Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Chen Chuanren
Indonesian aerospace prime PT Dirgantara Indonesia has secured the sale of five N219 turboprop aircraft to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
Powered by a pair of BE-3U engines, the upper stage of New Glenn is intended to deliver a pair of small NASA science satellites on a trajectory to reach Mars.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Pratt already has a sizeable footprint in Poland, where it placed F100 engine work when the country acquired Lockheed Martin F-16s more than two decades ago.
Supply Chain

By Michael Bruno
An Aug. 30 notice of settlement filed in U.S. District Court in Connecticut did not detail the settlement terms.
Supply Chain

By Garrett Reim
The solar sail uses a novel expanding tubular boom system made of flexible polymer and carbon fiber materials.
Operations & Safety

By Steve Trimble
To help the FLRAA and its occupants survive, the Army plans an array of passive and active countermeasures.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Irene Klotz
“It’s a tough day for many in our company,” ABL founder and CEO Harry O’Hanley wrote on LinkedIn on Aug. 29.
Commercial Space

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force within the past several months appears to have increased its push to modernize its air refueling force.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Jens Flottau
CEO Dirk Hoke will leave Volocopter in February 2025 and Dieter Zetsche, former CEO of Daimler-Benz, has been named Chairman of the AAM startup's Advisory Board
Advanced Air Mobility

By Vivienne Machi
The SDA is fielding a vast network of proliferated satellites in low Earth orbit.
Space

By Robert Wall
The Indian government has approved the purchase of 240 locally assembled Al-31FP engines from Hindustan Aeronautics to power its Sukhoi Su-30MKI fighters.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Robert Wall
The UK has pulled around 30 arms export licenses for Israel that London signaled could also impact the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program in certain circumstances.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Mark Carreau
Reports of a mysterious pulsing sound onboard Boeing's Starliner have been identified as speaker feedback from the ISS audio configuration.
Operations & Safety

By Chen Chuanren
China’s AG600 seaplane has entered the Type Inspection Approval (TIA) phase, completing airspeed calibration test flight on Aug. 30, AVIC has announced.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
In its budget proposal, the Defense Ministry is requesting funds to modernize the Japan Aerospace Defense Ground Environment (JADGE), Tokyo's answer to NORAD.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Craig Caffrey
Seoul's latest defense budget increase will likely represent a marginal real-terms cut once inflation is factored in.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Robert Wall
SpaceX resumed operations of its Falcon 9 launcher, ending a brief pause after a first-stage booster landing mishap on a prior Starlink mission.
Operations & Safety

By Vivienne Machi
The Next-Gen OPIR program includes two satellites for use in geostationary orbit.
Space

By Steve Trimble
Zelenskyy signed a decree that dismissed Lt. Gen. Mykola Oleshchuk, the Ukrainian air force commander since 2021.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Matthew Fulco
China’s Ministry of Commerce announced in mid-August that it would implement curbs on the export of antimony.
Supply Chain

By Mark Carreau
Launch of the Crew-9 Freedom Dragon capsule is planned for no earlier than Sept. 24.
Space

By Brian Everstine
The service in its upcoming fiscal 2026 budget request, to be released next year, will increase the MG-139 program of record to at least 56 helicopters.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick, Guy Norris
The military transport’s four-turboprop layout would allow inflight testing of hydrogen combustion engines with flexibility and safety.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The companies signed the Aug. 30 deal in India that is intended to create a new engine, called Aravalli.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Funds raised will also be used to accelerate commercialization of the RX1E-A two-seat electric light sport aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility