Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

Following the appointment of the EU's first Commissioner for Defense and Space, a European Commission official has laid out key areas that Andrius Kubilius will focus on.

European satellite operator Eutelsat has signed a first agreement with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to use the Japanese company’s new H3 rocket.

Roscosmos says the Angara mission from the Plesetsk launch site in northern Russia successfully placed the Kosmos-2577 and Kosmos-2578 spacecraft into orbit.

As negotiators enter the final stages of labor contract negotiations, Textron Aviation workers are prepared to strike as union leaders say the sides remain far apart on key issues.

The French government plans to buy additional SAMP/T air and missile defense systems.

The service launched the Tactical Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Tracking (TacSRT) pilot program in early 2024.

Left out of the first round of the Collaborative Combat Aircraft program, Lockheed Martin is now looking at cheaper, less capable designs for the next round.

United Launch Alliance (ULA) is targeting Oct. 4 to launch its second Vulcan-Centaur rocket.

James Voss, one of the committee’s 10 members, raised the question about whether another Crew Flight Test (CFT) will be required.

The firm, fixed-price multiple award task order contract becomes effective Oct. 1.

The U.S.-led group of nations supporting Ukraine cannot train F-16 pilots fast enough to meet the nation’s needs, Europe's top USAF officer says.

Stockholm wants to raise the defense budget by 13 billion Swedish krona ($1.28 billion), ministers announced Sept. 17.

The company says the funding round gives it enough cash to support R&D and flight testing.

The Aberdeen-based operator will undertake SAR missions for North Sea offshore platforms until 2032.

The FAA has certified a one-time life extension for main gearbox housings for the Sikorsky S-92 twin-engine heavy helicopter.

The FAA is proposing to fine SpaceX $633,009 for allegedly failing to follow its launch license requirements during two Falcon flights from Florida last year.

The purchase forms part of the third phase of the country’s F-35 procurement program.

The IDF retired a fleet of Machbet anti-aircraft guns from service about 20 years ago.

A Rocket Lab Electron launcher placed Kineis’ first five satellites into orbit last June.

The SAR emission detector effort began trying to detect C-band and X-band synthetic aperture signals, says Col. Ludovic Monnerat of the Swiss Armed Forces.

Novaspace projects 3,470 satellites will be built or launched from 2024 through 2033—up from 560 satellites in the 2014-23 period.

European Union President Ursula von der Leyen has named Lithuanian Andrius Kubilius to be the bloc’s first Commissioner for Defense and Space.

In 2024 average defense expenditure among NATO members has surpassed guideline levels for the first time this century.

The demonstration—Toutatis—will comprise the Lisa-1 space situational awareness satellite and the Splinter LEO action satellite to deal with suspicious activities.

Intel's funding comes from the Biden administration’s $52.5 billion CHIPS and Science Act, which aims to revitalize American semiconductor manufacturing.