Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Graham Warwick
South Korea’s aggressive plans to launch commercial air taxi services by 2025 continue to make progress.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Mark Carreau
"We are wrapping this mission up,” says Mike Sarafin, NASA’s Artemis I mission manager, told the agency’s final planned pre-return news briefing.
Space

By Tony Osborne
Having partnered with the U.S. on the F-16-derived Mitsubishi F-2, Japan is breaking with tradition and merging its F-X project into GCAP.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The UK and Italy’s Tempest Future Combat Air System project is merging with Japan’s F-X fighter effort.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
The Defense Innovation Unit is looking for ways to quickly deliver spacecraft beyond geosynchronous orbit.
Commercial Space

By Ben Goldstein
Eve Air Mobility has signed a letter of intent with Brazilian air mobility startup FlyBIS for up to 40 of Eve’s piloted, four-passenger eVTOL vehicles.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon has awarded contracts with a $9 billion ceiling to four vendors to provide cloud computing capabilities for the Defense Department.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
GKN Aerospace has partnered with UK independent advanced propulsion research center IAAPS to ground test a megawatt-scale electric aircraft powertrain.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
German premium battery manufacturer CustomCells has raised €60 million in a Series A funding round led by European climate technology investor World Fund.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Mark Carreau
NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover has added two samples of windblown broken rock and dust, also known as regolith, to its growing collection of rock core samples.
Space

By Chen Chuanren
Boeing has handed over the first of four P-8A Poseidons to the Royal New Zealand Air Force.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The undisclosed investment by RTX Ventures includes a commitment by OEM help guide the Poway, California-based company.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Steve Trimble
The fourth overall test of AARGM-ER in the Point Mugu Sea Range off California follows a series of free flight tests.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Virgin Orbit had been eyeing a launch window starting Dec. 14 for its first UK flight of LauncherOne.
Commercial Space

By Chen Chuanren, Kim Minseok
The companies are proposing a modified Bombardier Global 6500 for the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) E-X Batch II airborne early warning program.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Chen Chuanren
Over the next five years Collins plans to spend $200 million on building up its engineering and manufacturing capabilities in India.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Garrett Reim
Astroscale Japan and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency have launched a joint feasibility study of satellite refueling services.
Commercial Space

By Brian Everstine
U.S. Marine Corps is training under the threat of UAS and learning to use them.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
The House and Senate have agreed on a fiscal 2023 budget policy bill.
Budget, Policy & Operations

The U.S. and Australian governments have invited Japan to join their Force Posture Initiative.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Bristow Group has placed orders for six Leonardo AW139 twin-engine medium helicopters to support the company’s UK search-and-rescue helicopter contract.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
South Korea's KAI will work with KRIT to progress development of its manned-unmanned teaming (MUM-T) system on helicopters.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Vertiport startup VPorts has partnered with the United Arab Emirates government to develop an advanced air mobility integration center in Dubai.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Michael Bruno
SpaceX and Rocket Lab have unveiled departments and services for national security clients.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
Slingshot Aerospace has raised $41.85 million to build out its Earth-based network of orbit-watching telescopes.
Commercial Space