Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

The Canadian government on June 9 committed to pouring another C$9.3 billion ($6.8 billion) into defense spending this year.

Leonardo Helicopters is offering to provide anti-submarine warfare mission-configured AW101 helicopters to the Norwegian military.

The launch of Axiom Space’s fourth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station has been delayed until no earlier than June 11.

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In the U.S., politically there’s never been a better time since the 1960s to develop a civil supersonic aircraft.

Dutch startup Maeve Aerospace has redesigned its planned hybrid-electric regional aircraft to target the replacement of today’s regional jets beginning around the middle of the next decade.

U.S. President Donald Trump issued executive orders directing FAA to take immediate action to expand drone operations and strengthen counter-drone capabilities.

Five additional NATO members have joined a coalition of western countries aiming to help Ukraine bolster its electronic warfare capabilities.

The new UK Strategic Defense Review is clear on threats and what is needed to deal with them, but opaque on how and when these measures will be funded.

Australia has entered a cooperative program with the U.S. for the Lockheed Martin Precision Strike Missile, paving the way for domestic production capabilities.

Australian startup Skyportz has released a new iteration of its vertipad design and intended to mitigate the downwash and outwash hazard from eVTOL aircraft.

A St. Louis factory expansion to support full-rate production of the Boeing F-47 fighter will see its first facilities open in 2026, the contractor said.

Leidos and Frequency Electronics have teamed to develop a quantum sensor to help with aerial navigation in places where GPS signals are not available.

After an explosion of threats and insults between President Donald Trump and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, the crewed Dragon capsule will not be decommissioned.

The U.S. Air Force has formally stood up a new unit charged with figuring out how to best operate upcoming Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA).

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) has proposed a nearly $10 billion supplemental increase to NASA’s current budget as part of a reconciliation measure.

A system that can locate a target cellphone at ranges of up to 20 km has become the primary sensor for Norway’s search-and-rescue (SAR) helicopters.

Factorial Energy has shipped its first solid-state lithium-metal battery cells for drone use to Avidrone Aerospace, a developer of long-range UAS.

Russian space agency Roscosmos has begun preparations to deploy Russia’s new ROS orbital station by awarding a contract for Angara-A5M heavy launch vehicles.

Indonesia has added China’s Chengdu J-10 multirole fighter to its expanding list of prospective combat aircraft.

Testing has begun in France on a flat-panel active electronically scanned array radar for the new Airbus H160M Guepard helicopters for its armed forces.

Canada, Denmark, Norway and Poland have joined a NATO project to increase flight training capacity and reduce reliance on facilities in the U.S.

Denmark, Finland and Sweden have signed a declaration of intent to join NATO’s Multinational Multi-Role Tanker Transport Fleet.

Pakistan says it will purchase the Chinese-made J-35 combat aircraft.