Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Graham Warwick
A U.S. startup has adapted technology enabling airborne wind energy generation to develop a tethered drone.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
MPower Technology has started production of its DragonScales solar modules at a contract manufacturing site with an initial annual capacity of 1 megawatt.
Satellites

By Tony Osborne
The UK arm of Anduril has opened a test center in Wales as part of its plan to grow operations in the UK.
Supply Chain

By Matthew Fulco
Forterra, a startup focused on autonomous defense mission systems, has raised $238 million in a Series C funding round led by Moore Strategic Ventures.
Supply Chain

By Robert Wall
The Sun is not the only star to experience solar flares, researchers says after observing the first such coronal mass ejection from a star 130 light years away.
Space Exploration

By Matthew Fulco
XTI Aerospace, a developer of vertical flight technologies and VTOL aircraft, has paid $40 million to acquire Drone Nerds.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Irene Klotz
Launch of NASA’s twin Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers spacecraft has been delayed by geomagnetic storms.
Operations & Safety

By Craig Caffrey
Regional trends are hiding a slowdown in defense spending growth in the majority of countries in the Middle East and North Africa.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Chen Chuanren
Japan’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) has outlined design and development priorities for a new modular surface-to-surface missile.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Thierry Dubois
GKN Aerospace has joined a project aimed at growing the use of additive manufacturing in aircraft production.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Robert Wall
European startups Atmos Space Cargo and Space Cargo Unlimited plan several joint missions starting in 2026 to support low-Earth-orbit work in microgravity.
Operations & Safety

By Robert Wall
BAE Systems has disclosed a swell of order bookings since the midyear mark, taking order intake through the first nine months beyond $35 billion.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Swaati Ketkar
Dassault Aviation has inaugurated its expanded Dassault Aircraft Services India–Engineering Center (DASI-EC) in Pune, Maharashtra, India.
Services & Support

By Steve Trimble
GE Aerospace is developing a small turbofan engine for midsized Collaborative Combat Aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Fulco
UAS manufacturer Neros, whose drones have been battle tested in Ukraine, has raised $75 million in a Series B funding round led by Sequoia Capital.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency has kicked off its Large Aperture Optical Antenna Synthetic Aperture Ground Demonstration (OSCAR-J) project.
Satellites

By Tony Osborne
Authorities have initiated a search-and-recovery operation after a Turkish Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules transport aircraft crashed, killing all 20 onboard.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Export prospects for Russian combat aircraft are fading as Russian companies struggle with supply chain issues and lack the funding for R&D.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Uncertainty surrounds whether Azerbaijan has begun taking deliveries of the Sino-Pakistani JF-17 Thunder combat aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Hensoldt has laid out plans to further boost output to keep pace with booming demand in Europe, as the company revealed its revenue growth forecast.
Supply Chain

By Chen Chuanren
The People’s Liberation Army Air Force has released footage of the Hongdu GJ-11 flying alongside crewed fighters, suggesting a growing level of manned-unmanned integration.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Fulco
Rocket Lab’s solid third quarter results were overshadowed by its announcement that the first launch of its Neutron rocket will be pushed from late 2025 into 2026.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Netherlands-based Ambitious Air Mobility Group has signed binding investment terms with Czech electric air taxi startup Zuri.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Michael Bruno
Arcline Investment Management has agreed to buy aerospace parts and processes provider Novaria from private equity firm KKR for $2.2 billion.
Supply Chain

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Navy is proceeding with an effort to install an automatic ground control avoidance system on Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornets and EA-18G Growlers.
Defense