Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Steve Trimble
A long-range, surface-to-surface ballistic missile for the U.S. Army will be recompeted.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Guy Norris
Revenues from commercial launch vehicles and launch sites are expected to grow to $32 billion by 2035, says a space market report from McKinsey Research.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Coulson Aviation is finalizing creation of a new sensor suite designed to tell flight crews whether the fuel being loaded onto their aircraft is safe for use.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Stratospheric airship startup Sceye has completed a 12-day mission during which its solar-powered SE2 high-altitude platform system flew 6,400 mi.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
MDA Space is jumping into rendezvous and proximity operations (RPO) spacecraft, with the introduction of a vehicle designed to maneuver and detect threats.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
Rheinmetall is further deepening its push into the missile sector through an agreement with Dutch defense technology company Destinus.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
HawkEye 360 is joining the wave of space startups looking to go public.
Satellites

By Irene Klotz
Blue Origin is working toward an April 16 launch of its New Glenn rocket, which will carry AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird 7 satellite into low Earth orbit.
Operations & Safety

By Vivienne Machi
HASC Chairman Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) is ready to take the White House’s opening fiscal 2027 defense spending bid as the new minimum funding level.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Guy Norris
Space computing specialist Sophia Space has announced a strategic collaboration with Canadian satellite telecommunications provider Kepler Communications.
Commercial Space

By Craig Caffrey
Beyond the headline of a $1.5 trillion budget request, the U.S. defense sector will be looking for longer-term demand signals in an uncertain fiscal environment before it makes big bets on adding capacity.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Irene Klotz, Mark Carreau
The Artemis II astronauts returned from a nine-day flight test of NASA’s deep-space Orion capsule on April 10, setting the stage for a series of missions to establish a base on the Moon.
Space Exploration

By Steve Trimble
The FAA and DOD say they have validated the safety of a high energy laser system that triggered an airspace closure around El Paso's civilian airport in February.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Vivienne Machi
Global orbital launches surge 25% in 2025 as SpaceX dominates with 165 missions while Starlink constellation tops 10,100 satellites.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Christine Boynton
Embraer has named Felipe Santana Santiago de Lima as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO), replacing Antonio Carlos Garcia who has stepped down from the role.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
Vantor expands its Worldview Legion constellation with new 40 cm and 20 cm imaging satellites for persistent high-resolution monitoring.
Commercial Space

By Tony Osborne
UK orders Skyhammer interceptors from Cambridge Aerospace to counter drones and low-speed threats, with deliveries starting in May.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
Lockheed Martin received an undefinitized contract for $4.7 billion to kick-start a significant acceleration of production for PAC-3 MSE interceptors.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Portuguese Air Force selects Tecnam P-Mentor to replace Chipmunks.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Zelenskyy says some of his country’s counter-drone specialists deployed to the Middle East aided in shooting down Iranian Shahed-type drones in the region.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
Leonardo’s Michelangelo Dome effort to build an expansive air and missile defense network has claimed its first target: company CEO Roberto Cingolani.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
The long-planned integration of the BAE Systems Sting Ray Mod 1 torpedo onto the UK’s Boeing P-8A Poseidon sub-hunting aircraft is set to finally move forward.
Missile Defense & Weapons

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By Mark Carreau, Irene Klotz
Artemis II nears splashdown after a record-setting Moon mission as NASA tests reentry systems and the crew prepares for recovery in the Pacific.
Space Exploration