Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

Leonardo has started building the first satellites for a company-funded, multi-sensor low-Earth-orbit constellation, with launches to start next year.

Connectivity provider Gogo is mounting a push to outfit some of the hundreds of C-130s with a new rear hatch to enable in-flight satellite links for special forces and other uses.

Airbus plans to finally deploy the Superbird-9 broadcast and broadband satellite for Japan’s SKY Perfect JSAT next year after multiple delays, Schoellhorn says.

A U.S. Army plan to go to a pure fleet of AH-64E Apaches by retiring its D models is starting to have ripple effects internationally, and Boeing is taking that as an opportunity to bring on more interest in the E model while also touting new capabilities the gunship will have.

Boeing announced Feb. 2 it picked Australian company Ferra Engineering to produce wing kits for an anti-submarine torpedo for its P-8A maritime patrol aircraft.

The U.S. approved a $6.67 billion export package for Israel that includes potential orders for 30 Boeing AH-64 Apache helicopters, additional Leonardo AW-119Kx helicopters and ground systems.

USAF may need to look at moving more quickly to develop a new airlifter based on the heavy use the Boeing C-17 has seen, the service’s top planner says.

Transcelestial is branching out with its space-based laser links to provide intra-satellite connectivity

Boeing Australia expects to have the operational version of its MQ-28 Ghost Bat flying for that nation’s air force by 2028 as it uses momentum there to garner international interest for a later block of the collaborative combat aircraft.

SpaceX has shared plans to deploy a vast network of data center satellites in the most ambitious bid yet to shift computer processing capability to space.

Singapore has announced it will establish a national space agency to help underpin its ambitions in the space economy.

ST Engineering has unveiled the EagleStrike loitering munition at the Singapore Airshow.

ST Engineering is gearing up to begin testing its AirFish wing-in-ground technology vehicle with the goal of starting service before yearend.

Countdown clocks at NASA's Kennedy Space Center began ticking down toward a simulated launch of the Artemis II Moon mission.

The Republic of Singapore Air Force’s newly acquired Elbit Systems Hermes 900 uncrewed aerial system is making its public debut at this year's Singapore Airshow.

The U.S. government has approved the potential foreign military sale of Lockheed Martin Patriot PAC-3 missile interceptors to Riyadh.

Axiom Space has been selected by NASA for a fifth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station (ISS), the company announced Jan. 30.

Blue Origin said it will stop flying its New Shepard suborbital vehicles for at least two years so it can focus company resources on supporting Moon exploration initiatives, including NASA’s Artemis program.

L3Harris will deliver low-cost cruise missiles to the U.S. Marine Corps by the end of the next year under a newly awarded contract worth $86.2 million.

NASA is flexing plans to restore the International Space Station (ISS) to its usual seven crewmembers.

A global team of researchers has demonstrated that active twisting of helicopter main rotor blades could help reduce noise and vibration levels.

Trump threatened, in a social media post, to decertify Canadian aircraft over Gulfstream certification delays, sparking industry concerns.

ArianeGroup is accelerating the production of strap-on boosters to ramp up the launch cadence of the two-booster Ariane 62 and four-booster Ariane 64 versions.

Warsaw is acquiring 18 batteries of the San counter-drone system, developed by a consortium that includes Polish Armaments Group (PGZ).

NASA said it is standing down from a planned Jan. 31 wet dress rehearsal of its second Space Launch System (SLS) rocket.