Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Tony Osborne
Spain has canceled a €285 million ($325.8 million) purchase of anti-tank missiles from Israel.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
Israel reports it has driven weapons sales abroad to new heights.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Michael Bruno
Impulse Space said it raised $300 million in a Series C funding round, asserting it is “one of the largest venture rounds in the history of the space industry.”
Satellites

By Robert Wall
The acquisition of Grob Aircraft, which still needs regulatory approvals, would add around 275 Grob employees to Helsing, as well as its flight facilities.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Network Staff
Russian satellite startup Bureau 1440 is poised to be the first customer for the Russo-Kazakh Soyuz-5 rocket, planned to launch before year-end.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
The American Center for Manufacturing and Innovation will be joined by three private sector partners in plans to develop its 207-acre share of NASA’s Exploration Park.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Volz will supply actuators for the Adaptive Digital Automated Pilotage Technology (Adapt) program.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Chen Chuanren
The Royal Thai Air Force has officially selected the Saab Gripen E/F for its multi-role fighter requirement, as Bangkok and Stockholm wrap negotiations.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Kim Minseok
The Philippine National Defense Department and Korea Aerospace Industries signed a contract on June 3 for the acquisition of 12 more FA-50PH light fighters.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Mark Carreau
Enthusiasm among crewmembers of the fourth Axiom Space private astronaut mission to the International Space Station remains high despite a launch delay.
Commercial Space

By Vivienne Machi
NASA’s proposed fiscal 2026 budget would cancel technology development related to nuclear thermal and nuclear electric propulsion.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force has tapped BAE Systems Space and Mission Systems–formerly Ball Aerospace–to build 10 satellites.
Satellites

By Garrett Reim
The European Space Agency has signed a contract extension with Ispace-Europe.
Space Exploration

By Brian Everstine
The Senate on June 2 confirmed Michael Duffey to be the next head of weapons buying at the Pentagon.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
An ongoing push in the U.S. Air Force to make its bases more resilient is likely to get more attention, the service’s top officer says.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Michael Bruno
With final prices in check but input costs rising, tariffs could sap profitability out of commercial aerospace in a slow but steady manner.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Voyager Technologies is looking for its initial public offering to underpin construction and deployment of its Starlab low-Earth-orbit space station.
Space Exploration

By Steve Trimble
A new acquisition channel has opened to introduce first-person vehicle (FPV) drones and UAS for other domains into the U.S. military inventory.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
GE Aerospace believes the fielding of the first adaptive cycle engine for fighter aircraft could be accelerated.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
IATA is calling for regulators to develop an international standard for pilots and air traffic controllers to tackle jamming and GPS spoofing activities.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Tony Osborne
The Czech Defense Ministry has agreed to a proposed offer from Sweden for the continued lease of Saab Gripen combat aircraft, prior to replacement by the F-35.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Kim Minseok
South Korean prosecutors have decided not to indict engineers from PTDI for allegedly accessing unauthorized information related to the KF-21 fighter.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Michael Bruno
Innovative Rocket Technologies is looking to become publicly traded via a reverse merger with a special purpose acquisition company backed by Wilbur Ross.
Commercial Space

By Tony Osborne
The EC has green lighted a planned industry joint venture that will go on to develop the fighter aircraft at the heart of the Global Combat Air Program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Staff
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