Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

The U.S. Air Force’s Air Mobility Command wants a plan within two months to launch 100 UAVs from a single aging KC-135 Stratotanker.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
Natilus has signed a conditional purchase agreement with Ameriflight for 20 of its uncrewed regional freighters.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
France’s defense materiel agency has cleared a new 1,000-kg (2,204-lb.) version of the Safran AASM munition for use on Dassault Rafale fighters.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Momentum for the handover of fighters to supplement Ukraine’s remaining air defense fleet of Soviet-era Sukhoi Su-27s and RAC MiG-29s is gradually gaining.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Alan Dron
The two companies have signed a master relationship agreement (MRA).
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
Upon delivery, the orders would have a combined value of $132 million, according to the company.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Regent, the Rhode Island-based startup developing an all-electric seaglider, has secured a strategic investment from Japan Airlines.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Garrett Reim
Sikorsky is looking ahead to applying its X2 coaxial rigid-rotor compound helicopter technology to commercial aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
Space startups raised a record-setting $550 million in private and public capital and grant funding during the first quarter of fiscal 2022.
Space

By Steve Trimble
The contract signing confirms the Wichita-based manufacturer will replace the Navy’s T-44 fleet of aircraft.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Guy Norris
Work on the site gets underway almost exactly a year after Boom Supersonic announced it had selected Greensboro as its production, test and delivery facility.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
The agreements come just more than a month since the GCAP enterprise was formed.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
Airbus intends to hire another 13,000 new employees in 2023, roughly the same number the company added in 2022.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Steve Trimble
The potential loss would reflect inflationary pressures and the impact of supply chain disruptions on the first five lots of low-rate production.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Leonardo has decided to ditch Honeywell’s HTS900 turboshaft for Safran’s Arriel 2K turbine for the AW09 single engine light helicopter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
The funding will be used to build a full-scale prototype of Electra’s hybrid-electric short-takeoff-and-landing aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Steve Trimble
The test confirmed that a 3D-printed engine could operate for long periods at full throttle with a rotating detonation approach to combustion.
Space

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Army and Bell parent company Textron on Jan. 25 expressed confidence in the aggressive schedule of the Future Long Range Attack Aircraft program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Army in the next two months will award multiple large contracts to replenish its stocks of critical munitions that have been sent to Ukraine.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine, Guy Norris
Boeing has unveiled a redefined scalable configuration for potential development as a tactical airlifter C-130 replacement or a C-17-sized strategic transport.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon on Jan. 25 issued an updated version of its decade-old guidance governing the development of autonomous systems.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Garrett Reim
The pilot shortage that is pinching airline industry growth will not significantly slow the expansion of electric air taxi service, says Archer Aviation's CEO.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Michael Bruno
Boeing recorded a net loss of more than $5 billion in 2022, at least 17% worse than in 2021, but sales rose 7% year-over-year to $66.6 billion.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
As the world’s second-largest helicopter operator, Bristow Group knows a thing or two about vertical lift.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Steve Trimble
All deliveries from the sole-source contract are expected to be completed within two years of the award of an $87 million, sole-source contract.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare