Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Brian Everstine
Raytheon is rolling out a new AI-powered electro-optical sensor it is targeting for integration on the U.S. Army’s Future Vertical Lift aircraft.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Tony Osborne
Portuguese industry will support Embraer’s efforts to develop a new NATO variant of the company’s Super Tucano light attack aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Fulco
Global military expenditures in 2022 rose 3.7% to a record $2.24 trillion, driven by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and related spending by Moscow and Kyiv.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Sean Broderick
The stage is set for a third temporary leader to take charge amid a significant safety-improvement push and critical reauthorization process.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Garrett Reim
A consortium led by ArianeGroup has been awarded a space situational awareness contract by France’s National Center for Space Studies.
Space

By Tony Osborne
Turkish Aerospace has completed the first flight of its T625 Gokbey twin-engine utility helicopter, which is equipped with an indigenously produced engine.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
President Joe Biden has chosen a new uniformed leader for the U.S. Army.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
Airbus Helicopters has unveiled two new U.S.-made military variants of its H125 single-engine helicopter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Czech aircraft manufacturer Aero Vodochody has flown the first production example of its L-39NG jet trainer ahead of delivery later this year.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Steve Trimble
Despite its global sales success, the F-35 entered service five years late and cost billions more than expected to develop and acquire.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Certification issues are delaying Harbour Air Seaplanes’ plans to convert its fleet of De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beavers to electric propulsion.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Chen Chuanren
Australia's Defense Strategic Review prioritizes Joint Strike Missile (JSM) certification for its Lockheed Martin F-35A and Boeing F/A-18F fleets.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Garrett Reim
Three companies sign MOU to jointly research, develop and construct a carbon-free hydrogen micro-production hub.
Emerging Technologies

By Guy Norris
Northrop Grumman has partnered with JetZero in its bid to develop a full-scale blended-wing-body demonstrator as a tanker-transport for the U.S. Air Force.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
NASA has devised a 10-year strategy for advancing efforts to protect the Earth from a devastating encounter with a Near Earth asteroid or comet.
Space

By Steve Trimble
The HASTE uses the same Rutherford engines as Rocket Lab's Electron, but modifies the third stage to carry larger payloads and for suborbital deployment.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Mark Carreau
Northrop Grumman’s 18th NASA contracted resupply mission capsule departed the ISS, filled with trash.
Space

By Graham Warwick
Britten-Norman and Cranfield Aerospace Solutions have agreed to merge to create an integrated producer of zero-emission aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Israeli defense officials have confirmed they and German counterparts have begun discussing acquisition of the Arrow 3 anti-ballistic missile system.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
BAE Systems will fit Radar 2 into a development aircraft ready for initial flight tests planned for next year.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Jen DiMascio
HawkEye recently launched its seventh cluster of three satellites on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
Commercial Space

By Michael Bruno
Astroport Space Technologies, a startup developing a system of baking Moon dust into lunar roads and rocket pads, has partnered with Interflight Global Europe.
Commercial Space

By Brian Everstine
The Space Development Agency is negotiating with the FAA for temporary approval to test broadcasting Link 16 datalink from its recently launched satellites.
Space

By Garrett Reim
The U.S. Space Force is launching five Strategic Technology Institutes to advance R&D for space technology that it believes will be critical.
Space

By Brian Everstine
The launch of dozens of satellites for a proliferated LEO constellation focused on missile warning and tracking could require more operational units.
Space