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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Robert Wall
The UK evaluates fleet size, refueling needs and operational requirements as it works to restore its nuclear mission with the F-35A.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The U.S. military may have to place a cap on space launches if it cannot secure the resources to modernize and expand its aging launch infrastructure in the face of booming demand, the departing chief of space operations warns.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Boeing has flown the second of three E-7 Wedgetail airborne early warning aircraft destined for the UK Royal Air Force.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The French Defense Procurement Agency has begun weapons firing trials with the Airbus H160m Guépard helicopter that it is buying for the country’s air force, army and navy.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Sierra Nevada Corp. has delivered the first four Boeing KC-46s outfitted with a new beyond-line-of-sight communications suite.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The Pentagon plans to finalize seven-year contracts with Anduril, CoAspire and Zone 5 Technologies to mass-produce affordable cruise missiles.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
The proliferation of sensors in the battlefield will erode the value of stealth and put a premium on the ability to fly at low levels and high speed, the head of the French strategic air forces says.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
Wisk Aero and NASA have demonstrated that one ground-based supervisor can oversee three autonomous eVTOL aircraft simultaneously while interacting with ATC.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Navy is seeking concepts for long-range, carrier-based uncrewed aircraft with a preference for vertical takeoff capabilities.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Jean-Brice Dumont, Airbus Air Power head, is set to lead MBDA as CEO amid growing defense spending and record backlogs.
Program Management

By Craig Caffrey
After months of negotiations, release of the UK’s Defense Investment Plan (DIP) on June 30 finally provided some clarity around the future of British defense.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Tony Osborne
GE Aerospace has chosen StandardAero to build, maintain and overhaul the CT7 engines that will power the UK’s Leonardo AW149 New Medium Helicopter (NMH) fleet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Airbus has completed the first flight of a Tranche 4 Eurofighter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Staff
IRIDIUM announces commercial availability of jam-resistant ASIC... ROLLS gets CMV-22 engine production award... ACORN completes sale of BERRY AVIATION...
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Cebu Pacific Air Plans Starlink Rollout From 2027
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By Steve Trimble
A top U.S. Army official named Anduril as a potential hypersonic weapons supplier on July 14.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Michael Bruno
Commercial aftermarket and manufacturing may not be very sexy, but for stock investors, they are sizzling while space and defense suffer.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Replicator pioneered the Pentagon's shift to low-cost autonomous weapons.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Mark Carreau
Russia’s Soyuz MS-29 successfully launched and autonomously docked to the Russian segment of the International Space Station on July 14.
Space Exploration

By Steve Trimble
Canada will open a military-industry hub in Mirabel, Quebec, to advance the domestic drone industry, Defense Minister David McGuinty said on July 14.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Vivienne Machi
The Space Development Agency is set to restart deployments of its proliferated satellite constellation.
Satellites

By Tony Osborne
BAE Systems has lifted the veil on a new-generation, helmet-mounted sight demonstrator.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The UK defense ministry has launched a hunt for low-cost, single-use engines that could equip future munitions, one-way effectors and other air vehicles.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Germany will begin operating a new military satellite communications (Milsatcom) system next year, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said.
Satellites

By Tony Osborne
European defense companies established a consortium to develop an exoatmospheric interception capability to deal with medium- and intermediate-range ballistic missiles.
Missile Defense & Weapons