Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Robert Wall
Innospace says it has completed qualification testing for the Hanbit-Nano first-stage engine, clearing the way for the inaugural flight of the two-stage rocket.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
The SDA and FAA are close to resolving an ongoing limitation on transmitting Link 16 data from space over the continental U.S., the acting director says.
Satellites

By Tony Osborne
Pratt & Whitney has teamed up with Czech Republic-based PBS Group on the development of a next-generation APU for commercial and military aircraft platforms.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Fulco
South Korean defense contractor Hanwha Group has appointed Alex Wong, a former Trump administration official, as global chief strategy officer.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Mark Carreau
NASA has selected 10 candidates from more than 8,000 applicants to begin two years of primary astronaut training.
Space Exploration

By Irene Klotz
NASA has awarded Blue Origin a task order worth up to $190 million to deliver its Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover to the Moon's surface.
Space Exploration

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force on Sept. 18 released a request for prototype proposals for space-based interceptors, with responses due Oct. 2.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
Both programs for presidential airlift are progressing on schedule, according to U.S. Air Force Secretary Troy Meink.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force needs to field the Boeing F-47 quickly now that production has started on the initial aircraft, the service’s top officials say.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. is “pushing hard” to maintain control in the space domain, Air Force Secretary Troy Meink said Sept. 22.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force will have a chief of staff when its current uniformed leader retires in early November, the service's boss says.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Vivienne Machi
SpaceX launched the National Reconnaissance Office’s latest mission to build out its proliferated satellite architecture in low Earth orbit.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
U.S. Air Force researchers revealed plans to fire an affordable hypersonic missile in early December under the newly unveiled Angry Tortoise project.
Missile Defense & Weapons

Sonny Butterworth
Marss has wrapped up flight testing of its counter-drone interceptor UAS and is now eyeing full-rate production as it courts global customers.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
China's PLAN has released video confirming the launch and recovery of three fixed-wing aircraft types from the a new EMALS-equipped carrier carrier Fujian.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Voyager Technologies, which focuses on space tech and defense, has become the latest company to turn to an acquisition to bolster its optical comms credentials.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
NASA is joining forces with the NOAA to establish capabilities to monitor and forecast radiation hazards associated with rising solar activity.
Space Exploration

By Thierry Dubois
As demand for satellites and accompanying launches continues to grow, the supply chain in the space industry is having a hard time keeping up.
Satellites

By Mark Carreau
Seven federal lawmakers have reintroduced bipartisan legislation to encourage the development of commercial spaceports.
Space Exploration

By Robert Wall
Geospatial imagery has become a cornerstone of the international system to monitor nuclear activities, but inspectors are clamoring for better systems to aid their work.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Chen Chuanren
The UK Royal Navy’s Prince of Wales Carrier Strike Group is testing “carrier hopping” in the Indo-Pacific to extend the reach of its Lockheed Martin F-35Bs.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
On-orbit service provider Arkisys has been selected by NASA to sustain and maintain the agency’s free-flying Astrobee robotic system on the ISS.
Operations & Safety

By Brian Everstine
Collins Aerospace has conducted an inflight demo of a new hybrid satellite communication phased array antenna.
Satellites

By Brian Everstine
GE Aerospace has demonstrated two different rotating detonation combustion (RDC) engines—a missile-scale ramjet and a dual-mode ramjet for high-speed aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
GE Aerospace on Sept. 22 announced it conducted supersonic captive carry flight tests of a new solid-fueled ramjet.
Aircraft & Propulsion