Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Robert Wall
Rafael successfully tested two longer-range Spyder air defense interceptors against drones and other aerial threats.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall, Jens Flottau
MTU and Safran's FCAS engine partnership is increasingly unlikely to survive Europe’s fighter program split.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Interlune and Vermeer expanded their partnership to develop lunar construction equipment supporting future Moon base infrastructure.
Space Exploration

By Robert Wall
Expansion of the Global Combat Air Program to other partners should not come at the price of slowing the program, says BAE Systems CEO Charles Woodburn.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
L3Harris Technologies has pulled plans for the IPO of its missile solutions business and plans to try to float the operations again next year.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force has awarded SpaceX $1.6 billion for 18 Falcon 9 rocket launches to deploy sensing and targeting satellites, the service announced July 29.
Satellites

By Garrett Reim
Array Labs has signed a strategic partnership with Mitsubishi Electric to develop satellite-based airborne moving target indicator tech for the Asia Pacific.
Satellites

By Steve Trimble
Los Angeles-based Chaos Industries, a startup previously focused on counter-drone technology, has acquired autonomous cargo aircraft developer Atropos Group.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Staff
Boeing has $213m U.S. Navy contract modification for nonrecurring engineering to support reconfiguration of four P-8As purchased by foreign military sales customer.
Supply Chain

By Vivienne Machi
Rocket Lab plans suborbital launches from Alaska under a new Space Force missile defense contract through 2028.
Missile Defense & Weapons

Aviation Week Staff
Rocket Factory Augsburg faces further delays in preparing for its first orbital launch.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
SpaceX has begun recovering its first flown Starship V3 after a successful suborbital test and splashdown.
Commercial Space

By Vivienne Machi
True Anomaly completed the first spacecraft pursuit phase of the U.S. Space Force's Victus Haze demonstration mission.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
The Air Force Plans a dedicated CCA test & training unit at Creech AFB, Nevada.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury said he was upbeat about the outlook for the A400M airlifter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Spirit Defense says it has maintained customer trust and is pursuing growth despite Boeing ownership concerns.
Supply Chain

By Steve Trimble
AeroVironment partnered with Applied Intuition to integrate autonomy software into its Mayhem-10 launched effects system.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Marine Corps accepted its final MV-22 as the Navy completed its transition to the CMV-22.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
De Havilland Canada is assembling its first four DHC-515 amphibians ahead of first flight in 2027-28.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Thales Alenia Space will build Italy's next-generation Prisma hyperspectral Earth observation satellite for launch in 2031.
Satellites

By Tony Osborne
Positive Aviation advances its ATR 72 amphibian project with the first float delivery, aiming to rival Canadair for aerial firefighting in Europe.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
BAE Systems aims to power on its FCAD demonstrator in 2027 ahead of flight testing in 2028.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Ispace selected Japan's H3 rocket to launch its Mission 3 Ultra lunar lander in 2028.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
The Chinese military has confirmed that its Yingji-20 (YJ-20) hypersonic anti-ship ballistic missile is compatible with the Type 052D guided-missile destroyer.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Craig Caffrey
The UK government's recently released Defense Investment Plan lays out where investment will be funneled and how much it will spend on different aircraft programs.
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