Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Mark Carreau
NASA has established a Moon to Mars Program Office to provide focused oversight of human exploration activities under the Artemis Program.
Space

By Steve Trimble
Ukraine’s military commander on March 30 repeated his request for Lockheed Martin F-16 fighters.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jen DiMascio
Aerospace accelerator and strategic advisory firm Starburst is targeting government funding for aerospace technologies and expanding into Washington.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Jen DiMascio
SpaceX scrubbed the launch of the Space Development Agency’s first official batch of satellites March 30.
Space

By Brian Everstine
Nine U.S. soldiers were killed when two Sikorsky HH-60 Black Hawks collided during night training.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The German Navy wants to expand its planned fleet of Boeing P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft and acquire uncrewed air systems to supplement them.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Helicopter lessor LCI has been bolstered by investment from Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing Co.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Bahrain has been approved to receive second-hand Bell AH-1 Cobra attack helicopters, on top of recent deliveries of new-model AH-1Z Vipers.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jen DiMascio
The Space Development Agency (SDA) intends to track a hypersonic missile defense test next spring, Director Derek Tournear says.
Space

By Mark Carreau
NASA and Boeing are now looking to July 21 at the earliest for the launch of the eight-day Crew Flight Test to the ISS.
Space

By Steve Trimble
The JPO originally scheduled the first TR-3-equipped F-35 for delivery in April 2023, a year before the end of the new schedule window.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force wants to cancel an electronic-warfare upgrade for its F-16 fleet to prioritize next-generation aircraft.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Michael Bruno
Verizon won the FAA’s 15-year $2.4 billion FENS contract to establish a more modern network infrastructure.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Garrett Reim
Halo Space of Madrid plans a second flight test of its stratospheric tourist balloon capsule in the “first semester of 2023.”
Commercial Space

By Michael Bruno
Airbus announced it will not acquire a stake in Evidian, a cybersecurity business under French information technology company Atos.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Michael Bruno
Space-based connectivity provider SES confirmed it was in talks with U.S. rival Intelsat, marking the latest tie-up of satellite system providers.
Commercial Space

By Graham Warwick
Japan’s Yamato Holdings has invested in Regent to expand the market for its wing-in-ground-effect vehicles to include parcel delivery and logistics.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
French aircraft developer Survey Copter has unveiled a vertical-takeoff-and-landing-capable UAS targeted for use by special forces.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
German rocket startup Isar Aerospace has unveiled a $165 million Series C fundraising round.
Space

By Steve Trimble
The awards come nearly seven months after the U.S. Air Force selected Raytheon for the Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile (HACM) operational prototyping program.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Space Force wants to continue investments in tactically responsive space.
Space

By Garrett Reim
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) is looking for proposals for a portable electrolysis system to generate hydrogen in austere conditions.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
Top civilian leaders in the Pentagon say they support an effort to cancel the requirement for requesting funds outside of key budget areas.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Irene Klotz
Lockheed Martin is self-funding an offshoot to provide communications, navigation and other services for government and commercial lunar customers.
Space

By Brian Everstine
Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall has decided not to proceed with replacing the F-35’s F135 powerplant with either of two alternatives.
Aircraft & Propulsion