Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Chen Chuanren
Taiwan's Lockheed Martin F-16 upgrade, known as the Peace Phoenix Rising Program, is moving into the next phase of weapons integration.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Ihssane Mounir, Boeing senior VP for global supply chain and fabrication, told a key supplier conference that suppliers and the OEM owe each other transparency.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Brian Everstine
A targeted U.S. drone strike on a vehicle in Baghdad killed a reported commander of the Iranian-backed militia tied to attacks on American forces in the region.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
The potential export comes less than a year after Poland acquired two Saab 340 airborne early warning and control aircraft from Sweden.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Graham Warwick
The foreign carmaker is not identified, but Volkswagen Group China in 2022 built and flew a full-scale demo for an autonomous four-passenger eVTOL.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Brian Everstine
Rescue crews were searching for five missing U.S. Marines after locating the wreckage of a downed Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter on Feb. 7.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Matthew Fulco
Triumph management remains bullish about expected benefits from the sale of its Product Support group.
Supply Chain

By Ben Goldstein
Archer Aviation has announced that construction of its first three type-conforming Midnight air taxis is “well underway.”
Advanced Air Mobility

By Matthew Fulco
MRCY’s revenue fell to $197.5 million from $229.6 million a year earlier, while earnings per share were -$0.42, well below a consensus estimate of $0.07.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Mark Carreau
Ax-3's splashdown and the start of SpaceX-led recovery operations are planned for Feb. 9 at 8:30 a.m. EST off the coast of Daytona Beach, Florida.
Space

By Thierry Dubois
Daher says the hybrid-electric Ecopulse demonstrator has now logged 1.5 hr. of flight testing in full electric mode.
Emerging Technologies

By Chen Chuanren
The ADF will be leasing five H135 T3s from its U.K. counterpart for a period of five years to expedite the training of UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter pilots.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Doug Ackerman, vice president for supplier quality at Boeing Commercial Airplanes, updated a key supplier conference on the nature of its supply chain problems.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Garrett Reim
Japanese space startup Pale Blue has been awarded up to $27 million from Tokyo to develop miniature water-based ion and Hall-effect thrusters.
Commercial Space

By Steve Trimble
F-35 engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney still sees no risk to completing the critical design review on time by the middle of 2025.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory plans to cut about 530 staff positions, or about 8% of its workforce, as well as about 40 contractor jobs.
Space

By Mark Carreau
NASA, Axiom Space and SpaceX plan an undocking of the Crew Dragon Freedom capsule from the International Space Station no earlier than 9:05 a.m. EST on Feb. 7.
Space

By Steve Trimble
The move elevates a diverse grouping of drone units into the eight branch of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Saudi Arabia’s defense industry appears to be attempting to create conditions for the local assembly of rotorcraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Fulco
Palantir Technologies recorded 20% annual sales growth in the fourth quarter that beat Wall Street’s expectations.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Graham Warwick
Volocopter has been aiming to obtain European Union Aviation Safety Agency type certification of the Volocopter–the first for an eVTOL–by mid-2024.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The agreement’s objective is to develop a robust low-altitude industrial ecosystem in Guangzhou, EHang says.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The “airworthiness configuration” demonstrator made its first flight in December in Hanyuan in Sichuan province.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Steve Trimble
The requirements for the Multi-mission Affordable Capacity Effector (MACE) missile call for a small, cheap alternative to an advanced cruise missile.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Lockheed Martin has partnered with Swedish firm MilDef to strengthen the U.S. OEM’s bid to sell the C-130J Hercules into Sweden.
Aircraft & Propulsion