Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Brian Everstine
The Ghost Bat, a loyal wingman in development for years by Boeing’s arm Down Under, has been a trailblazer for what has become the CCA trend.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Air Force flight test community received the first Boeing B-52 equipped with the RTX APQ-188 radar and related systems.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Starfighters Space is planning an initial public offering of shares to try to raise $40 million gross.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Tony Osborne
Belgium and Italy have been approved to acquire Lockheed Martin-made air-to-ground weaponry from the U.S. by the State Department.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Sean Broderick
NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy is strongly opposing Sec. 373, “Manned Rotary Aircraft Safety,” in the House-passed 2026 National Defense Authorization Act.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Robert Wall
The first Bombardier Global 6000 due for full conversion into the German Air Force’s next signals-intelligence aircraft has arrived in Germany for modification.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Italian rocket company Avio says it plans to build an 860,000-ft.2 solid rocket motor production facility in Virginia to meet strong demand in the U.S.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Craig Caffrey
Saudi Arabia's defense budget has stagnated, hampered by periods of low oil prices that have precipitated an extended period of fiscal consolidation.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Robert Wall
NASA is reaching out to industry for ideas on in-space manufacturing that could support future missions from low Earth orbit to the Moon, Mars and beyond.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Robert Wall
Planet expects to deliver a full-year adjusted operating profit even as it boosts investments in manufacturing capacity and spacecraft.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
Diehl is closing out the year by booking additional IRIS-T SLS air-defense systems that have been in hot demand throughout the year.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force’s first self-described space control platform has been approved for potential export to select allies and partners.
Satellites

By Chen Chuanren
AVIC says it has conducted the first flight of a large uncrewed aerial system called SS-UAV Jiu Tian, or Nine Heavens, designed to be a drone mothership.
Aircraft & Propulsion

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By Michael Bruno
Investors were widely disappointed with UAV pioneer AeroVironment's financial results for the fiscal second quarter.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Michael Bruno
Virgin Galactic Dec. 9 announced a complex series of financial moves designed to prop up the suborbital services upstart’s balance sheet.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
Overview Energy, a startup trying to develop a space-based solar power system, plans to demonstrate its technology from a satellite in low Earth orbit in 2028.
Satellites

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Air Force has moved to eventually reacquire the ability to launch intercontinental ballistic missiles from a new fleet of airborne command posts.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force is taking proposals from new launch providers with rockets ready to fly by early 2027 to join the National Security Space Launch program.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
For the seventh time in six years, CPI Aerostructures has a new chief financial officer. The Edgewood, New York, manufacturer has appointed Robert Mannix as CFO
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Thierry Dubois
France's ARCC is seeing progress in raising awareness of the aviation community and official bodies about who to call after an accident.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Spain’s navy is preparing to embark the NHIndustries NH90 helicopter onboard its ships.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Kratos is looking at was to operationalize its hypersonic systems developed for testing.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Ben Goldstein
Reliable Robotics has secured a new NASA contract to flight test its automated Cessna 208B Caravan in and around U.S. airports.
Advanced Air Mobility