Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

The global in-service F-35 fleet is expected to climb from 996 today to as many as 2,643—an increase of 1,647 aircraft—by 2034.

Airbus has secured its largest order for its H225 helicopter twin-engine heavy helicopter since 2008.

Since its founding in 2019, Space Pioneer has raised more than $552.1 million over 15 financing rounds.

The Missile Defense Agency will within a week conduct its first test of its new space-based hypersonic missile tracking system.

The Missile Defense Agency will soon deliver new radars to Guam ahead of planned large-scale tests of its new ballistic missile defense architecture.

Boeing on June 6 delivered the first operational F-15EX Eagle II to the U.S. Air National Guard.

Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner with two NASA astronauts managed a delayed docking to the International Space Station on June 6.

The newly announced plan is part of a wider effort to expand production and repair capacity for the F-35’s acrylic transparencies.

Slingshot Aerospace has developed an artificial intelligence program to find adversary spacecraft hiding among satellite constellations.

The tests of an advanced compressor rig design will mark the completion of two related propulsion technology efforts aimed at next-generation geared turbofans.

Isar Aerospace was founded in 2018 as a spinoff of Technical University Munich.

The appeal comes on the heels of Washington approving two foreign military sales to Taiwan for F-16 spares and support in a deal totaling $300 million.

Airbus is to adapt a German Air Force Eurofighter combat aircraft into a testbed for manned-unmanned teaming technologies.

With 32 of its 33 Raptor engines firing, the Super Heavy booster lifted off from SpaceX’s Boca Chica Beach, Texas, spaceport at after a trouble-free countdown.

The air-launched ballistic missile compliments the surface- and ground-launched versions of the 430-km. range, 3,500-lb. LORA.

Germany’s Diehl Defense has lifted the veil on its development of an even longer-range version of its IRIS-T-based ground-based air defense system.

Rolls-Royce Germany has teamed up with ITP Aero to offer a new engine family for collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) that will lean on the proven Advance2 core.

Rome has given the greenlight to Safran's takeover of Microtecnica from RTX after concerns over the supply of components to defense programs were addressed.

The Republic of Korea Air Force retired its F-4 Phantom fleet on June 5 after 55 years of service.

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Eanan in November 2023 announced plans to develop a series of aircraft using Jetoptera’s Fluidic Propulsion System (FPS).

The Phase 4 Enhancements (P4E) package will be the largest and most complex upgrade for the Eurofighter yet.

Archer Air plans to fly the four-passenger Midnight aircraft on behalf of United Airlines on short trips between airports and downtowns.

The bulletin names the Test Flying Academy of South Africa, Beijing China Aviation Technology Co. and Stratos.