Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Garrett Reim
AeroVironment has launched its new Autonomy Retrofit Kit for its small, fixed-wing UAVs such as the Puma 3AE or Puma LE.
Emerging Technologies

By Steve Trimble
Air Mobility Command plans to complete a year-long analysis in the hopes of resolving several fundamental questions about the U.S. Air Force’s next tanker.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Steve Trimble
Lockheed Martin has announced a $100 million reach forward loss on an early production lot of a classified missile program with a fixed-price contract.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has pledged to raise UK defense spending to the equivalent of 2.5% of GDP.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Guy Norris
Buoyed by double-digit first-quarter revenues and a busy commercial and defense orderbook, GE Aerospace reported an operating profit of $1.5 billion.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Robinson Helicopter has made the first corporate acquisition in its 50-year history by purchasing an uncrewed air system (UAS) developer.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Matthew Fulco
RTX’s sales and net profit beat Wall Street’s expectations in the first quarter on the back of strong demand for both its commercial and defense products.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Mark Carreau
The NASA Voyager 1’s mission engineers report continued progress toward restoring the transmission of scientific data to Earth from a distant human-made object.
Space

By Tony Osborne
MBDA Storm Shadow air-launched cruise missiles are at the heart of a major new transfer of defense equipment to Ukraine pledged by the UK.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Thierry Dubois
After a successful 2023 in recruitment, the aerospace sector in France is planning to add 25,000-30,000 employees in 2024.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick
Beta Technologies has conducted the first piloted full transition flight of its Alia 250 electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) prototype.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Jeremy Kariuki
Embraer reported its highest backlog volume in seven years and a 67% increase in aircraft deliveries in the first quarter (Q1) 2024 year-over-year.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Chen Chuanren
Separate midair collisions within the space of three days have claimed the lives of at least 11 crewmembers who were onboard the four helicopters.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
The RX series is being developed by the Liaoning General Aviation Academy (LGAA) based in Shenyang, China.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
As it looks ahead to a first flight of its electric propulsion unit this year, UK startup Evolito has appointed an experienced aerospace executive as chief technology officer.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
Spain is to bolster its aerial firefighting capacity by purchasing seven new De Haviland Canada DHC-515 amphibious fire bombers.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Tony Osborne
Canada plans to spend more than C$5 billion ($3.65 billion) on the acquisition of airborne early warning (AEW) aircraft, defense officials have confirmed.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
The 6,000-lb., MQ-8C will soon be gone, but the requirement will not be forgotten.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
The FAA gave Varda Space permission to launch in June 2023 without a reentry license, and the regulator does not want to repeat the situation.
Commercial Space

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has taken over operations of its new missile defense radar in Alaska, which is also tracking objects on orbit for the Space Force.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Turkey’s indigenous aircraft developments have been bolstered by contracts from the country’s military and government agencies.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Graham Warwick
Aura Aero has received the permit to fly its Integral E two-seat electric trainer, the French startup says.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The service has been relying on the X-62 Variable In-flight Simulator Test Aircraft (VISTA).
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Graham Warwick
Spanish defense firm Grupo Oesia will support production of components for Patriot Advanced Capability — 3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) weapons.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Graham Warwick
Japan’s ShinMaywa Industries is considering collaborating with a maritime search-and-rescue support service using an uncrewed amphibian, the XU-M, now in flight testing.
Advanced Air Mobility