Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

Surpassing the 853-mi.-high Gemini 11 apogee record was a personal goal of Polaris Dawn commander and financier Jared Isaacman.

Naval vessels rescued the pilot after he ejected.

The 18.3-m (60-ft.) vehicle took off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center at noon local time Sept. 11.

The UK government has canceled its bilateral air services arrangements with Iran, meaning Iran Air will not be able to fly to the UK.

The UK is undergoing a major overhaul of its military satellite communications architecture.

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Joby on Sept. 10 presented a letter of intent to the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority.

The Pentagon has awarded $4.2 million to a Nebraska-based company to develop the domestic supply chain of terbium.

Service officials have said the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) platform is on pause as it reviews requirements.

SpaceX says it has been ready to launch the fifth Starship-Super Heavy Integrated Flight Test (IFT-5) since early August.

No plans are yet in place for a handover of Gripen fighters to Kyiv.

The Air Force and U.S. Navy have fielded the latest version of the missile.

About 60% of Venezuela’s Air Force fleet comprises Western aircraft, and this ratio is likely to remain relatively unchanged as Venezuela’s relations with the U.S., especially, are slowly improving.

The report was spearheaded by former Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi.

The head of the U.S. Air Force wants Congress to expand a newly approved authority to start acquisition programs ahead of authorization from lawmakers.

The first mission is planned as early as March 2025.

The six aircraft are part of a wider defense spending package worth €2.4 billion ($2.6 billion).

The 204-page assessment is titled, “NASA at a Crossroads: Maintaining Workforce, Infrastructure and Technology Preeminence in the Coming Decades.”

Boeing plans to launch its Q4S satellite in 2026 to demonstrate quantum entanglement swapping.

Leonardo and WB aim to cooperate on autonomous air systems and loitering munitions equipped with artificial intelligence and swarm capabilities.

Piasecki Aircraft has conducted the first tethered hover flights of the Ares tilt-duct vertical-takeoff-and-landing demonstrator.

Dewar was most recently senior vice president and general manager of the Airbus A220 program.

Lockheed Martin could assemble and maintain C-130Js at Tata Advanced Systems if the transport wins an Indian Air Force order for up to 80 aircraft.

The CEO of SES Global says the satellite operator has secured a multi-year deal to provide NATO access to its medium Earth orbit satellite constellation.