Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Robert Wall
North Atlantic Treaty Organization officials are growing anxious about plans to replace the alliance’s flagship E-3A AWACS early warning aircraft.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Robert Wall
The Austrian Air Force is looking to define the requirements for its Eurofighter Typhoon replacement effort this year.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Denmark says it is donating military equipment to Ukraine to enhance the country’s ability to tap satellite communications in a move Europe expects other countries may follow.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
The UK government has named Air Marshal Harv Smyth to be the next chief of staff for the Royal Air Force.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
Airbus says it has signed an agreement with Kratos to offer a version of the XQ-58A Valkyrie for potential German Air Force use before the end of the decade.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Thales says it is in advanced talks with RTX to buy the U.S. company’s stake in the Thales-Raytheon Systems joint venture.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
HASC passed its fiscal 2026 defense policy bill, looking to block some key moves in the DOD proposal and raising the fleet size of USAF mobility aircraft.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Irene Klotz
SpaceX sent another Falcon 9 rocket into orbit to deliver 24 members of Amazon’s fledgling Kuiper constellation.
Operations & Safety

By Steve Trimble
Anduril flew another round of powered flight tests for the Barracuda-100M, a proposed long-range alternative to the Lockheed Martin AGM-114 Hellfire.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Vivienne Machi
House lawmakers are directing the Defense Department to formally establish the Tactical Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Tracking (TacSRT).
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Mark Carreau
A U.S. House subcommittee on July 15 voted to reject NASA funding cuts contained in the White House’s fiscal 2026 budget proposal.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

Zaynab Zlitni
Joby has announced a planned doubling of its production footprint at its low-rate facility in Marina, California.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Michael Bruno
More than five months into the second Trump administration, it is becoming increasingly clear who the winners and losers are in Western aerospace and defense.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Brian Everstine
For years, members of the U.S. Navy’s Super Hornet and Growler community had raised the question of adding a ground collision avoidance system (GCAS).
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force has taken delivery of the GPS Operating Control System (OCX).
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

Jennifer Meszaros
Volant Aerotech remains on track for certification and engineering development, with crewed trials planned for late 2025.
Advanced Air Mobility

Aviation Week Staff
AAM Briefs: VoltAero, Hydroplane and More
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Chinese startup WeFly conducted the first flight of a full-scale uncrewed prototype of its W280 eVTOL air taxi.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
ZeroAvia will explore the integration of its ZA600 hydrogen-electric powertrain into Horizon Aircraft’s planned Cavorite X7 hybrid eVTOL.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Thierry Dubois
Safran has laid the first stone for a new turbine blade factory in Rennes, France, as the group creates the foundry for its civil Leap and military M88 engines.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

Aviation Week Network Staff
Russian aircraft manufacturer Ural Works for Civil Aviation has conducted the first flight trials of its new VK-800 turboprop engine.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Sierra Space has been selected by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to provide spacecraft docking mechanisms for future JAXA missions to the ISS.
Space Exploration

By Mark Carreau
SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule splashed down safely, bringing an end to Ax-4, Axiom Space's fourth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station.
Operations & Safety

By Chen Chuanren
China has delivered a new generation of extravehicular activity suits to its Tiangong space station, following launch and docking of the Tianzhou-9.
Operations & Safety

By Robert Wall
Germany has sent a letter of request to the Pentagon to buy Typhon ground-launched, long-range strike systems, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius says.
Missile Defense & Weapons