Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

Transcendent Aerospace is reviving its very light jet as a cost-effective, optionally piloted drone interceptor, targeting interest from the Middle East and India.

GE Aerospace has expedited T901 engine development for the U.S. Army and reduced costs despite program uncertainty.

The UK’s National Police Air Service has launched a renewal of its rotary-wing fleet amid potential law enforcement reforms.

A commercial-scale demonstration of zero-emission crop spraying using electric aircraft is planned under a project funded by the California government.

The Pentagon's budget largely excludes Army aviation, raising concerns amidst broader defense spending increases.

The U.S. Air Force is now looking at options for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance uncrewed aircraft in the “attritable” cost category.

The UK says the package will be critical to Ukraine’s counterstrike and defenses against Russian attacks, as well as bolstering the UK’s UAS capabilities.

The MV-75 plan is a “success-oriented schedule,” with as much flexibility taken out as possible to meet the demands of top Army leaders, officials say.

A Finnish startup developing autonomous airships has secured funding from NATO’s Innovation Fund.

Belgium’s NHV has become the latest offshore helicopter operator to adopt Airbus’ H160 twin-engine medium rotorcraft.

The EU will spend €1.07 billion ($1.26 billion) to fund 57 defense development projects, including funding for loitering munitions and space-based programs.

Norway has donated to Ukraine six of its now-retired Lockheed Martin F-16s, which are undergoing refurbishment, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre says.

Israeli electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing startup AIR has flown its first production heavy lift uncrewed cargo aircraft.

AeroVironment has announced the new Mayhem product line of launched effects, targeting a growth area within the U.S. Army for systems that provide both strike and electronic warfare.

Airbus recently conducted a test flight of the autonomous H145 it is developing for the U.S. Marine Corps that for the first time integrated autonomy and edge computing from partner companies.

Sikorsky says it is now offering production-ready kits for its Black Hawks should the helicopter's customers decide to arm their choppers from the factory.

The U.S. Space Force has picked Blue Origin to advance in discussions to lease Space Launch Complex-14 at Vandenberg SFB, California, for vertical launch operations.

Horizon Aircraft is moving into the assembly phase of its full-scale Cavorite X7 hybrid-electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft.

Spacesuit developer Axiom Space is close to completing the critical design review of the suit design that will be used by astronauts on the Moon.

Air refueling testing has begun for the Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider, the U.S. Air Force said late April 14.

Lockheed Martin, one of several space companies vying for NASA’s Mars Telecommunications Network spacecraft requirement, now anticipates a request for proposals (RFP) from the agency sometime in May.

U.S. Space Command is beginning to craft a strategy focused on space-based maneuvering.

The U.S. Space Force is exploring options to still use the Vulcan rocket heavy-lift launch vehicle for less-complex missions.

ESA is moving forward on a program to advance space-based laser communications across multiple orbital planes with a contract to Kepler Communications.

The U.S. Army denies that the stockpile of Lockheed Martin Precision Strike Missiles (PRSMs) was exhausted early in the war against Iran.