Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Steve Trimble
The announcement comes in defiance of calls by three European governments for Iran to halt development of space launch vehicles.
Space

By Mark Carreau
NASA’s Europa Clipper mission spacecraft has been outfitted with all nine of the instruments needed to study the potential habitability of Europa.
Space

By Mark Carreau
NASA’s 2024 Spinoff, the latest edition of the agency’s annual summary of its technical achievements, highlights 20 new technologies.
Space

By Steve Trimble
Recenty comments by industry officials will not change the SDA’s strategy to avoid cost-plus development deals for the Tracking and Transport layers.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Graham Warwick
China’s Liaoning General Aviation Academy has completed the first flight of a prototype four-seat light aircraft powered by hydrogen combustion.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Chen Chuanren
Hanwha Systems has been awarded funds to develop an uncrewed helicopter to support South Korea's naval operations.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
What if you could buy a road-drivable electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) vehicle for the same price of a luxury car–but with even better performance?
Advanced Air Mobility

By Irene Klotz, Guy Norris
For the first time, Virgin Galactic flew paying passengers without a company employee in the SpaceShipTwo crew cabin.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
Japan reestablished communications with its toppled Moon probe, which successfully touched down—in an unplanned orientation—last week.
Space

By Brian Everstine
U.S. bases in the Middle East are reassessing their air defense systems following a fatal attack on an outpost in Jordan by a one-way UAS.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
The missile attack on Tuapse highlights Ukraine’s small but growing arsenal of homegrown, long-range strike capabilities.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Space Systems Command (SSC) has awarded Northrop Grumman a contract to start development of a refueling space tanker.
Space

By Tony Osborne
The Czech Republic has formally joined the growing list of European nations to acquire the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Lilium has signed an agreement with parts and repairs provider AJW Group to provide global spares distribution for the Lilium Jet eVTOL.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Embraer spinoff Eve Air Mobility has selected Austria’s FACC to provide the horizontal and vertical tail for its eVTOL air taxi.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Beta Technologies has concluded the first deployment of its Alia electric aircraft to a U.S. military base.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Thierry Dubois
The architecture may help keep the engine’s power to the minimum specification, as opposed to oversizing the engine to cope with marginal phases of working.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The uncrewed aerial system attack on a remote U.S. outpost in Jordan on the Syrian border is a significant escalation by Iranian-backed groups in the region.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The congressional notification released on Jan. 26 by the Defense Security Cooperation Agency clears Croatia to move forward with the $500 million purchase.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
MightyFly has unveiled the third generation of its Centro hybrid electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing cargo aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Matthew Fulco
L3Harris’s revenue jumped 17% annually in the fourth quarter to $5.3 billion, while adjusted earnings per share of $3.35 were about 1% ahead of consensus estimates.
Supply Chain

By Steve Trimble
The AESA radar would be able to generate synthetic aperture radar maps and “Cat 1” targeting data.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Mark Carreau
The latest annual report by NASA’s Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel’s (ASAP) was released Jan. 25.
Commercial Space

By Tony Osborne
Assembly of the single-engine light helicopter in India could position the H125 into a relatively untapped market for commercial rotorcraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
A diminutive helicopter sent to Mars to demonstrate the first powered flight beyond Earth completed an unexpectedly long mission on Jan. 25, with 72 sorties.
Space