Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Brian Everstine
The KC-46’s developmental history is a story of U.S. Air Force work-arounds.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
If you can afford a supercar, why not buy One, a vehicle that can fly–truly fly?
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Two major fast rotorcraft flight demonstrator programs are running against the clock.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Steve Trimble
The program should be considered the “most successful hypersonic air breathing flight test program in U.S. history,” DARPA says.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
As it currently stands today, all future F-15EXs delivered to the Air Force will look noticeably different than the first two prototypes.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Bye Aerospace has received FAA approval for the means of compliance for Part 23 certification of its two-seat eFlyer 2 trainer.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Mark Carreau
NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover has completed the caching of 10 samples of rock cores gathered from its Jezero Crater landing site.
Space

By Tony Osborne
The Stratospheric Platforms antenna, developed by Cambridge Consultants, is capable of delivering 4G and 5G communications from the air.
Connected Aerospace

By Tony Osborne
The flights over water pave the way for the first landings of the VSR700 onto a French Navy frigate, currently planned for the end of Q1 2023.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
A decade since first flight in January, 2013, China's AVIC is looking at more missions for the Xian Y-20 strategic airlifter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Lockheed Martin Ventures has invested an undisclosed amount in Machina Labs, a robotic sheet metal forming startup.
Supply Chain

By Michael Bruno
Dealmakers in mergers and acquisitions who focus on the aerospace and defense industries are expecting a healthy year ahead for what they do.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Although any losses remain theoretical, some market analysts no longer expect Northrop to make any profit on early B-21 production lots.
Aircraft & Propulsion

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