Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

The aerospace and defense sector could experience modest mergers and acquisitions activity this year.

Andre Stein, the founder and former Co-CEO of Embraer spinoff Eve Air Mobility, has joined Eviation, the Washington-based startup developing an all-electric nine-passenger airplane called the Alice.

The U.S. National Reconnaissance Office is gearing up for its annual emerging tech development program and has shared some of its priorities for this year.

Operators of the Bell Boeing V-22 have been replacing the input quill assembly (IQA) on the aircraft’s proprotor gearbox regularly.

The Aurora Flight Sciences team is competing with General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) during phase 1B of the Liberty Lifter program.

Northrop Grumman's estimates show that B-21 production costs through fiscal 2027 totals $17.4 billion, including a $1.56 billion charge revealed on Jan. 25.

At the heart of the system will be the Diehl IRIS-T surface-launched medium-range missile fire units,.

The UAE is planning to further expand its already sizable uncrewed aircraft system fleet by placing an order for 200 rotary-wing UAS from domestic supplier Edge Group.

The Netherlands has become the latest country to put the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter on alert.

A three-year project to mature technologies for a low-drag strut-braced wing for future ultra-efficient airliners has been kicked off by an ONERA-led team.

North Korea’s General Missile Bureau has announced that it fired a new “strategic cruise missile” for the first time on Jan. 24.

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency says its Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) lunar probe has touched down 180 ft. from its planned landing spot.

The B-21 program will lose $1.56 billion combined on all bombers delivered during the first five annual lots of production, Northrop Grumman has revealed.

The aerospace and defense industry is grappling with a growing set of complex geopolitical risks in the Indo-Pacific.

Pentagon and Air Force officials have repeatedly said the Sentinel program is critical and must continue.

At these margins, it is a challenge for the Space Force, argues Kristyn Jones, who is performing the duties of the under secretary of the Air Force.

A U.S. Air Force C-32 carrying Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and his staff experienced a hard landing during a visit through the Middle East in March 2023.

In-space refueling startup Orbit Fab and in-space junk removal startup ClearSpace plan to work together to develop spacecraft refueling technologies.

Hydrogen-electric propulsion startup ZeroAvia has completed initial testing on the internally developed silicon-carbide power inverter.

The UK is seeking input on the design of vertiports at existing airfields.

NASA’s 2023 Moon to Mars Concept Review has identified seven key decisions that need to be addressed as early as possible.

Overair has partnered with Clay Lacy Aviation to introduce advanced air mobility (AAM) services in Southern California.

UK startup ARC Aerosystems has secured the first sale of its Pegasus two-seat autogyro, the jumping off point for its planned Linx family VTOL aircraft.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban says he will urge his country’s national assembly to ratify Sweden’s entry into NATO.

Officials in Moscow said the airlifter had been engaged by two missiles launched from near the village of Lyptsi in the Kharkiv Region of Ukraine.