Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

NASA plans a June launch to boost the descending Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory.

The U.S. Space Force is assisting an undisclosed partner nation that is interested in launching national security missions from a sovereign spaceport, a recent government notice shows.

The National Reconnaissance Office has scheduled the launch date for its next mission for no earlier than May 11, the agency said May 8.

The Pentagon, in concert with NASA and the FBI, on May 8 released scores of reports, images and videos of unidentified aerial phenomena.

Brian Hughes is returning to NASA as senior director of launch operations, the agency announced on May 8.

The French Navy has taken delivery of the first of three Pilatus PC-24 aircraft from Jet Aviation.

Turkish ministers are urging European countries to collaborate more closely with Turkey's defense industry to quickly address shortfalls in capacity.

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Leonardo is flight testing a new proprotor blade on its AW609 commercial tiltrotor.

MDA Space is continuing with Canadarm3 work even as it discusses its future with the Canadian Space Agency in the wake of NASA’s decision to abandon the Lunar Gateway.

Turkish defense electronics firm Aselsan has unveiled an airborne decoy derivative of its Tolun family of small-diameter glide bombs.

The strike occurred at about 8:00 a.m. local time and was part of a large air attack from Ukraine.

Conditions appear highly supportive of a mini defense boom in the Gulf, with budget revisions expected through the course of 2026.

The Exploration Company is looking to begin trials of a flight-representative reusable cryogenic liquid oxygen‑methane engine next year.

Saab is introducing an upgraded version of its Bolide air defense interceptor, with a larger warhead, enhanced terminal performance and upgrade opportunities.

Rocket Lab has already booked more launches in the first three months of 2026 than in all of 2025, company CEO Peter Beck announced in a May 7 earnings call.

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Turkish Aerospace Industries is working with domestic industry to adapt the new Gokbey twin-engine utility helicopter into an anti-submarine warfare platform.

Anduril plans to conduct three company-funded tests of a hypersonic vehicle launched by a Rocket Lab rocket, the launch company said May 7.

Sikorsky has provided new details of its HEX hybrid-electric tiltwing demonstrator.

DARPA wants the ability to autonomously store, launch and recover swarms of Group 1 through 3 drones.

Swissto12 is to add an unfurling antenna reflector to a satellite in geostationary Earth orbit that it plans to use to broadcast directly to mobile devices.

Sora Aviation is studying a conceptual hybrid-electric version of its planned 30-seat eVTOL aircraft for UK Navy helicopters.

Wind tunnel tests of an advanced tiltrotor concept developed by Leonardo have confirmed double-digit gains in aerodynamic efficiency.