Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

The company completed an internal CDR and has now begun the iterative process of finalizing the review with NASA.

Liftoff of the Proba-3 mission is slated for Nov. 29 aboard an Indian PSLV-XL rocket, ESA said at the International Astronautical Congress in Milan this week.

British countermeasures supplier Chemring says business has been strong enough to offset exchange rate headwinds and generate sales momentum.

Beacon AI describes its AI software as falling within three categories: a safety net, a coach system and a “superhuman” system.

Aerial searches continued throughout the night but responders are dealing with mountainous terrain, cloudy weather and low visibility.

The Army first stood down its rotary-wing fleets in April 2023 following a series of crashes.

The 1.6-mi.-range Teaser missile is now in production with a warhead suited for attacking enemy troops and light vehicles.

France has tested a loitering attack munition it plans to ship to Ukraine, according to French Armed Forces Minister Sébastien Lecornu.

The total size of the constellation is now 13 spacecraft.

The decision to proceed awaits further assessment of the weather outlook scheduled for Oct. 18.

Start-up rotary-wing aircraft manufacturer Hill Helicopters has pushed the first flight of its HX50 single-engine turbine helicopter back 12 months citing the need to expand in-house manufacturing capability.

The deorbit vehicle effectively needs to complete its mission within about 18 months of launch.

Both the UK and Japan have ratified the GIGO treaty, and Italian lawmakers are expected to approve it shortly.

ShinMaywa began research on a light material UAS in 2017, and following positive tests and commissioning by METI started the XU-S II project in fiscal 2024.

New submissions to the Dutch Parliament from the Netherlands Defense Ministry have confirmed that 12 will now be acquired.

The armed forces will receive deliveries of some €10.6 billion of new equipment, including new aircraft, helicopters and uncrewed aircraft systems.

MHI has begun developing collaborative combat aircraft which it hopes to mass produce by leveraging Mitsubishi's strong automobile industrial capability.

Airbus says it will cut staff and reorganize its Defense and Space unit to respond to business challenges that have dented the company’s earnings since 2023.

Axiom Space says it is on track to deliver the spacesuits for the Artemis III mission and is stepping up testing to validate its design.

NASA is designating SpaceX for the two Crew Dragon missions associated with the semiannual exchange of astronauts and Russian cosmonauts to the ISS.

Service officials have maintained that a successful test of the missile is needed by the close of 2024 as it looks to field the weapon.

The next Boeing probably will not be an aerospace and defense conglomerate.

The Pentagon will need to work with the FAA on how to to use methods such as jamming and other electronic warfare in areas that are near civilian airspace.

The company, based in Munich, has two satellites in orbit and plans to launch eight cubesats in 2025, it says on its website.

The memorandum of understanding would allow Lockheed to establish a final assembly line between 2028 and 2030 for the tactical missile in the GMLRS.