Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Kim Minseok
South Korea's Hyundai Rotem is expanding beyond ground weapons into the aerospace and missile market, signaling a new focus on rocket and ramjet engine work.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
Bell has confirmed new discussions with Ukrainian government agencies over a potential Foreign Military Sale of AH-1Z and UH-1Y attack and utility helicopters.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The next step for the Boeing MQ-28 Ghost Bat is a flying demonstration next year.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Kim Minseok
KAI’s concept rebrands Collaborative Combat Aircraft as Adaptable Aerial Platforms.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
SpaceX's Starship Human Landing System development is behind schedule.
Space Exploration

By Kim Minseok
Hanwha Aerospace has unveiled the design of the first member in a family of future turbofan engines at ADEX 2025 that are sized between 5,500-17,000-lb. thrust.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Fulco
The U.S. and Australia agreed to invest $3 billion together in critical minerals projects over the next six months.
Supply Chain

By Brian Everstine
Lockheed Martin has received a $233 million contract to deliver infrared search and track sensors to the U.S. Navy.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Tony Osborne
The Swedish Air Force has taken delivery of its first Gripen E combat aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
As NASA marches toward Artemis II, the first crewed mission to the Moon in more than a half century, the agency is on the verge of another historic milestone.
Space Exploration

By Robert Wall
Switzerland says it plans to buy Leonardo Tactical Multi-Mission Radar systems to plug an air surveillance gap in its network.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Robert Wall
The U.S. government shutdown may not have kicked off until the end of Q3, but its effects will be a common thread in upcoming defense earnings discussions.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
South Korean launch service newcomer Innospace says it has received approval from the government to support the inaugural flight of its Hanbit-Nano rocket.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Steve Trimble
Lockheed Martin’s long tech collaboration with KAI could see development of a military variant of the high-speed X2 rotorcraft platform, a Lockheed exec says.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
South Korea awarded L3Harris a contract to deliver the new Phoenix airborne early warning and control aircraft based on a Bombardier bizjet and an IAI radar.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
The FAA has approved Boeing’s request to increase 737 MAX production to 42 aircraft per month.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Brian Everstine
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has confirmed it has been selected to develop a conceptual design of Collaborative Combat Aircraft for the U.S. Navy.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Fulco
Taiwan will spend NT$44.2 billion ($1.4 billion) to scale up manufacturing of uncrewed aircraft systems and become an Asia-Pacific drone production hub by 2030.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Craig Caffrey
South Korea has come under concerted pressure from Trump to increase defense spending and to raise contributions toward the U.S. military footprint there.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Robert Wall
India says it has inaugurated a third production line for the Tejas Mk. 1-A and is also scaling up its production of Hindustan Turbo Trainer-40s.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force, faced with ongoing readiness issues across much of its fleet, has issued a call to aircraft owners who are near bases to help out.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
The European Union has given the go-ahead to the €1.5 billion ($1.7 billion) European Defense Industry Program aimed at supporting local industry and Ukraine.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
Earth-observation company Planet is projecting 20% sales growth in the medium term as governments bolster access to imagery and related data from space.
Satellites

By Thierry Dubois
Eurocontrol is talking to its member states to define a resilient network for communications, navigation and surveillance (CNS) by 2030, an official says.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Mark Carreau
Two cosmonauts conducted a spacewalk outside the Russian segment of the International Space Station on Oct. 16.
Space Exploration