Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Graham Warwick
The FAA is focusing on enabling UAM “at scale” at the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Jen DiMascio
Modi touted the milestone as another step toward his long-held goal of building India’s defense industry.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Ben Goldstein
The Acting FAA Administrator paid a visit to Archer Aviation headquarters on Jan. 31.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Irene Klotz
Starship is a two-stage, Mars-class transport system in development.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Garrett Reim
The company is developing Starlab, a privately run space station in low Earth orbit, planned for launch in 2028.
Commercial Space

By Steve Trimble
The concept design appeared in a video released Jan. 31 on AVIC’s WeChat channel.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Pentagon and White House officials are sharing more details about the balloon as an effort continues to collect debris.
Missile Defense & Weapons

The 109-ft.-tall Vulcan booster and 38 1/2-ft. Centaur V upper stage arrived in Florida on Jan. 21.
Space

Aviation Week Staff
Roscosmos said the DM-03 booster separated from the Proton’s third stage about 9 min. after launch.
Space

By Chen Chuanren
China aims to set up an International Lunar Research Station on the Moon’s south pole sometime around 2028.
Space

By Chen Chuanren
Two pilots survived after the Boeing 737-300 fire fighting tanker they were flying crashed while on a mission in Western Australia.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
The AIR5349 Phase 6 Project aims to “ensure commonality” between Australia's EA-18G electronic warfare aircraft and the U.S. Navy’s Growler fleet.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Brian Everstine
President Joe Biden gave the go-ahead to down the balloon once it crossed over land and to the Atlantic Ocean, limiting potential damage from debris.
Defense

By Steve Trimble
The time-limit restriction now applies to the input quill assemblies inside the engine nacelles for the entire V-22 fleet.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Guy Norris
Bell’s tandem-cockpit, single-main-rotor Invictus is competing for the FARA contest against Sikorsky’s Raider X.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Hydrosat has won a contract from AFWERX to adapt its surface temperature data analytics software for military missions.
Commercial Space

By Ben Goldstein
Volatus Infrastructure has announced plans to build a new vertiport at Bellefonte Airport in Central Pennsylvania.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Steve Trimble
A zigzagging Chinese high-altitude balloon roving across the U.S. recalls a history of lighter-than-air spy missions and highlights a new trend.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Tony Osborne
Leonardo UK has been exploring the potential capabilities of air launched effects that could bolster the company’s helicopter products.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Airbus has named two new suppliers for its CityAirbus NextGen electric vertical takeoff and landing air taxi.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Chen Chuanren
Japan has passed a bill enabling the government to take over certain production lines should a private supplier decide to withdraw from a military program.
Supply Chain

By Guy Norris
Bell says the finishing line is in sight for certification of its long-delayed 525 super-medium helicopter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The balloon has flown over sensitive locations including nuclear missile fields but President Biden has been advised not to shoot it down.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Funds raised will be used to launch a demonstrator capsule in 2024.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
Two astronauts finished preparations for the future installation of a final pair of Roll Out Solar Arrays on the International Space Station.
Space