Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Graham Warwick
A DARPA program that set out to demonstrate a new class of UAS has morphed into a drive to transform the way the services acquire capability.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
A proactive step that halted deliveries of the KC-46 and repair work on the tanker’s remote vision system show Boeing Defense’s new approach.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Indonesia’s Ministry of Defense has not formalized a contract with Turkish Aerospace Industries for the Kaan next-generation fighter program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Leonardo UK will begin contracting for long-lead components for the new AESA radar that will equip the UK Royal Air Force’s Eurofighter Typhoon.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Craig Caffrey
Europe is a market transformed in terms of demand, but the task remains of beefing up the local defense industrial base, long accustomed to anaemic orders.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Robert Wall
British launch startup Orbex is eyeing early 2026 for the inaugural liftoff of its Prime rocket, company CEO Miguel Belló Mora says.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Portugal has agreed to buy an SAR satellite from Iceye, becoming the latest European state to invest in building up its military Earth-observation capability.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury signals talks among his company, Thales and Leonardo to combine satellite operations may drag into 2026.
Satellites

By Irene Klotz
An upper-stage engine failure led to the premature demise of SpaceX’s eighth Starship flight test, the FAA says after reviewing the company’s investigation.
Operations & Safety

By Matthew Fulco
LEO satellite constellation startup Muon Space completed a $146 million Series B funding round that includes $89.5 million in new capital.
Satellites

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VIASAT/INMARSAT settle with LIGADO... UK CAA approves BVLOS drone flights over critical infrastructure... SPACE FORCE ASSOCIATION welcomes new corporate partners...
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By Steve Trimble, Robert Wall
The Israel Defense Forces have targeted Iranian nuclear sites with mass air strikes for the first time.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Garrett Reim
The U.S. Air Force has issued a “Notice of Intent to Award” a contract to fission power startup Oklo.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The Bell MV-75 is significantly too heavy, putting some of its planned mission capabilities at moderate risk, a new report says.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon’s expected low funding request for the U.S. Navy’s F/A-XX will bankroll designs of the fighter aircraft to completion.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Mark Carreau
NASA and Axiom Space have again delayed the company’s fourth planned private astronaut mission to the International Space Station.
Space Exploration

By Tony Osborne
The Italian Air Force has begun to transition pilot training from the Aermacchi MB-339 to the new Leonardo M-345.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

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By Tony Osborne
UK defense spending is on a “clear path” to rise to 2.6% of GDP by 2027.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
A fleet of land-based Northrop Grumman E-2D Advanced Hawkeyes could be acquired in fiscal 2026 to backstop the proposed cancellation of Boeing E-7A Wedgetails.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Recent weeks have seen British media outlets infatuated not by warfighting capability, but by the future of the UK’s fleet of jet trainers.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
Japanese space newcomer Interstellar Technologies plans to use the Hokkaido Spaceport for its Zero launchers, signing up to be the first user of the facility.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
JetZero has selected Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro, North Carolina, as the manufacturing and final assembly site for its BWB aircraft.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Robert Wall, Steve Trimble
RTX and the U.S. Navy are starting to explore new applications and host aircraft for the Next-Generation Jammer’s mid-band technology domestically and abroad.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare