Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

Turkish defense firm Asfat looks set to become the country’s next aircraft manufacturer through an agreement with Italy’s MAGroup.

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) and Saab are close to the first flight of an MQ-9B Reaper equipped to perform airborne early warning (AEW) duties.

The North Atlantic Treat Organization is looking to set up a space domain awareness marketplace similar to the U.S. Space Force’s Joint Commercial Operations (JCO) effort.

Kongsberg is hoping to get word from the U.S. government in the coming weeks about its proposed acquisition of low-cost missile developer Zone 5 Technologies.

The U.S. State Department has approved the Philippines’ request for a Bell 505 Jet Ranger X training package, valued at approximately $150 million.

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U.S. Approves JDAM Sale To Ukraine.

Interlune has won a $6.9 million contract from NASA to demonstrate technology for extracting helium-3 and hydrogen gas from the lunar soil.

Ukraine can buy 1,532 precision, extended-range glide bombs from Boeing, the U.S. government said on May 5.

GE Aerospace and Turkish Aerospace Industries have signed a contract on the supply of F404 engines for use on TAI’s Hurjet jet trainer.

The U.S. military is bolstering its investments in autonomous systems and needs to test those platforms before they are used on signal-cluttered battlefields.

ExLabs is preparing a mission called ApophisEX to rendezvous with the asteroid Apophis that is predicted to make a close approach to Earth in 2029.

With conflicts near its borders increasingly dominated by one-way attack drones, Turkey’s defense industry is accelerating efforts to develop domestic options.

Voyager Technologies CEO Dylan Taylor won’t rule out pursuing the Starlab commercial low-Earth-orbit space station without NASA backing.

American combat aircraft and other forces are maintaining a high pace of operations to detect and down Iranian threats in the Persian Gulf.

Momentus says recent efforts to strengthen its balance sheet have given it sufficient liquidity to sustain operations for 12 months.

Ursa Major is in talks about a new phase of testing of a unique, liquid-fueled tactical missile demonstrator after two test firings.

Spacecraft developer Quantum Space says former NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine will serve as its next chief executive.

Anduril Industries has gathered five industry partners to support its work on the U.S. Space Force’s space-based interceptor program, the company says.

The EU launched a call for participation in the EU-Ukraine Drone Alliance aimed at fostering development of UAS and ways to defend against them.

Rheinmetall warned investors that first-quarter sales came in below their consensus expectations, but said that recovery in the current quarter would make up for the shortfall.

New Zealand’s Syos Aerospace is preparing to field a wider range of drones for testing in Ukraine.

Firefly Aerospace has made progress building and testing the major flight components of the future Eclipse medium-lift launch vehicle, CEO Jason Kim says.

Soon, and for the first time since Panama disbanded its armed forces in 1989, the country will add a dedicated armed aircraft capability in the form of four A-29 Super Tucanos to help enhance its surveillance, close-air support, special operations, drug interdiction and border monitoring capabilities.

The Boeing T-7A advanced jet trainer can enter a belated low-rate initial production phase, the U.S. Air Force said on May 4.