Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

Divergent regional trends in global defense spending are a further reminder that this defense market boom is different from those seen in recent decades.

France has yet to find a ride to space for its twin-nanosatellite “Yoda” demonstration program for geostationary patrol against potential unfriendly spacecraft.

NH90 crews from France and Spain will be the first to benefit from an upgraded helmet-mounted sight that will also unlock planned upgrades for the rotorcraft.

Airbus plans to test a software-defined satellite to underpin efforts to develop non-terrestrial 5G connectivity infrastructure.

Open Cosmos received Ka-band spectrum rights through Liechtenstein as the European space tech company prepares to deploy an LEO broadband satellite system.

A recent series of ground tests validated a rotation detonation ramjet linked to a supersonic inlet for the first time.

The Department of Defense will invest $150 million to produce gallium in Louisiana.

The Defense Department has unveiled a new strategy meant to hasten the adoption of new artificial intelligence technologies.

Luminary Cloud, a U.S. startup applying artificial intelligence to physics-based engineering simulation, has expanded its range of design models.

President Donald Trump’s new attack on defense industry shareholder awards and executive pay will be problematic for the entire sector.

Blended wing body (BWB) startup JetZero says development of its full-size demo will accelerate following a successful Series B financing round.

Startup Array Labs is attempting to develop formation-flying radar satellites to study the feasibility of conducting “persistent, wide-area” airborne moving target indication missions from space.

Firefly Aerospace plans to introduce upgrades to its Alpha rocket after the company suffered several mishaps with the launcher.

Sierra Nevada Company has used its own funding to buy another Bombardier Global 6500 for the U.S. Army’s future ME-11B surveillance aircraft fleet.

Axiom Space has revealed new details of its space station assembly plan.

NASA plans to seek ideas to help advance concepts around bringing crewmembers to Mars and providing a power grid for missions to the planet or the Moon.

Israel’s Defense Ministry says it signed $6.91 billion in orders for U.S. equipment in 2025.

Low-cost launch startup Stoke Space is testing flight-capable Zenith engines in the buildup to the first orbital test flight of its Nova rocket.

NATO has contracted Turkish defense electronics firm Havelsan to deliver software that will manage part of the alliance's command-and-control and communications architecture.

The United Arab Emirates' defense company Edge Group plans to build loitering munitions in Spain as part of a production partnership with local supplier Indra.

Europe’s meteorological agency Eumetsat gave the formal go-ahead to the EPS-Sterna program, which aims to grow a system of 20 weather monitoring satellites.

The U.S. military plans to spend $1 billion to take an ownership stake in a future L3Harris Technologies spin-off focused on solid rocket motor production for tactical missiles.

Baykar is planning a new version of Piaggio’s P.180 Avanti and looking to ramp up production of the twin-turboprop transport aircraft.

Airbus has named Matthieu Louvot to be the new CEO of its helicopter division, replacing Bruno Even, who is stepping down after eight years at the helm.

Australia agreed with Luxembourg-based satellite communications provider SES to extend the life of the IS-22 satellite’s UHF satcom services for military use.