter.

Starlab Space LLC and Journey have announced a strategic partnership to advance development of Starlab’s commercial space station.

Crowdsourcer HeroX and NASA are holding an upcoming “Rock and Roll with NASA Challenge."

British light rotorcraft developer Hill Helicopters has pushed back the timeline for the first run of its in-house-developed GT50 turboshaft engine.

Russia has launched a crash program to harden military airfields near the border with Ukraine in response to Kyiv’s successful strikes with one-way attack UAS.

SpaceX plans another Starship flight test soon after a vehicle slated to perform that mission suffered an explosion in June.

Spain's Indra says it has completed the acquisition of uncrewed aircraft systems manufacturer Aertec Defense & Aerial System.

Satellite images of China’s vast wind-tunnel complex suggest the existence of a nearly complete cryogenic facility able to test large transonic transport aircraft while NASA is preparing to mothball several sites because of budget issues.

Reliable Robotics and the U.S. Air Force have agreed to develop an Autonomy Government Reference Architecture framework for autonomous collaborative platforms.

Aviation Week rode along on the KC-135 as it participated in the last scheduled day of flying as part of AMC’s massive Mobility Guardian 2025 exercise.

The U.S. Space Force has selected five companies to begin the process of building new space-based protected tactical satellite communications capabilities.