Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

As Airbus and Boeing production finally ramps up post-pandemic, industry may find some supplier plants where insufficient attention and investment have been made.

The coalition of parties agreed to a pact that would give them a majority in a planned vote in parliament on March 18.

China has completed development of the Feilong-60A, the country’s first modular rocket-based loitering munition dubbed locally as “Chinese HIMARS.”

China says it is open to accommodating foreign participation in its Tianwen-3 Mars sample return mission.

France, Italy and the UK have agreed to accelerate delivery of Aster air and missile defense interceptors as part of a top-up order for 218 additional missiles.

The TIA flights are among three blocks of activities that are now being pursued.

The Freedom Eagle (FE-1) missile is BlueHalo’s candidate for the Next-Generation Counter-Uncrewed Aircraft System (UAS) Missile (NGCM).

Metro has ordered up to 20 ALIA eVTOLs for integration into its EMS operation.

The service’s long-term goal is to replace both the C-32A and C-40B/C executive transports with a single platform.

BlackSky’s says its proprietary AI software system can rapidly detect vehicles, aircraft, vessels and buildings within images gathered by its Gen-3 satellite.

With would-be operator Straightline Aviation placing a $50 million firm order for the first hybrid cargo airship, to be produced by AT² Aerospace based on a Lockheed Martin Skunk Works design, are we about to enter a new age of airships?

The UK supply chain is stymied in financing the investments needed for the short-term production ramp-up and the longer-term push for decarbonization, ADS says.

The USAF wants to evaluate how the ALQ-167 Angry Kitten pod can support larger Fairchild Republic A-10s and mobility aircraft, including the Lockheed C-130.

Spire Global is moving to shore up its financial position with a planned private placement to generate $40 million in extra capital.

NASA scrubbed the planned March 12 launch of the SpaceX Crew-10 Dragon capsule to the ISS due a hydraulic issue with the ground system clamp arm.

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Australia’s McDermott Aviation owns the type certificate to the twin-engine, 8-metric-ton helicopter.

Lessor GD Helicopter Finance (GDHF) ordered five new-build H225s on March 12.

Portugal’s Omni Helicopters International is to put the first production 525 through a 500-hr., six-month-long trial.

The DOT Secretary's roadmap for revamping the U.S. air traffic management system did not touch on equipping aircraft to take advantage of the new technology.

While the Space Force invests billions of dollars into modernizing its sites, providers are intrigued by an alternate model: mobile launchpads at sea.

President Trump’s tariff actions are roiling an aerospace labor force that only recently achieved a measure of stability following successive strikes.

Gary Steele is currently an executive at Cisco.

The Guangzhou-based company delivered 78 EH216-S autonomous multicopters in the fourth quarter of 2024.