Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon’s expected low funding request for the U.S. Navy’s F/A-XX will bankroll designs of the fighter aircraft to completion.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Mark Carreau
NASA and Axiom Space have again delayed the company’s fourth planned private astronaut mission to the International Space Station.
Space Exploration

By Tony Osborne
The Italian Air Force has begun to transition pilot training from the Aermacchi MB-339 to the new Leonardo M-345.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

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RAYTHEON gets SM-6 production award... MITRE, GAMBIT team on autonomous systems... RHOMBOID-WING DRONE company lands Collet-Billon as CEO...
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By Tony Osborne
UK defense spending is on a “clear path” to rise to 2.6% of GDP by 2027.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
A fleet of land-based Northrop Grumman E-2D Advanced Hawkeyes could be acquired in fiscal 2026 to backstop the proposed cancellation of Boeing E-7A Wedgetails.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Recent weeks have seen British media outlets infatuated not by warfighting capability, but by the future of the UK’s fleet of jet trainers.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
Japanese space newcomer Interstellar Technologies plans to use the Hokkaido Spaceport for its Zero launchers, signing up to be the first user of the facility.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
JetZero has selected Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro, North Carolina, as the manufacturing and final assembly site for its BWB aircraft.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Robert Wall, Steve Trimble
RTX and the U.S. Navy are starting to explore new applications and host aircraft for the Next-Generation Jammer’s mid-band technology domestically and abroad.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Vivienne Machi
Sierra Space is ready to pull back the curtain on its defense-centric unit and a new 60,000-ft.2 facility dedicated to its national security programs.
Satellites

By Matthew Fulco
Voyager Technologies has raised $383 million in an initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange that values the company at $3.8 billion.
Space Exploration

By Tony Osborne
Airbus Helicopters has branded its modular crewed-uncrewed teaming (CUC-T) capabilities for rotorcraft, marketing it as HTeaming.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Kymeta says it has demonstrated a new antenna that can simultaneously connect to multiple satellites using Ku and Ka bands.
Satellites

By Steve Trimble
A sixth-generation fighter is on hold because the U.S. Navy’s top civilian official lost confidence in the defense industry’s ability to take on a new program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force’s first Boeing E-7A Wedgetail prototypes are facing delays due to rework early in their builds.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The European Union (EU) aims to wrap up defining high-level requirements for a governmental Earth observation satellite system in the fall.
Satellites

By Sean Broderick
FAA Administrator nominee Bryan Bedford expressed staunch support for expanding ADS-B capabilities in the U.S. National Airspace System (NAS).
Safety, Ops & Regulation

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LOOK UP secures $50m for space surveillance network... VAYA SPACE partners with VELO3D... U.S. NAVY awards SONGBOW directed energy program...
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By Brian Everstine
The DOD will not disclose the funding amount or timelines related to turning a gifted Boeing 747-8 from the government of Qatar into an interim Air Force One.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
The death toll for spacecraft attempting soft landings on the Moon notched up another victim last week.
Space Exploration

By Irene Klotz
It didn’t take long for Elon Musk to back off threats to decommission SpaceX’s Dragon spaceship.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren, Tony Osborne
Turkey has secured its first export order for its indigenous Kaan combat aircraft after Indonesia signed a deal to acquire 48 examples of the fighter.
Aircraft & Propulsion