Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Garrett Reim
The aviation industry is different for hybrid propulsion, advocates say.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Joby Aviation has announced completion of the third stage of the FAA’s five-step aircraft type certification process.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Chen Chuanren
SINGAPORE—Potential customers are curious about the improvements included in the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk modernization program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Ukraine will begin receiving F-16 combat aircraft this summer, the Danish government has announced.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Singaporean defense firm ST Engineering has signed deals to provide support for the Airbus C295 and Embraer C-390 transports.
Singapore Airshow

By Guy Norris
JetZero says it is poised to begin flight tests of a subscale version of its full-scale blended wing body multirole demonstrator in the next few weeks.
Singapore Airshow

By Steve Trimble
Lockheed Martin plans to select local partners in India this summer to support sales for the C-130J, including the selection of a final assembly provider.
Singapore Airshow

By Matthew Fulco
GlobalFoundries (GF) has been awarded $1.5 billion through the U.S. CHIPS and Science Act that will be used to manufacture secure chips.
Supply Chain

By Chen Chuanren
Embraer is confident that its KC-390 transport aircraft is compatible with the Airbus A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport, its simulations have shown.
Singapore Airshow

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By Brian Everstine
Boeing has delivered the first MQ-25 Stingray to the U.S. Navy for testing, the company announced Feb. 21.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force is finally nearly ready to start flight testing a communications pod for the Boeing KC-46 Pegasus.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
A dozen teams have been selected to develop energy storage systems to enable electrification of regional aircraft with up to 100 seats and ranges up to 700 nm.
Emerging Technologies

By Mark Carreau
Since the start of continuous staffing of the ISS by astronauts in November 2000, more than 3,000 science experiments and technology demonstrations have been logged.
Space

By Graham Warwick
U.S. startup Pivotal has four of eight BlackFly ultralight eVTOL vehicles for evaluation by the USAF's AFWerx innovation unit under the Agility Prime program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
A privately owned lunar lander positioned itself into orbit around the Moon on Feb. 21, setting the stage for an attempted touchdown on Feb. 22.
Commercial Space

By Ben Goldstein
Wisk Aero has partnered with the city of Sugar Land, Texas, to explore building out an autonomous urban air mobility ecosystem in the Greater Houston region.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
Major programs have buoyed BAE Systems to a record order backlog of more than £69 billion ($87.1 billion), the company has reported.
Supply Chain

By Irene Klotz
A New Glenn test vehicle was rolled out from Blue Origin’s Integrated Test Facility on Feb. 21 for a launchpad tanking test.
Commercial Space

By Graham Warwick
U.S. startup Merlin has received a Part 135 air operator’s certificate from the Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
U.S. startup Skyryse has begun taking reservations for the first production helicopter equipped with its automated flight control system.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The prototype of Turkey’s indigenous combat aircraft Kaan has made its first flight 11 months after its informal rollout last March.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Rafael has launched the initial stages of production for the Ice Breaker cruise missile after receiving orders from two governments.
Singapore Airshow

By Steve Trimble
An F-15EX can reach nearly Mach 3 in controlled flight in a “clean” configuration, a Boeing program manager revealed at Singapore Airshow.
Singapore Airshow