Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Tony Osborne
The industrial partners working on the Eurodrone uncrewed aircraft system have completed its critical design review.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Four Japanese companies plan a joint demonstration of laser communications between a satellite and a high-altitude pseudo satellite (HAPS).
Satellites

By Tony Osborne
The Turkish government has finally confirmed it will soon take delivery of surplus Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules from the UK, after a long process.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
The Trump administration is reconsidering its decision to dump Jared Isaacman as its nominee to head NASA.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Tony Osborne
The Netherlands has joined the U.S. Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
Boeing subsidiary Wisk Aero is gearing up for a first flight of its Gen 6 autonomous eVTOL air taxi “very, very soon,” the startup’s CEO said.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
Airbus Helicopters is in discussions with city and state officials in California over potential sales of its Super Puma family of helicopters.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The European Commission is proposing four flagship programs in the latest step the European Union is taking to bolster its defenses.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Spanish defense electronics firm Indra has developed an in-house flight-testing capability supporting the development of a combat cloud network.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Robert Wall
Japan’s IHI has placed an order for four SAR satellites from Iceye as part of a first step to build a constellation of Earth-imaging spacecraft.
Satellites

By Thierry Dubois
ESA is closely looking at the ramifications for its own activities of a potential merger for the satellite businesses of Airbus, Leonardo and Thales.
Satellites

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Army plans to match the 18-month acceleration for the schedule to field the baseline version of the Bell MV-75 tiltrotor.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
SpaceX launched the second batch of operational satellites for the Space Development Agency’s proliferated mesh network on Oct. 15 on a Falcon 9 launch vehicle.
Satellites

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By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force is reversing course on a major plan to change its modernization process by not standing up a new command.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Vivienne Machi
Amid increasing competition among the stars, the United States and its allies are asserting themselves more clearly on space control.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Tony Osborne
Airbus Helicopters is planning to ramp up production of its new H160 twin-engine medium rotorcraft to up to 60 aircraft a year.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
Jonathan Cirtain has been appointed Axiom Space's chief executive officer (CEO), the Houston-based commercial space enterprise announced Oct. 15.
Commercial Space

By Vivienne Machi
SpaceX is now authorized to double its current annual launch cadence from Vandenberg SFB, California, and to launch its Falcon Heavy from the Western Range.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
L3Harris says the company will try to sell the OA-1K Sky Warden to the Israeli Air Force.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Mark Carreau
Two Texas senators have asked two other senators to stave off possible efforts to halt the relocation of NASA’s shuttle orbiter Discovery.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Robert Wall
The German parliament has approved funding for the government to place a top-up order for Evolved Seasparrow missions (ESSM) to safeguard its ships.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Berlin has formally placed an order for 20 additional Eurofighters for the German Air Force just days after securing budgetary approval for the buy.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
Air taxi developer Archer Aviation announced it has won a competitive bid process to acquire the patents of insolvent electric aircraft manufacturer Lilium.
Advanced Air Mobility