Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Michael Bruno
Lockheed Martin is withdrawing its bid to take over the rest of small satellite startup Terran Orbital’s stock it did not already own.
Space

By Chen Chuanren
China has launched the Chang’e 6 lunar probe, on what it hopes will be the first mission to collect soil samples from the far side of the Moon.
Space

By Chen Chuanren
AVIC has opened a dedicated UAS production base with a production capacity of 200 drones annually at Zigong, Sichuan province.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Howmet's John Plant, often seen as a shrewd prognosticator of large aircraft manufacturing rates, has slashed his company’s expectations for 737 shipments.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Steve Trimble
The award resembles a similar, $93.3 million contract announced by GA-ASI four years ago to demonstrate object recognition algorithms on the sensors on board an MQ-9.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Army plans to begin acquisition of a new counter uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) for the Middle East.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
Additional funding finally approved by Congress in a supplemental bill last month will allow the U.S. Army to ramp up needed Patriot interceptor production.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Mark Carreau
NASA’s inspector general has identified a range of technical issues of concern that arose during the uncrewed 2022 Artemis I mission.
Space

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Marine Corps is in the study phase of its collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) effort.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
Joby said it will launch into flight testing with production prototypes of its S4 air taxi.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Garrett Reim
Startup Danti has raised $5 million to further develop its natural language processing satellite image search engine.
Commercial Space

By Ben Goldstein
Spanish/Australian startup Dovetail Electric Aviation expects to begin ground testing a new iteration of its integrated hydrogen fuel cell powerplant as soon as June.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Mark Carreau
The three NASA Crew-8 astronauts and their Russian cosmonaut colleague undocked their SpaceX Dragon capsule from the ISS and redocked on May 2.
Space

By Chen Chuanren
The Brunei Defense Ministry has signed a contract with Airbus Helicopters to acquire six H145Ms to replace the military’s retired fleet of BO 105s.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Leonardo Helicopters has secured Italian military certification of an upgrade for the AW101 three-engine heavy helicopter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
Reliable Robotics has completed a road map that outlines how KC-135 Stratotankers can be automated.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brandon Patrick
With Saab facing significant headwinds in large western markets, recent news indicates that the company has set its sights on smaller prospective deals elsewhere in the world.
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By Matthew Fulco
Leonardo DRS beat Wall Street’s expectations in terms of both sales and profitability in the first quarter.
Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
A composite, single piece main wing was among the advances developed by Spirit AeroSystems as part of the UK’s now-canceled Mosquito.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
NASA on May 1 selected nine companies for a dozen concept studies aimed at expanding the exploration of Mars.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
Launch is planned for 10:34 p.m. EDT on May 6 atop a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral.
Space

By Garrett Reim
The company plans to issue 20.8 million shares, with an offering price to be posted on May 27, according to a financial filing with the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
Commercial Space

By Tony Osborne
A planned fleet of new medium rotorcraft for the UK armed services has been cut in size by a third, industry officials have revealed to lawmakers.
Multi-Mission Aircraft