Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

Airbus sees growing helicopter sales opportunities in Australia from an anticipated replacement cycle of Lockheed Martin S-92 rotorcraft, the OEM says.

According to data from Aviation Week Intelligence Network’s Fleet Discovery Military tool, combined open requirements for training aircraft of all mission types total an eye-opening 1,051 aircraft.

The RAAF this year plans to recommend to its government how to move forward on fielding CCAs, with the Boeing MQ-28 Ghost Bat "a very strong contender."

The Royal Australian Air Force has taken the first steps to explore how to replace its fleet of BAE Systems Hawk training aircraft.

A first briefing on the Global Combat Air Program has been received by the Royal Australian Air Force.

Lockheed Martin is seeing signs that supply chain pressure on solid rocket motors is easing.

A potential sale of the General Atomics’ MQ-9B uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) to Qatar has been approved by the U.S. State Department.

The fifth edition of the French Air & Space Force’s AsterX space exercise is focusing on integration with other forces.

United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket has been certified by the U.S. Space Force to fly high-priority national security space missions.

Greg Autry has been nominated to serve as NASA's chief financial officer.

Manufacturer Leonardo Helicopters is discussing with Portugal a potential midlife upgrade of the country's EH/AW101 search and rescue helicopters.

SpaceWERX has awarded a strategic funding increase to Gravitics of Seattle to demonstrate its “Orbital Carrier.”

Isar Aerospace said March 26 that it is now targeting the test flight of its Spectrum rocket to no earlier than March 28.

Sustainability and decarbonization were front and center at the two-day “Airbus Summit” held in Toulouse on March 24-25.

New export controls have been unveiled by the U.S. Department of Commerce aimed at curbing China’s development of advanced military technology and capabilities.

Pilatus says it has struck an agreement with Lockheed Martin to pursue an F-35-focused upgrade to the training system built around its PC-21.

Australia expects to use a series of demos with the Boeing MQ-28 Ghost Bat CCA this year to define its investment plan for such a capability, an official says.

Anduril is trying to interest the Royal Australian Air Force in its Fury CCA and would consider local production, the company's president says.

Lockheed Martin is in advanced stages of identifying where it plans to put a weapons production site in Europe as it scales up output, a company official says.

ZeroAvia and Reliable Robotics are studying the integration of hydrogen-electric propulsion onto a Cessna with automation tech to make an uncrewed aircraft.

The ability of an Aegis guided missile destroyer to detect, track and intercept a maneuvering hypersonic missile has been demonstrated in a simulated test.

Spirent Communications has been chosen by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency to provide lunar position, navigation and timing simulations.

The next country to join NATO’s Multinational Multirole Tanker Transport Unit could be Denmark.

Gen. Thomas Bussiere is expected to be nominated as the U.S. Air Force's No. 2, Aviation Week has learned.

Parker Solar Probe mission has been named the recipient of the 2024 Robert J. Collier Trophy.