Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Army is comfortable with access to test ranges for its current hypersonic weapon program, but says the lack of infrastructure for the entire military will affect future programs beyond the Dark Eagle.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
President Joe Biden has nominated Lt. Gen. Chance Saltzman to be the second chief of space operations for the U.S. Space Force.
Space

By Graham Warwick
The startup is working to certify an autonomous flight capability for the Cessna 208B Caravan.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
BAE Systems is closing in on the first delivery of Eurofighter Typhoons to Qatar as production work on components for the combat aircraft grows to accommodate new orders from Germany and Spain.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Boston Materials and Textron have agreed to jointly develop a new thermal protection system they say will enable a reusable rocket to be launched “again within hours of reentry into the atmosphere.”
Space

By Tony Osborne
The first of two former UK Royal Air Force Boeing E-3D Sentry airborne-early-warning aircraft has arrived in Chile for delivery to its air force.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Chen Chuanren
Fearing potential sanctions, the Philippines government scrapped the $227 million deal.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury told investors that the company remained “fully committed” to the European FCAS.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
NASA and the European Space Agency are dropping plans for a dedicated Mars rover to fetch rock and soil samples being collected by the ongoing Perseverance science rover.
Space

By Mark Carreau
Top NASA officials have offered assurances the agency is working to maintain International Space Station operations through 2030 and include access to its U.S. National Laboratory community.
Space

By Brian Everstine
The long-awaited decision by the U.S. Army to select its next helicopter could slip into fiscal 2023 as the service works through its “event-based” process, the service’s acquisition boss says.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Army is moving ahead with a full competition to replace its current Raytheon Stinger surface-to-air missiles, while refurbishing existing ones to avoid a potential shortage after sending current stocks to Ukraine.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
A new financial charge on the MQ-25 program in Boeing’s second quarter results raises the company’s total losses on the uncrewed aerial tanker to 54% of the value of the engineering and manufacturing development contract.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
As NASA looks to transition scientific research and development activities underway aboard the International Space Station to successor private-sector stations, it must identify and overcome the constraints, program officials warn.
Space

By Tony Osborne
Brazil’s Air Force has taken delivery of its first Airbus A330-200, in preparation for conversion to the Multi-Role Tanker Transport configuration.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Steve Trimble
A key component must be replaced on several types of Martin-Baker ejection seats that affect a sub-set of domestic and foreign fleets of Boeing F-18
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Korea Aerospace Industries has broken into the European market, securing agreements with Poland to provide 48 FA-50 light combat aircraft and other defense equipment.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Nathalie Tarnaud Laude will succeed Stefano Bortoli as the CEO of ATR effective Sept. 17.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
The mission marked the entry of a new rocket manufacturer, CAS Space, into China's space sector.
Space

By Irene Klotz
Deep Space Transport, a new Boeing-Northrop Grumman joint venture, is set to receive the contract.
Space

By Mark Carreau
United Arab Emirates astronaut Sultan AlNeyadi has been named to lift off to the International Space Station aboard NASA’s SpaceX Crew-6 mission planned for launch next spring.
Space

By Irene Klotz
SpaceX is calling on the Federal Communications Commission to quickly reject a proposal from the Dish Network and the private trust of Dell Technologies’ CEO Michael Dell for rights to use the 12-GHz bandwidth to expand fixed, low-power terrestrial links into high-power mobile links.
Space

By Steve Trimble
As the U.S. military experiments with expendable and attritable aircraft, Kratos Turbine Technologies has unveiled a small turbofan engine that offers a cheaper price tag and a shorter lifespan than existing alternatives.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Network Staff
Yury Borisov, the new head of the Roscosmos Space Corp., has confirmed Russia’s plans to withdraw from the International Space Station.
Space

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force has an “informal” agreement with the National Reconnaissance Office and National Geospatial-Intelligence Office to create joint requirements and co-fund new space-based capabilities that can meet both intelligence and operational needs.
Space