Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Steve Trimble
The upgrade by incumbent supplier BAE Systems will allow both fighters to integrate undisclosed new functions, BAE said.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Chen Chuanren
Canberra will invest A$850 million alongside Kongsberg to build a factory for local production of Naval Strike Missiles and Joint Strike Missiles.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
Airbus is dispatching the third European Service Module (ESM-3) to the U.S. for eventual use on NASA’s mission to return humans to the moon.
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By Guy Norris
Newly released details of recent Chinese spacecraft maneuvers tracked by U.S.-based observers show increasing capability in key areas.
Defense

By Steve Trimble
Technology startup Ares Industries emerged from stealth mode on Aug. 20 with a plan to develop an extremely low-cost anti-ship missile.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Garrett Reim
Asteroid mining startup AstroForge has raised a $40 million Series A funding round.
Commercial Space

By Robert Wall
The Netherlands has signed an order with Robin Radar Systems for sensors to detect small UAS and plans to donate them to Ukraine to bolster air defense.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Chen Chuanren
A Royal Australian Air Force remote systems operator has become the first in the service to complete training on the Boeing MQ-28A Ghost Bat.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The so-called Silent Hangar—a large anechoic chamber due to open in 2026—will be able to test military aircraft up to the size of the Boeing Chinook rotorcraft.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Guy Norris, Sean Broderick
The Boeing 777-9 with the severed thrust link component has the fewest hours and cycles but was the most active since formal FAA testing began five weeks ago.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Mark Carreau
NASA is seeking input to identify the near-term capabilities and assets necessary to achieve the Moon-to-Mars architecture’s objectives.
Space

By Michael Bruno
According to a new report from the AIA, the U.S. aerospace and defense (A&D) industry’s workforce suffered a 13% attrition rate last year.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
The SpaceX charter flight includes depressurizing their Dragon spacecraft to test the company’s first extravehicular activity spacesuits.
Commercial Space

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Air Force has released a “sources-sought” notice for the Next-Generation Ejection Seat, a program currently reserved for the Collins-made ACES 5.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
The company signed a contract with the NATO Communications and Information Agency to bolster the Allied Persistent Surveillance from Space initiative.
Space

By Garrett Reim
Sceye says it was the first full diurnal flight its airship has made in the stratosphere while staying over a designated area of operation.
Commercial Space

By Matthew Fulco
With four months to go in 2024, this year’s defense tech funding is likely to surpass the record of $2.6 billion set in 2022 as well as 2023’s $2.1 billion.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Steve Trimble
A second Electronically-Scanned Multifunction Reconfigurable Integrated Sensor will soon enter testing to demonstrate cheaper apertures for smaller platforms.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Mark Carreau
NASA has released a draft solicitation to advance efforts to address two gaps in the lunar portion of the agency's evolving Moon to Mars Architecture.
Space

By Robert Wall
The South Korean National Defense Ministry says the first of its reconnaissance satellites has passed in-orbit testing and is now operational.
Space

By Craig Caffrey
As European states have moved to bolster defense budgets in response to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, no country has done more than Poland.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Chen Chuanren
The U.S. State Department has approved Seoul's request to purchase 36 Boeing AH-64E combat helicopters, which would double South Korea's Apache fleet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
“We are now working closely with SaxaVord Spaceport and the authorities to gather data and info to eventually resolve what happened,” launch provider RFA said.
Space