Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Tony Osborne
Portugal has taken delivery of the first of four upgraded Lockheed C-130H Hercules aircraft, despite their imminent replacement by Embraer’s C-390 airlifter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
China has completed the first launch of the Long March 6C rocket, a new variant of the Long March 6A rocket.
Space

By Chen Chuanren
Turkey is offering to expand its aerospace collaboration with Malaysia, including on the new Kaan fighter project.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Footage from Turkish Aerospace Industries of Kaan's second flight shows oscillation of the elevons during takeoff seen during the first flight has been fixed.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Craig Caffrey
A fully costed, decade-long spending plan from the Australian Defense Department lays out its priorities in the coming years.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Michael Bruno
The first launch of Rocket Lab’s proposed medium-lift Neutron is slipping to no earlier than mid-2025 due to development of its Archimedes engine.
Space

By Graham Warwick
The goal of HyPower is to demonstrate the stable operation of a fuel cell in flight, including its restart.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
The long-awaited flight was scrubbed to address an issue with an oxygen relief value in the upper stage of the spacecraft’s Atlas V launch vehicle.
Space

Selected U.S. military contracts from the past week.
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EUTELSAT in talks to sell ground control biz... KULR regains Nasdaq stock listing compliance... X-BOW completes SRR for LSRM program...
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By Graham Warwick
Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC) has partnered with Pyka to offer the startup’s electric uncrewed cargo aircraft to U.S. Defense Department customers.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon’s push to adopt more commercial communications systems is raising concerns with the DOD's largest provider of resilient communications,
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Garrett Reim
Muon Space plans a 2026 launch of its FireSat constellation, a group of small satellites designed to spot wildfires.
Space

By Steve Trimble
A Russian space weapon the U.S. claims is in development would occupy a unique orbital area and might threaten all other spacecraft in low-Earth orbit.
Space

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon for the first time provided additional information on May 6 on what systems it is buying under a new initiative called Replicator.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Mark Carreau
NASA has selected six exploration concepts to receive up to $600,000 in additional development funding.
Space

By Kim Minseok
The Indonesian government reportedly is requesting to reduce its payments for Korea Aerospace Industries KF-21 fighter development by as much as 63%.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Conferences and events for professionals in the aerospace and defense community.
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NORTHROP gets $7b B-2 award... RTX declares quarterly dividend... UNIVERSITIES SPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION welcomes new members...
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By Graham Warwick
Published on May 2, the UK Aircraft Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) report confirms company statements immediately following the Aug. 9 incident.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Steve Trimble
U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall on May 2 flew on a highly modified version of the Lockheed Martin F-16 that was operated by an artificial intelligence (AI) agent.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Garrett Reim
Unseenlabs, a French startup, plans to launch its Generation NexT constellation of radio frequency detection satellites in 2026.
Advanced Air Mobility