Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

The Swiss government is looking to boost its counter-uncrewed aircraft system, drone and robotic capabilities, identifying the topics as a new focus area for its national defense capabilities.

Poland, Spain To Acquire Seven Airbus A330 MRTTs

RAYTHEON gets B-52 radar award... SBIR funds Blackbeard weapon development... New chief for BOEING Latin America...

The second Trump administration has developed a striking way to illuminate a new key area of focus: bathe it in the president’s favorite hue.

Wing tests Nvidia’s Jetson Orin Nano 2 AI module to improve drone delivery with faster perception, reasoning and energy-efficient autonomous systems.

Defense hardware startup Mara has raised $7 million in a pre-seed round to build an automated counter-drone system targeting small, first-person-view drones, the company announced Aug. 26.

Russia’s air force has improved its capabilities and learned crucial lessons from its operations in Ukraine, the head of the Ukrainian Air Force said.

A new Pentagon prize challenge dangled to industry opens a search for a low-cost, ground-launched and high-speed missile that can reach targets up to 1,000 nm.

France's Safran Helicopter Engines and India's Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) have advanced development of the Aravalli, a 3,500-4,000-shp engine for India's indigenous multi-role helicopter.

Poland and Spain will collectively acquire seven Airbus A330 MRTTs through a new framework agreement recently approved by the Spanish government earlier this week.

Kongsberg's NanoAvionics unit has introduced the MP42D, a larger version of its MP42 microsatellite, reflecting the industry trend toward more capable small satellites as customer demand grows.

Lufthansa Technik has secured a German contract to provide a Global 6000 to prepare crew for the Pegasus mission, while Lufthansa Aviation Training is taking on initial flight training activities.

NASA is loaning its two Orbiting Carbon Observatory science missions to Caltech which will operate them for the next four years.

China’s previously undisclosed suborbital reusable space vehicle has been designated AT-1B, with CASC targeting commercial missions from around 2030.

BOEING gets $132n IDIQ award... BROMFORD contract with ROLLS-ROYCE... New EVP at VANTOR...

Since the last Air Forces in Focus note on Uruguay was published, only two of ten aircraft replacement programs have shown visible movement.

U.S. Navy officials have confirmed they are assessing requirements for a Compact Air-to-Air Missile for extremely short-range, air-to-air intercepts.

Constellr Picks Space Inventor For New Thermal Satellites

A joint Spanish and Polish procurement of Airbus A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport aircraft has been given the green light by the Spanish government.

Two astronauts successfully completed the delayed installation of a high-data-rate, air-to-ground Ku band antenna on the exterior of the International Space Station’s U.S. segment.

The Aerospace Corp. has licensed its DiskSat technology to three commercial companies as it pushes to make the new satellite configuration an industry standard.

Japan’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) has selected Terra Drone to supply the Japan Self-Defense Forces with its Terra B1 interceptor drone under a fast-tracked program to strengthen counter-uncrewed aircraft capabilities.

SpaceX plans to begin construction next year on a massive new spaceport in Louisiana that includes 10 launch and landing complexes for its Starship-Super Heavy launch system.

The U.S. Navy on Aug. 25 revealed plans to develop a new air-launched weapon for hunting enemy submarines.

NASA is in the early stage of setting up a headquarters-level office to oversee launch service procurements agencywide, including rideshares.