Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Robert Wall
Japanese space transportation provider Ispace has begun talks with potential customers to sell lunar payload capacity it has secured on a future SpaceX Starship mission to the Moon.
Operations & Safety

By Robert Wall
GKN Aerospace says it will have a larger role in the Saab Gripen E/F propulsion system under a long-term agreement it has signed with the fighter’s prime contractor
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Staff
Airbus Secures ESA Sentinel-3 Next-Generation Topography Contract
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X-BOW qualifying new SRM... AMENTUM wins aerial target work... New appointments at MUON...
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By Irene Klotz
NASA has released Images, audio files and other science data collected during the April 1-10 Artemis II flight test.
Space Exploration

By Tony Osborne
Airbus Helicopters plans to begin flight testing an advanced electrical system.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Tony Osborne
Airbus Helicopters is eyeing a potential new wave of offshore orders for its H225 heavy helicopter in the early 2030s.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
Even with more than 60 satellites launched and another 21 waiting in the wings, the Space Development Agency's so-called orbital mesh network has proven elusive to establish.
Satellites

By Steve Trimble
Ideal Aerosmith revealed Oct. 7 the one-way attack Troublemaker uncrewed aircraft system now in low-rate initial production for the U.S. Navy.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
The state of California has signed an agreement with synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite operator Iceye.
Satellites

By Irene Klotz
The Starship spacecraft that SpaceX launched for a suborbital flight test nearly 11 weeks ago returned to the company’s Starbase, Texas, complex on Oct. 7.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Army plans to bring a fleet of contractor-owned aircraft in house to continue flying reconnaissance missions as it stands up its own fleet of business jets for the role.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force’s venerable B-52 bomber will soon be able to carry the stealthy maritime strike cruise missile, according to a new announcement.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
NASA's SpaceX Crew-12 Dragon mission undocked from the International Space Station on Oct. 7, prepared to return its four crewmembers to Earth.
Operations & Safety

By Robert Wall
Hungarian space startup C3S will serve as prime contractor for an ESA program to develop microsatellites with greater focus on their end-of-life and on mass production.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
The European Space Agency plans to use the Ariane 6 rocket as the development platform for its potential human spaceflight efforts.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
South Korea has launched the fifth mission of its KSLV-II Nuri rocket, carrying the first five satellites of a new Earth-observation constellation and 10 CubeSats.
Operations & Safety

By Molly McMillin
Aerospace supplier Ontic has acquired Wichita-based Aero-Mach, a 55-year-old company which provides aviation parts distribution and aftermarket support through three divisions.
Supply Chain

Aviation Week Staff
Aviation Week Parent Buys DSEI Operator Clarion
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LOCKHEED gets SEWIP award... SAFRAN progresses with European Southern Observatory mirror... New president for KEPLER COMMUNICATIONS US...
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By Michael Bruno
Linse Capital said Oct. 5 it was putting more attention on early-stage aerospace and defense companies.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Michael Bruno
Aventra Defense Systems has raised $17.5 million more in private capital to speed its balloon-deployed Piranha payload product to market.
Supply Chain

By Garrett Reim
It is easy to see why the Pentagon’s top research and development agency is interested in the idea of passive ranging.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Kim Minseok
Hyundai Rotem has unveiled an evolved design for an indigenous air-launched hypersonic missile, planned for integration with the KAI KF-21 fighter by the mid-2030s.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Mark Carreau
The Center for the Advancement of Science in Space has contracted with Voyager Technologies to manage the Symphony Biosciences’ biopolymer cancer implant experiment.
Commercial Space