Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Robert Wall
Global government spending on space suffered an unusual 3% dip in 2025, but is poised to recover in 2026 and continue to grow after, the ESA says.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Mark Carreau
NASA's Capstone mission concludes after testing lunar navigation and communications tech for future deep space exploration.
Space Exploration

By Robert Wall
France completes Rafale laser-guided rocket trials to expand counter-drone capabilities and expects operational readiness for the system this month.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Dassault says it has demonstrated the use of its Rafale fighter in cooperation with an uncrewed air vehicle in a mock attack on an adversary’s air defenses.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Kongsberg is setting expansion plans for its newly acquired U.S. business Zone 5, looking for European partners to set up production capacity.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Chen Chuanren
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency has successfully completed the first flight test of its reusable RV-X prototype rocket.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
The Earth Fire Alliance’s three FireSats reached orbit and will undergo about three months of testing and checkout ahead of nominal operations at year-end.
Commercial Space

Aviation Week Staff
Australia And U.S. Test-Fire New SM-2-Based Air Defense System
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By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force will go ahead with keeping a two-pilot crew for its new B-21 bomber, despite a push from the prior leader of Air Force Global Strike Command.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
South Korea unveils aerospace strategy targeting hybrid eVTOL development, domestic engine production and expanded aerospace supply chain by 2030.
Emerging Technologies

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Army has kicked off a competition to build an interceptor with a goal of testing within the next several months and possibly fielding it within a year.
Missile Defense & Weapons

Aviation Week Staff
HONEYWELL AEROSPACE ties up with ENIGMA... KONGSBERG gets OTH weapon system award... New CFO for HESTON MATERIALS...
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By Graham Warwick
Beta Technologies completes first eIPP flights delivering organs, demonstrating advanced air mobility operations in the national airspace system.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Marine Corps on June 30 successfully test-fired its new mobile medium-range air defense system in an exercise at the service’s newest base.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Graham Warwick
JetZero uses AI agents and nTop’s geometry platform to accelerate design changes for its blended wing body aircraft across multiple configurations.
Emerging Technologies

By Tony Osborne
Turkey has begun talks with Russia to enable it to sell on the controversial S-400 air defense system, the purchase of which got it banished from the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
Ukraine will try to develop a missile defense system with performance similar to the U.S. Patriot but with an eye on easier interceptor production.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Chen Chuanren
Australia and the U.S. have conducted the first live-fire test of a new medium-range surface-to-air missile system based on the RTX Standard Missile-2.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Mark Carreau
NASA has selected seven companies eligible for contract awards to advance robotic surface mobility on Mars.
Space Exploration

By Robert Wall
SpaceX plans to operate its future data center satellites under the name Starmind.
Commercial Space

By Robert Wall
Remote sensing startup Open Cosmos is looking to begin operational service using its newly launched spacecraft as soon as on-orbit verification is complete, with the first taskings already planned.
Satellites

By Guy Norris
The first 737 to be assembled in Boeing’s facility in Everett, Washington, has been loaded onto the new “North” production line, marking a major milestone in its campaign to boost single-aisle manufacturing capacity.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. military’s key intelligence partners will soon be able to use the U.S. Space Force’s new domain awareness platform ATLAS thanks to forthcoming upgrades.
Operations & Safety

Aviation Week Staff
COLLINS AEROSPACE’s Wolverhampton center of excellence opens... NORTHROP gets LAIRCM award... X-BOW continuing MDA work on high-performance SRMs...
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UK Seeks Counter-Drone Electronic Warfare Options For Ukraine
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