Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Tony Osborne
Saudi officials say a Patriot battery shot down six Houthi ballistic missiles in 48 sec. in an illustration of the rapid advancements the country's armed forces have made.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Saudi officials say localization of its defense industry is closing on 15% as it targets half of all defense equipment to be acquired locally by 2030.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
BAE Systems has lifted the lid on a new configuration for its attritable collaborative platform at World Defense Show in Riyadh.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
The departure of the Axiom Space four-person mission from the ISS has been delayed to no earlier than Feb. 6 due to unfavorable weather for splashdown.
Space

By Graham Warwick
South Korean drone maker This Is Engineering (TIE) has unveiled a full-scale prototype of its planned autonomous passenger eVTOL air taxi.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Michael Bruno
AEI said Jan. 30 it plans to renovate the facility to serve as an aerospace center of excellence anchored in The Shoals area of Cheorkee, Alabama.
Supply Chain

By Michael Bruno
Private equity firm Arlington Capital Partners is launching a new pure play structures supplier.
Supply Chain

By Brian Everstine
Multiple U.S. aircraft including B-1B long-range bombers conducted dozens of air strikes on Feb. 2 targeting Iranian officials and militias in Iraq and Syria.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Molly McMillin
Honeywell plans to expand its Olathe, Kansas, facility under an $84 million project for the production of avionics and printed circuit-board assemblies.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Garrett Reim
BAE Systems has acquired Malloy Aeronautics, a developer of heavy lift quadcopters.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
AutoFlight expects certification early this year.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Mark Carreau
Axiom Space’s first all-European private astronaut mission crew sent to the International Space Station was preparing to end a 14-day stay on the ISS on Feb. 2.
Space

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Navy’s CMV-22B fleet is not “operationally suitable” because of failures of many of its subsystems.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Embraer will bring its C-390 Millennium transport aircraft here for the first time, following a streak of sale successes, including in South Korea.
Singapore Airshow

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon’s operational test and evaluation office has collected all the data it can on the Boeing KC-46A Pegasus.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force will add an automatic ground collision avoidance system (AGCAS) to its Boeing T-7A Red Hawk trainer fleet.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Sean Broderick
Honeywell Aerospace's commercial original equipment sales jumped 25% last quarter and were up 15% for the year on an organic basis.
Supply Chain

By Chen Chuanren
Two Indonesian engineers attached to KAI have been detained by South Korean authorities for alleged technology theft related to the KF-21 fighter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. State Department has formally approved a potential $3.99 billion sale of 31 General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. MQ-9B UAS to India.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Lockheed Martin is deepening its involvement in higher precision weather forecasting with a “strategic investment” in Meteomatics.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Mark Carreau
Three NASA astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut have been selected for the SpaceX Crew-9 Dragon mission launch to the ISS, planned for no earlier than August.
Space

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. is preparing a “multi-tiered,” sustained response targeting Iranian-backed militias in Iraq and Syria.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Matthew Fulco
Raytheon has been awarded a $20 million contract to develop an advanced multi-chip package for use in airborne, maritime and ground sensors.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Tony Osborne
Lockheed Martin has secured the latest in a series of study contracts to support NATO’s Next Generation Rotorcraft Capability program requirements.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
Northrop Grumman’s 20th Cygnus resupply mission capsule successfully berthed to the International Space Station early Feb. 1.
Space