Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Irene Klotz
The European Space Agency (ESA) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) June 18 to work with a third aspiring U.S. space station operator.
Space Exploration

By Garrett Reim
Firefly Aerospace plans to offer ultraviolet and visible spectrum imaging of the Moon from a lunar-orbiting satellite.
Space Exploration

By Steve Trimble
Tactical missile propulsion supplier X-Bow Systems came to the Paris Air Show this year to seek options for a European manufacturing partner.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Aalto, Airbus’ high-altitude pseudo-satellite spinoff, will support French military efforts to better understand the stratosphere as a warfighting domain.
Satellites

By Michael Bruno
Safran and its U.S. subsidiary can go ahead with a proposed $1.8 billion acquisition of Collins Aerospace’s actuation and flight control business from RTX.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Matthew Fulco
Defense tech startup Mach Industries has completed a $100 million Series B funding round led by venture capital (VC) firms Khosla Ventures and Bedrock.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
NASA, Axiom Space and SpaceX have again delayed the planned launch of Axiom’s fourth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station.
Commercial Space

By Thierry Dubois
Thales Alenia Space is preparing a demonstration satellite for positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) in low Earth orbit (LEO) for launch this year.
Satellites

By Brian Everstine
Northrop Grumman announced June 18 that it will use the Scaled Composites Model 437 Vanguard aircraft as a new testbed to evaluate autonomy.
Aircraft & Propulsion

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By Vivienne Machi
Lockheed Martin's push to quickly develop, field and launch a demonstration satellite on its own dime shows how the industry is meeting a moment.
Satellites

By Chen Chuanren
A successful integration would see the H225M crew take full control of Airbus’ Flexrotor uncrewed aircraft system.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
France has declared plans to acquire Saab’s GlobalEye airborne early warning platform to replace the country’s aging Boeing E-3F Sentry fleet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Honda has entered the commercial spaceflight arena with the successful demonstration of a reusable launch vehicle.
Commercial Space

By Steve Trimble
A low-end collaborative combat aircraft designed by Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works entered captive-carry testing within the last few weeks.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
French armament procurement agency DGA has selected Daher as one of five companies to fly a medium-altitude, long-endurance demonstrator for uncrewed ops.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
EURA—made up of MTU Aero Engines, Safran Helicopter Engines and Avio Aero—is planning tests of a demonstrator power and propulsion system in the early 2030s.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Lithuania has become the latest NATO member to select the Embraer C-390 as its future airlifter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Boeing is considering a bid on the U.S. Army’s Flight School Next program, but has not yet decided what role it could play.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Virgin Galactic says its on track to start final assembly of the first Delta Class spaceplane and remains on schedule to begin flight tests in early 2026.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Diehl and Safran have agreed to work together on development of light modular air-to-ground munitions, the companies said at the Paris Air Show.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
Embraer is working to refine its evolution of the KC-390 over the coming year to define its maritime patrol aircraft and refueling boom strategy.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Pilling
Max Aerospace & Aviation Ltd has signed a partnership agreement with the Government of Maharashtra to establish a helicopter manufacturing operation in Nagpur.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Robert Wall
The Eurofighter consortium is looking to reset its Typhoon upgrade plans with an eye on better integrating the fighter into future combat aircraft programs in Europe.
Aircraft & Propulsion