Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Tony Osborne
France’s defense materiel agency DGA has contracted Airbus in partnership with Thales for a further two-year risk-assessment study on the A321MPA.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Chinese satellite startup Ada Space Technology has filed preliminary paperwork to go public.
Satellites

By Graham Warwick
Canadian charter airliner Nolinor Aviation has purchased multiple production slots for the Natilus Kona blended wing body (BWB) regional freighter.
Emerging Technologies

By Matthew Fulco
Woodward expects its commercial aerospace business to return to growth in the second half of its fiscal 2025 as Boeing ramps up production of the 737 MAX.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Thierry Dubois
Safran Electrical & Power is seeking a chemical specialist to create its own GENeUSPACK battery solution for propulsion systems on electric and hybrid-electric aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Craig Caffrey
The difference in the Middle East compared to elsewhere in the world is that growth has not been broad based throughout the region.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Mark Carreau
NASA announced in July that it was suspending VIPER development due to schedule delays and cost concerns.
Space Exploration

By Thierry Dubois
The approval paves the way for more powerful motors that may equip hybrid-electric regional aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
Sixteen companies were selected in 2023 to compete for task orders.
Satellites

By Vivienne Machi
The company plans to hand over the second Orion spacecraft to the agency in April.
Space Exploration

By Michael Bruno
Hayes has served as executive chairman of the board of directors since May 2024, when he handed over the CEO role to his chosen successor, Chris Calio.
Supply Chain

By Steve Trimble
The release of the 2025 Marine Corps Aviation Plan clarifies the intent of a two-year-old experimental campaign involving the Kratos XQ-58A Valkyrie.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
President Donald Trump kicked off the Iron Dome for America effort in a Jan. 27 executive order.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Michael Bruno
The buyout delivers a key portfolio of aerospace and defense parts and engineering into the hands of two private equity (PE) investors familiar to industry.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Irene Klotz
The groups conduct community-wide, interdisciplinary planning and assessments for lunar, Mars, Mercury, Venus, small bodies, outer planets and other planetary research.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Robert Wall
Spanish aerospace and defense equipment company Indra says it is aiming to become a top-tier space company through its acquisition of Hispasat.
Satellites

By Chen Chuanren
Washington has given Tokyo the green light to acquire a second batch of RTX SM-6 Blk. I missiles.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Spain’s Satnus joint venture, established to develop autonomous remote carrier technologies for the European FCAS, has completed its first flight test campaign.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Airbus’ high-altitude pseudo-satellite spinoff company Aalto has completed its first flight from its new base in Kenya.
Satellites

By Bill Carey
A California man has pleaded guilty to recklessly operating a drone that collided with a Canadair CL-415 Super Scooper as it battled the Palisades Fire.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Robert Wall
The ISRO is trying to figure out how to recover from the failure of bringing the NVS-02 navigation satellite to its orbital position.
Satellites

By Graham Warwick
The challenge was launched in November 2023 with round one awards to Cranfield Aerospace Solutions, Exeter Airport Consortium and ZeroAvia in February 2024.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Sean Broderick
Among the key new details confirmed by NTSB: The CRJ crew received at least one alert from its traffic collision avoidance system about 20 sec. before the collision.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
NTSB investigators are confident that data from all three recorders recovered from the midair collision accident site near DCA will be extracted with no issues.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Steve Trimble
The Trident IID5LE2 is expected to enter service in the 2030s on Columbia-class and future Royal Navy submarines as a virtually new long-range ballistic missile.
Missile Defense & Weapons