Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Graham Warwick
Hybrid-electric propulsion pioneer Ampaire has acquired Talyn Air, a U.S. startup developing an electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
Leonardo Helicopters and Lockheed Martin won £1.86 million ($2.43 million) contracts for an initial phase of the Merlin Out of Service Date Extension Program.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Irene Klotz
Two companies were previously expected to be selected in the Lane 2 designation of the upcoming NSSL Phase 3 competition.
Space

By Brian Everstine
This is the focus of the recently announced Fire-control On Orbit-support-to-the-war Fighter (FOO Fighter) program.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. is sending additional high-end air defense systems, precision aerial munitions and kamikaze drones to Ukraine.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Matthew Fulco
Boeing and Northrop Grumman are the latest A&D OEMs to join the Department of Defense’s Rapid Assured Microelectronics Prototypes-Commercial (RAMP-C) program.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Steve Trimble
The approved package includes the AIM-120C-8 variant and up to 12 spare guidance sections, plus captive air training missiles.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Graham Warwick
The 23%-scale powered model is being tested in the RUAG wind tunnel in Emmen, Switzerland.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
The U.S. is likely to join the coalition of NATO nations establishing training for Ukrainian pilots to fly the F-16 combat aircraft.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Steve Trimble
A request for information published on July 10 by the Brazilian Army Commission requests pricing data for two types of loitering munitions.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
Ukraine has depended on Starlink for expansive battlefield communication.
Commercial Space

By Tony Osborne
The UK Royal Air Force’s Eurofighter pilots are set to receive BAE’s Striker 2 helmet-mounted display as part of a national upgrade of the aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Airbus has secured Chinese certification for its H175 twin-engine super-medium helicopter in China.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Lockheed says increasing production beyond the 156-a-year level would require a business case based on an influx of new orders from new or existing customers.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
In addition to mass producing the new Hyunmoo-5 "bunker buster," South Korea has plans to upgrade the Hyunmoo-2 and Hyunmoo-3 missile variants.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Chen Chuanren
Taiwanese Defense Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng notes that the effectiveness of the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System has been demonstrated in Ukraine.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Ben Goldstein
The first free flight of the VX4 took off from historic Cotswold Airport in Kemble, a village in Gloucestershire, England.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
The new document introduces the FAA’s planned Innovate28 (I28) initiative.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Brian Everstine
SDA in April launched its first Tranche 0 data transport satellites, which will send the datalink to military cockpits and other receivers below.
Space

By Matthew Fulco
With a net profit of $1.7 billion, Lockheed posted earnings per share of $6.63, up sharply from $1.16 a share in the second quarter of 2022.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Mark Carreau
The Northrop Grumman-built resupply vessel is planned for launch on an Antares rocket from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility on Virginia’s Eastern Shore on Aug. 1
Space

By Tony Osborne
Neither the contract’s value nor the number of Akinci systems ordered by the Middle Eastern country have been made public.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
Greenport International Airport is a planned private general aviation airport being built on a more than 5,000-ft.2 campus located 17 mi. from Austin.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Steve Trimble
A pre-solicitation notice is the next step on a path to selecting a design to launch an engineering and manufacturing development program within two years.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Thierry Dubois
The concept of operations may pave the way for future higher-airspace operations, above 60,000 ft.
Safety, Ops & Regulation