Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Ben Goldstein
John Langford, Electra’s founder and CEO, recently sat down with the AAM Report to discuss the rollout of the company’s technology demonstrator.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Garrett Reim
A judge is sending Wisk Aero’s lawsuit against Archer Aviation to trial, although in a partial summary judgment he knocked down several claims made by Wisk.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Space Force’s top planning division is starting to look at the next generation of precision navigation and timing capabilities from orbit.
Space

By Steve Trimble
The decision clarifies the status of F-35s slated to be equipped with Technical Refresh (TR)-3 avionics starting in production Lot 15 this year.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
A House panel will allow the U.S. Air Force to move forward on planned A-10 and F-15C/D cuts.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
European missile manufacturer MBDA and the UAE's Tawazun Council have opened a weapons development center in the United Arab Emirates.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
The Government Accountability Office in a report released June 8 says the Sentinel is behind schedule.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
Lawmakers want to block U.S. Air Force efforts to retire Lockheed Martin C-130s and KC-135s from the Guard and Reserve.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Norway has formally sold 32 surplus F-16A/B combat aircraft to Romania after securing approval from U.S. authorities.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The long list of the Skunk Works’ historic successes will be remembered on the 80th anniversary of the organization’s founding on June 17.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
The piloted, two-seat technology demonstrator for Electra.aero's hybrid-electric ultra-short-takeoff-and-landing aircraft is set to fly this year for testing.
Emerging Technologies

By Kim Minseok
South Korea’s Agency for Defense Development says it intends to equip its Korean Unmanned System-Loyal Wingman prototype the Ukrainian Ivchenko-Progress AI-322.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Hypersonix Launch Systems is prepping to begin tests of a scramjet made from high-temperature ceramic matrix composites, as part of a planned launch system.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
The seizure and aid package was announced on June 10 by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during a surprise visit to Kyiv.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
NASA astronauts Steve Bowen and Woody Hoburg installed a fifth ISS Roll Out Solar Array on the International Space Station’s lengthy solar power truss.
Space

By Garrett Reim
OneWeb and Eutelsat demonstrate for NATO the ability to connect their respective low-Earth-orbit and geostationary-orbit satellites to a single mobile terminal.
Space

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Navy wants to prepare new materials for hypersonic thermal protection systems that are cheaper and easier to build than carbon-carbon.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Mark Carreau
Astronauts will be exploring the lunar south pole, which promises to yield discoveries about how the Solar System formed.
Space

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon has announced a major new influx of military aid for Ukraine, ordering about $2.1 billion in equipment to bolster the nation’s air defenses.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Thierry Dubois
Safran CEO Olivier Andries stresses risk- and revenue-sharing as part of sector reorganization for future launches following Ariane 6 program delays.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Maksim Pyadushkin
The Azerbaijan Air Force has signed a contract for C-27J Spartan as part of an extensive modernization program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
The U.S. has delivered the first Boeing E-767 AWACS aircraft with an enhanced mission-computing upgrade to the Japan Air Self Defense Force.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Chen Chuanren
The Republic of Singapore Air Force is testing an evaluation method for potential pilots using psychophysiological measurements and data analytics.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

Helen Chachaty
After a four-year hiatus, the Paris Air Show kicks off on June 19 with a renewed presence of U.S., Turkish and Chinese companies.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
United Launch Alliance has completed a 6-sec. hot fire of the methane-burning BE-4 engines that power the first stage of its new Vulcan rocket.
Space