Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

The U.S. Army has picked three vendors to provide initial long-range uncrewed systems to be fielded later this year.

Prior to the Iran war, the leading fear among investors had been how disruptive AI could be to many business sectors. But not in aerospace and defense.

The U.S. Space Force has stood up two cyber defense squadrons focused on protecting the nation’s launch ranges from real-time attacks.

The Netherlands defense ministry is expanding its interest in U.S. Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) initiatives.

In-space servicing company Katalyst Space Technologies will launch its robotic space vehicle on an Arianespace rocket, marking the first Ariane 6 launch supporting a U.S. Space Force initiative.

The UK’s Defense Science and Technology Laboratories have unveiled a new flying testbed to support the development of aircraft survivability equipment.

Nigeria’s Air Force is looking to acquire Airbus C295 transport aircraft as part of an ongoing modernization of the service’s fleet.

Poland’s government has signed offset agreements with Lockheed Martin to enable the servicing of sensors and systems fitted to the country’s AH-64 Apache fleet.

Airbus is looking to expand its cyber capabilities in the UK with the purchase of Maidenhead, England-based Ultra Cyber Ltd.

Russia is likely going to boost its military space launches in remote sensing to close an emerging capability gap, a U.S. Space Force official says.

The FAA has signed off on Boeing's long-planned increased maximum takeoff weight package—known as iMTOW—for the 787, clearing the way for deliveries to begin.

NASA is hoping for a speedy return to flight after the second sortie by its already-delayed X-59 Quesst low-boom supersonic demonstrator was cut short.

German startup Quantum Systems says it has secured funding for 15,000 interceptor drones for use by the Ukrainian National Guard.

Singapore's DSTA has signed a contract with AST SpaceMobile to provide government agencies with space-based cellular broadband connectivity.

Russia’s Progress MS-33 resupply capsule encountered an issue with its communications system after launch to the International Space Station.

At a White House meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, the two countries agreed to strengthen defense ties.

Blue Origin is asking the FCC to launch and operate a 51,600-member sat network for space-based data centers and AI computing services.

The U.S. Space Force is shifting a GPS III launch from United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan rockets to the SpaceX Falcon fleet for the fourth time.

Syos Aerospace says it has completed the five-year development of its SA200 rotary-wing UAS following a series of autonomous mission trials.

The fully stacked Artemis II Space Launch System rocket and Orion crew capsule were back on the launchpad March 20.

NASA finished a 23-day servicing of the SLS rocket in the Kennedy Space Center Vehicle Assembly Building and returned the rocket to Launch Complex 39B March 20.

Airbus Helicopters and Spanish telecoms provider Telefonica will jointly demonstrate the potential use of 5G communications in military helicopters and UAS.

Hypersonix Launch Systems and the UK business of European missile manufacturer MBDA will collaborate on a series of hypersonic weapon development efforts.

NASA aeronautics enterprise awaits the 2027 presidential budget request with hopes for more stability and a renewed focus on flight research.

The UK Defense Ministry is exploring a rapid acquisition of uncrewed aircraft system radars for naval applications, aimed at detecting cruie missiles and other aircraft.