Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

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Aviation Week Staff
VIASAT picks New Glenn... XTI teams with VERDEGO AERO... New board chairman for PTERODYNAMICS...
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By Steve Trimble
Airbus is teaming up with L3Harris to integrate digital communications infrastructure into the MQ-72C uncrewed military helicopter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Army’s broad restructuring of its aviation component will be painful as many units will be inactivated, but that pain is needed, a top officer argues.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Army’s plan to end the Improved Turbine Engine Program may not be final, as budget deliberations may extend development of the GE Aerospace T901.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Army wants to speed up fielding the MV-75 Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) as it reprioritizes its aviation planning.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
Federal agencies and their contractors are grappling with how to preserve science data in the face of the Trump administration's anti-DEI initiative.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Guy Norris
Startup Venus Aerospace successfully flight tested a ground-launched, rotating detonation rocket engine (RDRE)-powered vehicle.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Air Force started flying the L3Harris EA-37B Compass Call on training missions in early May.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Robert Wall
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) reports a further boost to its record backlog that has now swelled to $26.1 billion.
Marketplace

By Garrett Reim
Zeno Power has raised a $50 million Series B funding round to demonstrate its nuclear battery technology and ramp up its manufacturing.
Commercial Space

By Vivienne Machi
A capsule built by Varda Space Industries touched down successfully after reentering Earth’s atmosphere at speeds exceeding Mach 25.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
Starlab Space LLC and Balance Ophthalmics have partnered to pursue a solution to Spaceflight Associated Neuro-Ocular Syndrome (SANS).
Operations & Safety

By Graham Warwick
Technology Service Corp. (TSC) has launched development of a medium-altitude uncrewed aircraft with more than 72 hr. endurance.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Airbus will support TAI in developing the Hurjet to meet a requirement to replace the Spanish Air Force's Northrop SF-5 lead-in fighter training aircraft.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Robert Wall
Poland is expanding plans for satellite-based Earth observation, signing an agreement with synthetic aperture radar spacecraft maker-Iceye for three systems.
Satellites

By Guy Norris
A new bill supported by Boom aims to change U.S. legislation and permit supersonic over land flight above Mach 1, provided no sonic boom reaches ground.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. military is currently testing sensors that can be used to track moving aerial targets from space, says Gen. Gregory Guillot.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

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RAYTHEON gets $2.1b SM-3 award... NASA to fly Saudi cubsesat on Artemis II... LOCKHEED declares quarterly dividend...
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By Robert Wall
“Missile threats to the U.S. homeland will expand in scale and sophistication in the coming decade,” the Defense Intelligence Agency says.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Anna Sliwon-Stewart
The Italian Air Force has been working to acquire a well-rounded set of assets that will enable it to operate effectively alongside allies in both Europe and Asia, and has funded the purchase of an 25 additional F-35s, bringing Italy’s total planned fleet to 115.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force’s Integrated Capabilities Command starting planning work for future long-term spending, with a likely emphasis on command and control.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Mark Carreau
Intuitive Machines (IM) has identified and addressed three factors that caused a botched landing at the lunar south pole.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The first members of a planned fleet of more than 185 Boeing F-47s fighters could be “operational” between 2025-29, the U.S. Air Force’s top officer said on May 13.
Aircraft & Propulsion