Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

Testing includes DefendTex drone “mother ships” and other swarming technologies.

Kratos Defense will use the Hermeus high-speed Quarterhorse aircraft as part of its support work for the U.S. Navy and Missile Defense Agency’s MACH-TB program.

Supersonic aircraft developer Boom has achieved sustained combustion in a prototype burner component under initial test for the first version of its purpose-designed Symphony engine.

Iridium Communications has launched a microchip that could be embedded in devices to mitigate GPS jamming and spoofing.

JAXA's launch of the new HII Transfer Vehicle-X ends a 5 1/2-year hiatus for its cargo deliveries to the International Space Station.

The escalating use of drones in combat is creating demand for a supply chain for uncrewed aircraft production that can meet security and sovereignty concerns.

When Dronamics was founded 11 years ago, the Bulgarian startup took a contrarian view to the emerging commercial drone market.

SkyGrid has signed anagreement with MIT Lincoln Laboratory to jointly research and develop high-resolution forecast models for low-altitude flying aircraft.

The Pentagon is sending its newest aircraft carrier along with its embarked air wing and a group of support ships to the Caribbean.

Astrobotic is progressing on multiple fronts in preparation for its Griffin-1 commercial lunar lander’s inaugural mission in 2026.

DARPA has launched a prize challenge to demonstrate multicopter uncrewed aircraft that can carry payloads more than four times their weight.

India’s Hindustan Aeronautics Limited has completed the first flight of a production standard HTT-40 turboprop trainer.

Denmark has chosen not to acquire the Israel Aerospace Industries Barak MX surface-to-air missile system after it was shortlisted as an option for medium-range air defense.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his country is looking to acquire second-hand Eurofighter Typhoons from Oman and Qatar.

France and Germany have committed to field a space-based missile warning system by 2030, seeking to plug Europe's capability gap.

Saab is considering adding a new production hub to help address demand for Gripen production elsewhere, CEO Micael Johansson says.

Hensoldt is raising its full-year outlook for bookings in a sign higher European defense spending is turning into tangible business faster than expected.

Space Quarters has raised a $5 million seed round that it says will help fund demonstrations of its robotic welding technology in orbit and on the Moon.

A bipartisan push by U.S. lawmakers to force the FAA to require ADS-B In continues to gain momentum.

The U.S. Coast Guard is set to buy additional MH-60 helicopters from Sikorsky as part of its continued growth of the fleet.

Diversified supplier Hexcel sees growing demand for a wide variety of its defense products from customers in the U.S. and Europe.

The U.S. Army has a demonstration planned for next year near Hawaii in which the service will launch almost 200 balloons and other high-altitude systems.

The American startup Phoenix Tailings has launched a rare earths metallization facility in Exeter, New Hampshire.

The European Space Agency has dropped the Truths mission from its €22 billion ($25.5 billion) planned submission to member ministers.

Hybrid Air Vehicles, developer of the Airlander 10 hybrid airship, says it has secured reservations for three aircraft for military use.