Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

“Missile threats to the U.S. homeland will expand in scale and sophistication in the coming decade,” the Defense Intelligence Agency says.

The Italian Air Force has been working to acquire a well-rounded set of assets that will enable it to operate effectively alongside allies in both Europe and Asia, and has funded the purchase of an 25 additional F-35s, bringing Italy’s total planned fleet to 115.

The U.S. Air Force’s Integrated Capabilities Command starting planning work for future long-term spending, with a likely emphasis on command and control.

Intuitive Machines (IM) has identified and addressed three factors that caused a botched landing at the lunar south pole.

The first members of a planned fleet of more than 185 Boeing F-47s fighters could be “operational” between 2025-29, the U.S. Air Force’s top officer said on May 13.

The Senate on May 13 confirmed Troy Meink to be the secretary of the U.S. Air Force.

Saudi Arabia will acquire $142 billion worth of defense equipment from the U.S.

DARPA has kicked off its Exponentiating Mathematics (expMath) program aimed at developing AI systems that can act as co-authors to mathematicians.

The first steps in a Spanish plan to modernize the country’s rotary-wing fleets have been agreed by Airbus Helicopters and the country’s defense ministry.

The UK defense ministry has taken delivery of the first of six new Airbus H145 twin-engine light helicopters to be used in Cyprus and Brunei.

The U.S. State Department approved the potential sale of six Boeing CH-47F Chinooks to the UAE on May 12.

The CFM International RISE engine has completed more than 3,000 cycles of endurance runs at GE Aerospace's Evendale, Ohio, facility.

The ICAO council has ruled that Russia is responsible for the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine in 2014.

Ampaire has reached agreement with the FAA on the type certification basis for its AMP-570 powertrain, the first for a hybrid-electric propulsion system.

Following a pair of unsuccessful attempts to test its upgraded Starship vehicle in space, SpaceX is preparing another ship for launch as early as May 21.

The U.S. Air Force plan to buy 26 Boeing E-7A Wedgetail aircraft faces a cancellation threat.

NASA has named four new inductees into the agency’s Inventors Hall of Fame.

Vertical Aerospace is the latest eVTOL developer to announce plans to develop a hybrid-electric version of its eVTOL aircraft with longer range.

Eve Air Mobility continues to plan for a first flight toward the middle of the year with its engineering prototype.

Official accounts of claimed victories and alleged losses vary wildly in the latest conflict between India and Pakistan.

Russia’s space agency Roscosmos and China National Space Administration have signed a memorandum of cooperation to create a power station on the Moon.

Spanish defense electronics firm Indra has unveiled concepts for a remote carrier uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) designed to carry a range of payloads.

Satellite broadband provider Viasat says its Global Xpress service is now available in arctic regions that are part of its wider expansion plans.

The UK Defense Ministry has lifted the lid on the second ground-based air defense system it has rapidly developed for use in Ukraine referred to as Raven.

The commercial drone industry today faces enormous potential in terms of use case and market size, but realizing those ambitions will require a step-change improvement in endurance and payload.