Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Graham Warwick
Startup Radia is to collaborate with U.S. Transportation Command to assess the potential of using its planned WindRunner oversize-cargo aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Turkey embarked on the program in 2018 to field the advanced airborne electronic attack system called Hava SOJ.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Ben Goldstein
Joby has rolled out the fifth S4 eVTOL air taxi from its pilot production line.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
NASEM's report lays out a set of research priorities for NASA to help achieve its goal of reducing aviation-induced cloudiness and persistent contrails.
Emerging Technologies

By Robert Wall
Rheinmetall agrees to set up a joint venture with its synthetic aperture radar (SAR) spacecraft partner Iceye.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
NATO is working on finalizing a stand-in jamming capability code that could provide an impetus for more member states to introduce such systems.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Guy Norris
Sierra Space, competing for the Space Force’s first batch of R-GPS satellites, has demonstrated integration of an early iteration of the hardware and software.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
Germany is considering setting up a trust fund to finance electronic warfare equipment for Ukraine as part of a new 10-country capability coalition.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Matthew Fulco
Indian space startup InspeCity has raised $5.6 million in a seed round.
Satellites

By Brian Everstine
Costs for USAF and Boeing’s plan to upgrade the radars on B-52 bombers have spiked to the level where it has prompted a mandatory review of the program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

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By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force expects its extended KC-46 delivery drought to end soon, with the delivery process to begin next week.
Budget, Policy & Operations

Aviation Week Staff
BELL 412EPX approved for Canadian operations... NORTHROP gets H-1 mission computer award... ICEYE expands in Spain...
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By Garrett Reim
Interlune has won two contracts to sell thousands of liters of helium-3 excavated from the Moon’s surface and to deliver the rare gas to Earth.
Commercial Space

By Matthew Fulco
The U.S. defense sector overcame economic and political turmoil in the first 100 days of the second Donald Trump administration.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
German uncrewed aircraft manufacturer Quantum Systems has secured €160 million ($181 million) in new funding.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
To Congress, U.S. Army leaders defended a recent proposal to retire about half the Boeing AH-64 Apache fleet and buy more drones in place of helicopters.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Ben Goldstein
Manufacture of the full-scale prototype of French startup Ascendance’s hybrid eVTOL continues to progress.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Robert Wall
The growing threat to space systems is driving a demand for greater resilience, argues the Luftwaffe’s head of space command.
Satellites

By Tony Osborne
India appears to have suffered the first confirmed combat loss of a Dassault Rafale following airstrikes against targets in Pakistan.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Kurt Hofmann
An Israeli airstrike on Yemen’s capital Sanaa International Airport has damaged nearly half of Yemenia’s Airbus fleet.
Airports & Networks

By Irene Klotz
An early indication of NASA’s response to the Trump administration’s fiscal 2026 budget is expected later this spring.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Robert Wall
Italy is considering joining Germany in introducing electronic attack versions of the Eurofighter Typhoon, Lt. Gen. Luca Goretti says.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Hensoldt sees growing demand in Europe opening new business prospects that could lead it to achieving 2030 sales 20% ahead of earlier projections.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Tony Osborne
China’s Air Force has completed a series of military drills in Egypt, ending one of the largest deployments of Chinese aircraft outside Asia.
Budget, Policy & Operations