Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Tony Osborne
Finnish defense infrastructure agency Defense Properties is building the Pratt & Whitney F135 assembly and maintenance facilities in Linnavuori near Nokia.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Fulco
Kela Technologies has developed an open architecture platform to integrate sensor data for defense.
Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
The Loke system brings together Saab’s Giraffe 1X surveillance radar, a lightweight command-and-control system and the Trackfire remote weapon system.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Denmark's Acting Chief of Defense Michael Hyldgaard said the F-35 will start to gradually take over the role of the F-16.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
In many ways, Pentagon leaders might be pleased by the terms embedded in the stopgap spending law signed by President Donald Trump on March 15.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Mark Carreau
The SpaceX Dragon capsule, designated Endurance, autonomously docked to the forward docking port of the ISS U.S. segment’s Harmony module at 12:04 a.m. EDT.
Operations & Safety

By Tony Osborne
Hynaero, which was established in 2023, is trying to develop its Fregate-F100 twin-turboprop amphibian with Airbus.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
The Virgin-Joby pairing marks a major loss for Bristol-based Vertical.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
MBDA says it expects to double missile production output this year compared with 2023 and is exploring cooperation with the car industry to accelerate this.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Chen Chuanren
In an undated video released by Chinese state media outlet CCTV, a CH-9 carrying an electronic pod can be seen taking off from an unspecified base.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Yitong UAV System's TP1000 has joined the growing ranks of airborne uncrewed cargo aircraft in China after making its first flight on March 15.
Emerging Technologies

By Robert Wall
The German Air Force says its efforts to field armed uncrewed aircraft systems have suffered delays because of the military situation in Israel.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
QinetiQ is embarking on a restructuring of its U.S. business as it warned full-year fiscal 2025 results were hit by charges in activities there and elsewhere.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Chen Chuanren
Korea Aerospace Industries has secured a contract with the Indonesian Air Force to extend the service life of the force's KT-1B turboprop trainers.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Steve Trimble
Canada selected the F-35A to replace its aging Boeing CF-18 fleet in 2022 after a lengthy, circuitous competition.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Mark Carreau
Docking of the Crew-10 Dragon Endurance capsule to the orbital lab’s U.S. segment Harmony module is planned for 11:30 p.m. EDT on March 15.
Space Exploration

By Bill Carey
The agency on March 14 released several safety steps it is taking in the aftermath of the late-January fatal midair collision.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Brian Everstine
The Third Multi-Domain Task Force is also pressing for additional long-endurance uncrewed aircraft systems.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Thierry Dubois
The first applications might be seen in runway overrun awareness and alerting systems (ROAAS), and then traffic detection, over the next 12 months.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Guy Norris
The U.S. engine maker first disclosed the study last July.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
Boeing has named Don Ruhmann as its second chief aerospace safety officer, effective immediately; Ruhmann is replacing the retiring Mike Delaney in the role.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The information call came in response to a Joint Urgent Operational Need, a designation that allows new systems to be fielded within two years.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jeremy Kariuki
Bell Textron’s 407GXi is available with a new interior package, part of the company’s latest entry to its Designer Series.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Garrett Reim
The communications satellite has L-band and Ka-band payloads.
Satellites

By Chen Chuanren
FL-60A was developed by state-owned armed manufacturer Norinco and has an estimated range of 100 km (62.1 mi).
Missile Defense & Weapons