Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Steve Trimble
AeroVironment has unveiled the Locust X3 system as a 20-35-kW higher energy laser.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Anna Sliwon-Stewart
Each of Ecuador’s armed services operates a similarly sized aviation component, while pursuing slightly different modernization priorities.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Robert Wall
NASA’s repositioning of the Artemis program and efforts to build a Moon base should be a boon to the rocket industry.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Air Force will soon launch the next “giant leap” in testing for a cruise missile program.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Navy is expanding the installation of low-cost counter drone systems on its destroyers.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
Arianespace is considering raising its launch capacity given strong demand, with CEO David Cavaillolès projecting a rocket scarcity for years to come.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is starting to focus on a returning its H3 heavy launch vehicle to the pad.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Army is refining its approach for the next increment of its short-range air defense system.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Irene Klotz
NASA has selected Houston-based Intuitive Machines for a fifth mission to fly payloads to the surface of the Moon.
Space Exploration

By Irene Klotz
NASA is proposing an alternative approach for a station in low Earth orbit to follow the International Space Station.
Space Exploration

By Robert Wall
Spire Global says it has demonstrated single-satellite radio-frequency geolocation.
Satellites

By Irene Klotz
NASA has unveiled sweeping changes to its Artemis exploration initiative.
Space Exploration

By Tony Osborne
GKN Aerospace has delivered the first of a new upgraded version of the RM12 engine to power the Swedish Air Force’s Saab Gripen C/D fighters.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Staff
Russia started deployment of its first national low-orbit satellite internet constellation similar to Starlink or Oneweb.
Satellites

By Antoine Fafard
After years of challenges, Boeing has emerged as the leader among aerospace manufacturers in 2025 when measured by turnover.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Mark Carreau
Russia's Progress MS-33 resupply capsule successfully docked to the space-facing port of the ISS' Russian segment Poisk airlock module on Mar. 24.
Operations & Safety

By Robert Wall
SES is formally kicking off a new medium-Earth-orbit communications satellite constellation pursuit with an agreement to launch 28 K2 Space satellites.
Satellites

By Tony Osborne
At least 66 military personnel have been killed in the crash of a Colombian Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Vivienne Machi
China is looking to use directed energy to target multiple satellites simultaneously.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Robert Wall
Space42 is looking to get the go-ahead for a new generation of Earth-observation systems, while finalizing with Viasat an expansion of Equatys.
Satellites

By Christine Boynton
United Airlines is now outfitting the mainline fleet with SpaceX Starlink, expecting to have roughly half those airframes done by the end of 2026.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Steve Trimble
Anduril has started assembling more prototypes of the autonomous YFQ-44 fighter at the newly opened Arsenal-1 weapons production complex near Columbus, Ohio.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Army within a few days in mid-March ordered thousands of reconnaissance drones.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
A technological development launched by DARPA’s Aircrew Labor In-cockpit Automation System (Alias) program a dozen years ago is now a testbed.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Amazon is in talks with United Launch Alliance to potentially accelerate some Atlas V launches for its low-Earth-orbit broadband satellites.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion