Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Ben Goldstein
A self-described investor in distressed companies, Mudrick Capital is the largest creditor of UK-based Vertical.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Mark Carreau
One unidentified NASA astronaut was kept overnight at a medical facility but was ultimately declared in “good health.”
Space Exploration

By Matthew Fulco
The A&D industry’s critical minerals supply chain is in a precarious position given its reliance on Chinese imports, panelists say at the Zero Gravity summit.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Craig Caffrey
The Turkish government has announced a further increase to its 2025 defense budget, pushing spending to its highest level against GDP for 17 years.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Robert Wall
Airbus says India-assembled C295s will start rolling off the local production facility in 2026, as it disclosed the inauguration of the Vadodara FAL in Gujarat.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale to Taiwan of Nasams and two additional air defense radar systems.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
Norway has finalized an agreement with the U.S. to buy more than $360 million in Raytheon Amraam missiles.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
Israel has signed a contract to expand production capability of the Rafael Iron Beam laser-based defense system, aiming for service entry in about a year.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Ben Goldstein
Lilium has announced its decision to file for insolvency under German bankruptcy law for its two principal subsidiaries; the move did not come as a shock.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Natilus cites encouragement from airlines seeking alternatives to Airbus and Boeing as the driver behind its plans to develop a 200-seat blended wing body.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
The acquisition agency is procuring 160 remote modular terminals (RMTs).
Satellites

By Vivienne Machi
NROL-167 lifted off aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at 1:13 p.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex-4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.
Satellites

By Graham Warwick
Japan has launched a project to flight demonstrate robust low-boom design technology.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Fulco
This event coincided with a worrying escalation by Russia in its 33-month war against Ukraine.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Garrett Reim
The satellites, BlueBirds 1-5, were launched in September.
Commercial Space

By Graham Warwick
Switzerland-based Daedalean is working with U.S. avionics manufacturer Avidyne to gain FAA supplemental type certification of the system.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Fulco
Overall, sales rose 5% year-on-year to $8 billion, earnings per share climbed to $2.34 and the company’s backlog reached a record $34 billion.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Kim Minseok
South Korea's Agency for Defense Development (ADD) and Hanwha have revealed their new supersonic air-to-ground missile.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
The Indian government has approved plans for a space investment fund, saying it has earmarked INR10 billion ($118 million) to the effort on a multiyear basis.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Mark Carreau, Irene Klotz
NASA's Crew-8 astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt and Jeannette Epps and their Russian cosmonaut colleague Alexander Grebenkin splashed down safely.
Operations & Safety

By Robert Wall
Safran expects to sell its share in the Roxel missile motor joint venture to MBDA before the year's end.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Vivienne Machi
The Operational Control System program, known as OCX, was established in 2010.
Operations & Safety

By Steve Trimble
Bulgaria becomes the third air force to clear a first flight event for Lockheed F-16 Block 70s, following Bahrain and Slovakia.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Air Force’s top commander has refuted the Lockheed Martin CEO’s characterization of the first batch of Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA).
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
The two companies will develop advanced technologies together and work to accelerate L3Harris’s “digital transformation,” L3Harris said on Oct. 23.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare