Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

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By Vivienne Machi
The SDA is embroiled in a lawsuit related to two contracts worth $424 million each, awarded last Aug. 16 to York Space Systems and Tyvak International.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Tony Osborne
Four new senior leaders will report directly to Defense Secretary John Healey under the reforms.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The International Organization for Standardization container-based air defense system is called Gravehawk.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Matthew Fulco
Analysts’ estimates of the exact amount of investment vary given that there is not a universal definition for what constitutes a defense technology startup.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
Arlington, Washington-based Eviation laid off most of its staff in early February.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
ZeroAvia has secured the first sale of a standalone electric propulsion system to Jetcruzer International.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
The certification allows Archer to train and qualify pilots at its new academy.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Robert Wall
Airbus is in discussions with companies in the United Arab Emirates over a workshare on the A400M to secure its first Middle East order for the airlifter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Hanwha Systems is starting to push its L-SAM upper-tier air and missile defense system into the export market.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
Rafael is introducing a new laser air defense system, offering a mobile version of its Iron Beam.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Matthew Fulco
Based in Charlotte, North Carolina, and with a subsidiary in Australia, IperionX is focused on titanium.
Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick
Both Archer Aviation and Joby Aviation are racing to launch air taxi service in the United Arab Emirates.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
Leonardo has been forced to pause flight testing of its AW09 light helicopter after discovering issues with parts provided by a supplier.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The UAE is looking to advance its space ambitions through a joint venture between the country’s Space42 and Edge Group’s new space unit, FADA.
Satellites

By Mark Carreau
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost Mission 1 lander remains on course for a planned soft landing no earlier than March 2 at 3:45 a.m. EST on the Moon.
Space Exploration

By Robert Wall
Edge Group’s Powertech engine business is looking to secure the first partnership agreements to underpin its ambition to develop a broad range of engines.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Taiwan has grounded its fleet of AIDC T-5 Brave Eagles after one of the advanced trainers crashed shortly after takeoff on Feb. 15.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Robert Wall
Capella Space plans to start deploying its next-gen satellites late next year as it looks to expand from its traditional X-band SAR collection.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
“I need additional supply chains. I need additional manufacturing sites,” Lockheed Martin's Tim Cahill says here in Abu Dhabi.
Supply Chain

By Steve Trimble
The picture shows two LRAMs carried on outboard pylons of a Bell AH-1Z Viper test aircraft.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Sean Broderick
Investigators have determined parts of two messages from a controller in the DCA tower may not have been heard by pilots in the UH-60H Black Hawk.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Mark Carreau
The agency announced Feb. 3 the next in a multistep strategy in which it would provide VIPER to a potential U.S. partner.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
The Gulf state, home to Dubai and Abu Dhabi, aims to define aerial corridors and regulations within the next 20 months.
Advanced Air Mobility