Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

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By Steve Trimble
A newly obtained document reveals the full scope of the U.S. Navy’s preliminary plans for replacing all members of the venerable, RTX-made Standard Missile.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force is moving ahead on its plan to have the Sikorsky HH-60W Jolly Green II take on the continuity-of-government and VIP transport role in the Washington area
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Garrett Reim
The Defense Innovation Unit has launched a new $100 million competition to use uncrewed surface vessels to launch UAS to hunt low-cost threats.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Leonardo DRS of Arlington, Virginia, will acquire eight-year-old Raft of nearby McLean for $450 million in cash.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Brian Everstine
U.S. Special Operations Command wants its unique gunships to serve as mother ships for small drones.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The Irish government has approved the acquisition of a military radar network to protect the country’s airspace.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Tony Osborne
Edgewing, the trinational joint venture serving as prime contractor for the GCAP's next-generation fighter, is considering a different approach to flight testing.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The European Union has unlocked an additional €3.47 billion ($4 billion) for Ukraine to pay for a range of military hardware including Saab Gripen fighters.
Supply Chain

By Robert Wall
Rolls-Royce is developing a scalable engine concept for Germany’s collaborative combat aircraft while expanding autonomous propulsion.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Airbus has begun deliveries of a new version of the NH90 battlefield transport helicopter to the French military.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
GKN Aerospace supplied composite flight structures for BAE’s Brontanax CCA ahead of planned 2027 flight testing.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
K2 Space is looking to develop a more than 100 kW-class spacecraft as part of expansion plans underpinned by a fresh funding round.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
SES has begun taking steps to ensure its satellites meet a U.S. requirement for operators to free up 160 MHz of upper C-band spectrum in time for a 2030-31 deadline.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
Rafael successfully tested two longer-range Spyder air defense interceptors against drones and other aerial threats.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall, Jens Flottau
MTU and Safran's FCAS engine partnership is increasingly unlikely to survive Europe’s fighter program split.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Interlune and Vermeer expanded their partnership to develop lunar construction equipment supporting future Moon base infrastructure.
Space Exploration

By Robert Wall
Expansion of the Global Combat Air Program to other partners should not come at the price of slowing the program, says BAE Systems CEO Charles Woodburn.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
L3Harris Technologies has pulled plans for the IPO of its missile solutions business and plans to try to float the operations again next year.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force has awarded SpaceX $1.6 billion for 18 Falcon 9 rocket launches to deploy sensing and targeting satellites, the service announced July 29.
Satellites

By Garrett Reim
Array Labs has signed a strategic partnership with Mitsubishi Electric to develop satellite-based airborne moving target indicator tech for the Asia Pacific.
Satellites

By Steve Trimble
Los Angeles-based Chaos Industries, a startup previously focused on counter-drone technology, has acquired autonomous cargo aircraft developer Atropos Group.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Staff
Boeing has $213m U.S. Navy contract modification for nonrecurring engineering to support reconfiguration of four P-8As purchased by foreign military sales customer.
Supply Chain

By Vivienne Machi
Rocket Lab plans suborbital launches from Alaska under a new Space Force missile defense contract through 2028.
Missile Defense & Weapons

Aviation Week Staff
Rocket Factory Augsburg faces further delays in preparing for its first orbital launch.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion