Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Chen Chuanren
Hanwha Systems says it is moving away from working on multi-function radars in favor of developing multi-mission radars that can respond to diversified aerial threats.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Ben Goldstein
The UK regulator also struck an agreement with the European Union Aviation Safety Agency to closely cooperate on type certification.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has formally launched a strategic defense review to determine the UK’s future military posture.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
Norwegian missile maker Kongsberg said the backlog of its defense and aerospace business has almost doubled over the past year, driven by demand for its Nasams air defense system.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
NATO allies will send another five air defense systems to Ukraine, with dozens more set to be dispatched in the coming months.
Missile Defense & Weapons

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By Ben Goldstein
Located on a barge in the River Seine near the Paris-Austerlitz train station, the floating platform is to be used for takeoffs and landings.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Thierry Dubois
The first Ariane 6 medium- to heavy-lift launcher placed payloads into orbit in its debut flight July 9.
Space

By Steve Trimble
The precise losses will be released when Boeing reports overall second-quarter results on July 31.
Budget, Policy & Operations

The Armenian Air Force’s fleet is composed almost exclusively of legacy Soviet platforms. However, in recent years Armenia has started shifting its political orientation towards the U.S., European Union and Iran, away from Russia.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Steve Trimble
The Senate directed Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to submit a report on the feasibility and advisability of transferring retiring A-10 aircraft to Jordan.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
AFSOC and L3Harris announced the deliveries in social media posts.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Brian Everstine
The language is in the Senate Armed Services Committee’s markup of the fiscal 2025 defense policy bill.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
Allies of NATO will sign a new defense industrial pledge during its annual summit this week in Washington.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The company’s in-house-developed engine has still yet to be fired up and fully tested.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Oslo has plentiful spares available to support the Ukrainian aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Kurt Hoffman
Vienna is eager to replace its three Lockheed Martin C-130s that are now about 50 years old.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Graham Warwick
Leonardo Helicopters has tested the performance of Daedalean’s visual awareness system in flights using two helicopters.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Japanese nonprofit MASC has launched a project to commercialize advanced air mobility (AAM) in Japan’s Setouchi region.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Robert Wall
The U.S. Navy aims to declare initial operational capability for the Next-Generation Jammer’s mid-band system before the end of September after multiple delays.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Chen Chuanren
The UK and France are testing their ability to project power to the Indo-Pacific at a time of growing political tension between Western states and China.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
Lithuania's order of a short-range air defense system from Saab continues the steady drumbeat of European countries upgrading their intercept capabilities.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Mark Carreau
Four volunteers with astronaut-like credentials have concluded the first of NASA’s three planned yearlong Earth-based missions on a simulated Martian surface.
Space

By Tony Osborne
Sweden wants to become a defense space player in Europe.
Space