Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Matthew Fulco
Precision components specialist Woodward posted brisk sales across several of its aerospace and defense business lines in the second quarter.
Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
A study in Germany on the use of SAF in helicopters, has confirmed considerable reductions in soot particles, confirming cleaner and greener operation of rotorcraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The U.S. Navy is expanding what aircraft may start employing advanced expendable decoys.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Guy Norris
Boeing’s move to realign the X-66 is perhaps better for both the company’s road to industrial recovery and aviation’s longer-term sustainability goals.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
Intuitive Machines says it has successfully integrated and tested an autonomous driving system for the Moon RACER Lunar Terrain Vehicle.
Space Exploration

By Mark Carreau
Just back from the International Space Station, NASA’s oldest astronaut, 70-year-old Don Pettit, wants to take two more journeys off the planet.
Space Exploration

By Graham Warwick
Near Earth Autonomy is to demonstrate a retrofit kit to convert the Sikorsky UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter to uncrewed capability.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Vertical lift specialist Piasecki Aircraft has acquired the Kargo UAV uncrewed logistics aircraft program from Kaman.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Space startup Radian Aerospace has revealed ambitious plans to build and flight test a reusable reentry vehicle for hypersonic and space missions.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
A ULA Atlas V rocket has lifted off from Cape Canaveral to deliver the first 27 satellites for Amazon’s Kuiper broadband communications network into LEO.
Operations & Safety

Aviation Week Staff
News in brief.
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BELL-BOEING look ahead to CV-22 completion... KONGSBERG GEOSPATIAL expands in Ontario... NASA’s Melroy receives Rotary NASA trophy...
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Selected U.S. military contracts from the past week.
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By Steve Trimble
An Indian military laboratory passed a milestone toward development of a hypersonic cruise missile.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Sash Tusa
Disjointed U.S. tariff policy has led to cascading confusion within the aerospace industry.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Navy lost a Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet and a tow tractor at sea while underway in the Red Sea.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Viasat is moving toward final settlement of a lawsuit against the U.S. Air Force that alleged the Space Development Agency unfairly assisted its competitors.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
A startup plans to develop an artificial intelligence engineer that can design physical systems.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Mark Carreau
Pamela Melroy has become the 37th annual recipient of the Rotary NASA (RNASA) National Space Trophy.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Irene Klotz
The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation plans to vote April 30 on President Donald Trump’s nominee to head NASA.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Mark Carreau
Teipaul Bhatia is taking over as Axiom Space’s chief executive officer.
Commercial Space

By Chen Chuanren
North Korea has launched a new class of destroyer capable of carrying tactical ballistic missiles.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
Republican lawmakers want to add money to both the F-47 and the U.S. Navy’s yet-to-be-selected next fighter.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Matthew Fulco
When it comes to U.S. President Donald Trump’s mercurial tariffs, defense tech firms in subtropical Taiwan are cool as a cucumber.
Supply Chain

By Chen Chuanren
The China National Space Administration has picked 10 projects from 11 countries and regions to be part of its Chang’e-8 lunar mission.
Space Exploration