Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Michael Bruno
Carpenter Technology's current president and chief operating officer Brian Malloy will become chief executive officer July 1.
Supply Chain

By Mark Carreau
A Senate panel has again passed the Orbital Sustainability Act, which authorizes $150 million in 2026-2030 to remediate Earth orbital debris.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Tony Osborne
Spain has added a signals intelligence capability to its General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) fleet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force is now planning for its first missile pad test launch of its next intercontinental ballistic missile next year.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Matthew Fulco
Raytheon will team with the U.S. photonics engineering group G&H to domestically produce thin film lithium niobate wafers following its win of an AFRL contract.
Supply Chain

By Steve Trimble
Canada will prioritize domestic businesses for the award of an estimated C$180 billion in military procurement contracts over the next 10 years.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
3D printing has yet to turn aircraft production on its head.
Supply Chain

By Robert Wall
Spanish startup Sateliot has booked a launch with compatriot PLD Space to deploy its first two high-capacity 5G direct-to-device satellites.
Commercial Space

By Graham Warwick
An air-launched missile-carrying UAS developed by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems for DARPA’s LongShot project has been designed the X-68A.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The EU plans to establish what it calls a Military Mobility Transport Group in a move that could be a boon to Airbus by paving the way for more A400M orders.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Robert Wall
AAC Clyde Space says it is moving ahead with plans to expand its Vireon Earth-observation satellite constellation.
Satellites

By Irene Klotz
Countdown clocks for a second wet dress rehearsal for NASA’s Artemis II mission are expected to begin ticking at 6:40 p.m. EST Feb. 17.
Operations & Safety

By Robert Wall
British startup Orbex has made what seems like a last-minute push to generate appetite in its business as it faces closure, releasing previously unseen images of its Prime rocket.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Safran's diversification in suppliers of titanium billets and forgings is sufficiently well underway for the manufacturer to do without Russian titanium, its CEO says.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
Slovakia is considering the purchase four more Block 70-model Lockheed Martin F-16s to add to the 14 it has already acquired.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
BAE Systems will transform the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) II with dual-mode seekers to make the 2.75-in.-dia. guided rocket more effective at shooting down volleys of large numbers of one-way attack munitions.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
A Boeing 757 adapted to test sensors for the trinational Global Combat Air Program (GCAP) has completed its first flights equipped with a new fighter nose fairing.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Tony Osborne
Aalto, the business spun out of Airbus to provide services from the stratosphere with the Zephyr high-altitude pseudo satellite, will establish a second operational base in Australia.
Satellites

By Tony Osborne
Saudi Arabia will acquire four Leonardo C-27J airlifters for maritime patrol, giving the kingdom a fixed-wing maritime patrol capability for the first time.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The U.S. Space Systems Command is looking for companies that could provide refueling services in geostationary orbit to spacecraft configured for such operations.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Brian Everstine
Northrop Grumman has unveiled a new active electronically scanned array to be produced using additive manufacturing and a more simplistic design.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Robert Wall
The head of the European Space Agency has framed Europe’s need to pursue lunar missions in unusually security-focused terms for the civilian organization.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Mark Carreau
NASA’s Crew-12 mission has docked to the U.S. segment of the ISS, returning the orbital lab’s fulltime population to seven for the first time since Jan. 14.
Operations & Safety

By Tony Osborne
General Atomics is hoping to build U.S. Navy interest in its MQ-9B SkyGuardian uncrewed aircraft system through an upcoming leasing program with the service.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
High-speed aircraft developer Hermeus has begun taxi tests of its Pratt & Whitney F100-229-powered Quarterhorse Mk. 2.1 supersonic flight demonstrator.
Aircraft & Propulsion