Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Guy Norris
Contrails from hydrogen-fueled aircraft may form more readily and be more widespread than those from jet-fueled aircraft but have less of a climate impact.
Emerging Technologies

By Jens Flottau
Airbus has selected MTU Aero Engines CEO Lars Wagner as the new head of its commercial aircraft business, succeeding long-time senior exec Christian Scherer.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and South Korean Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun met Oct. 30 at the Pentagon.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
Argentina signed a $300 million agreement on April 16 for the two dozen F-16A/B Block 15 fighters from Denmark.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Anna Sliwon-Stewart
Malaysia’s largest military aircraft fleet modernization effort is the procurement of 36 FA-50 light combat aircraft.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Tony Osborne
The UK Defense Ministry is exploring the potential acquisition of a new ground- and sea-launched Medium-Range Precision Strike (MPRS) capability.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
The U.S. State Department approved Denmark to buy some 200 of the RTX AIM-120D-3 for $744 million, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced Oct. 29.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
European uncrewed aircraft systems developer Tekever is scouting a location for a U.S. site in a global expansion push as it teams up with Droneway.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Catic is promoting the vehicle-mounted Laser Arrow system to jam or disrupt some airborne sensors and air-to-ground weapons.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Robert Wall
Australia will invest an initial $208 million to establish a local production facility for Lockheed Martin Guided Multiple Launch Rocket Systems.
Supply Chain

By Chen Chuanren
China has sent its Shenzhou-19 astronauts into space, with the Long March-2F Y19 carrier rocket lifting off from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on Oct. 30.
Operations & Safety

By Mark Carreau
Endurance is an autonomous lunar rover concept in development for a landing at the center of the South Pole Aitkin Basin (SPA) on the Moon’s unexplored far side.
Space Exploration

By Tony Osborne
Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) has delivered the first T625 Gokbey utility helicopters to the country’s military police.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
Comparatively less attention has been paid to the future operators of AAM aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Brian Everstine
The Defense Department Inspector General on Oct. 29 released an investigation into Boeing’s performance-based logistics contract for the C-17.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Garrett Reim
The two companies’ joint R&D will focus on intermediate and high-temperature fuel cells.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Chen Chuanren
The China Manned Space Agency has downselected two “low-cost cargo transporter” concepts to fulfill cost-efficient methods to supply the Tiangong space station.
Space Exploration

By Tony Osborne
Nigeria’s Air Force has topped up its fleet of Leonardo AW109 Trekker utility helicopters with the purchase of 10 aircraft, the service has confirmed.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Sikorsky has won a contract from the U.S. to build more than 70 UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters to be exported to Austria, Brazil, Greece, Sweden and Thailand.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Shenyang Aviation Industries Group has reached out to Italy's Manta Aircraft to partner on a V/STOL design that could now be developed and manufactured in China.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Chen Chuanren
The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force has grounded its fleet of Bell Boeing V-22 Ospreys following a hard landing incident.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
The transaction saw Joby issue 40 million shares at $5.05/share, raising about $200 million.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
The UK has set out to recruit a dedicated national armaments director.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Matthew Fulco
Concordia Technologies has been involved in missile and hypersonic weapons programs led by the Pentagon’s Missile Defense Agency.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Lockheed Martin has claimed the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program will deliver more economic benefit to the UK than any other current or future combat aircraft program.
Aircraft & Propulsion