Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

The Racer—short for Rapid and Cost-Effective Rotorcraft—reached 227 kt. (407 km/hr.) in level flight on June 21.

The demonstration aims to show Astroscale’s servicer spacecraft removing a Eutelsat OneWeb satellite from orbit.

From July 2023 until the middle of this month, the Pentagon had refused delivery of the world’s most advanced combat aircraft.

The booster will be taken to the Vehicle Assembly Building for flight preparations for Artemis II.

Previously a British Army Air Corps officer and test pilot, Peake is a veteran of a Russian Soyuz-launched 186-day mission to the International Space Station.

This was the first time RAN fired the NSM since it acquired the missile in January 2023.

TAI has launched assembly of the next two Kaan combat aircraft prototypes but issues within the supply chain are pacing the indigenous program.

The new prototype is by far Vertical’s most advanced yet.

Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition Bill LaPlante says the U.S. Air Force and Navy need to be sure they are buying the right thing before pulling the trigger.

NASA is proceeding with plans to set up a new global Lunar Exploration Ground Sites communications network to support upcoming Moon missions seeking to establish a sustained human presence there.

Leonardo is talking to Airbus and Thales about linking their satellite manufacturing businesses, officials say—which could help the companies to deal with slow demand.

ABL uses a deployable ground system that can be set up on a flat concrete pad.

Speaking at Farnborough Airshow, Boom founder and CEO Blake Scholl shared plans to begin full-scale core tests of its Overture airliner's Symphony engine in 18 months.

The grid would provide long-term support of habitats, rovers and scientific research at the Moon’s south pole.

Thales reported an increase in large orders in the first half, driven by the aeronautics and defense and security businesses, leaving it with a record orderbook.

Boeing officials think the successor of the Boeing EA-18G Growler could be the F-15EX Eagle II.

Eurofighter expects a contract before year's end from core customers for a three-year tech maturation program to prepare to modernize the twin-engine fighter.

Airbus expects to pursue its ambition to develop an upgraded A330-based tanker this year, according to the OEM's head of defense, Michael Scheollhorn.

Leonardo’s AW159 Wildcat naval helicopter could be in line for a second wind in terms of orders, a company official says.

Safran will provide the electrical power generation system for the Boeing X-66A aircraft, which forms part of NASA's Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project.

The U.S. Air Force has not decided on its plan to replace much of its KC-135 fleet following its buy of KC-46As.

Boeing on July 22 announced an agreement to explore ways to collaborate with Ukraine’s Antonov on defense programs.

The Biden administration’s directive to move Ukraine to the front of the line for the interceptors has been understood by other international customers.

The £6.5 billion ($8.4 billion) contract is known as the Portfolio Management Agreement 2 (PMA2).

The Pentagon has awarded BAE Systems’ FAST Labs a $22 million contract to develop advanced microelectronics for the defense industrial base.