Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Robert Wall
Sweden and Germany are exploring cooperation in CCA and a range of other activities spanning from electronic warfare to space.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren
The Royal Australian Air Force received its first Boeing P-8A Poseidon upgraded to the Increment 3 Blk. 2 configuration.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
German legislators have signed off on a highly anticipated CCA procurement, rapid space launch demo and plans to introduce a high-energy laser counter-drone capability.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The UK's aerospace sector may be booming, but it is also being throttled by geopolitical uncertainty, rising costs and supply-chain pressures, trade association ADS says.
Supply Chain

Aviation Week Staff
Philippines Eyes Military Satellite, Space Center By 2028
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By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Development Agency's proliferated satellite architecture may be evolving into a blueprint for organizing NATO space power in the decade ahead.
Satellites

Aviation Week Staff
SASC schedules CSO confirmation hearing... LOCKHEED gets $500m award for Apache MTADS... New CTO/COO for NEO SPACE GROUP...
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By Garrett Reim
BlackSky Technology says the U.S. government has awarded it a series of contracts to develop further AI-enabled “real-time” analysis of satellite images.
Satellites

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force’s new VC-25B “Bridge” aircraft made its international debut on July 8, flying President Donald Trump abroad, but for only part of the trip.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has awakened from a 321-day hibernation period and begun transmitting data gathered during the interim.
Space Exploration

By Tony Osborne
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has ordered a new fleet of H125 single-engine light helicopters from Airbus.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
MagniX expands beyond aerospace, targeting defense, space, mobility and data centers with its electric powertrain technology.
Emerging Technologies

By Tony Osborne
U.S. President Donald Trump has said he will lift sanctions on Turkey that could potentially pave the way for that country’s re-entry back into the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
An MIT-led simulation and modeling effort offers a potential space-based method for detecting nuclear weapons in Earth orbit.
Satellites

By Guy Norris
Venus Aerospace says a newly raised $91 million will advance its rotating detonation rocket engine technology toward full-scale deployment.
Emerging Technologies

By Steve Trimble
The Pentagon has opened a solicitation that would replace the MQ-9A Reaper fleet with a cheaper type of UAS that could be produced in mass quantities.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Japan’s Ispace says it has secured capacity on a SpaceX Starship launch to expand its lunar transportation ambitions.
Operations & Safety

By Chen Chuanren
The Philippines targets deployment of its first military satellite by 2028 and plans to establish a dedicated space organization to oversee future military space ops.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Robert Wall
The UK is seeking ideas that could foster spacecraft protection amid growing concern about the vulnerability of such technologies.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Kim Minseok
Hanwha Aerospace and South Korea's Agency for Defense Development have unveiled prototypes of two domestically developed uncrewed aircraft system engines.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall, Tony Osborne
The British government says it will lead a $50 billion European effort to develop deep strike weapons with a range of at least 300 km (186 mi.) to more than 2,000 km.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Anna Sliwon-Stewart
Fighter fleet modernization is well underway in the Finnish Air Force, with the first F-35A formally handed over and the first aircraft scheduled to arrive in Finland in late 2026.
AWIN Knowledge Center

Aviation Week Staff
Indonesia Signs Agreements For BrahMos, Astra Missiles With India
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Aviation Week Staff
URSA MAJOR completes Navy solid rocket motor project... SSC SPACE to support SIEREN’s Fusion-1... L3HARRIS gets $500m MDA IDIQ award...
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By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force has onboarded two more space companies—Impulse Space and Relativity Federal—to compete for task orders supporting lower-priority and less demanding national security launches.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion