Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Robert Wall
Eutelsat is looking to add another 229 satellites to its plan to refresh the OneWeb low-Earth-orbit satellite constellation.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
French President Emmanuel Macron says his government will provide backing to Dassault Aviation’s Vortex-S orbital spaceplane.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The European Union is adjusting competition policies in a move that could support Airbus, Leonardo and Thales's joint venture plan.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Robert Wall
The Exploration Co. will fly its Nyx capsule to the International Space Station after securing a European Space Agency contract for the mission.
Space Exploration

By Robert Wall
Finland’s President Alexander Stubb urged SpaceX CEO Elon Musk to loosen restrictions on Ukraine’s use of the company’s Starlink service in its battle against Russia.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
The consortium developing the sensing and communications suite for the Global Combat Air Program has secured its first major contract from prime contractor Edgewing.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Robert Wall, Craig Caffrey
Germany seeks a record €139.6 billion defense budget for 2027, citing air defense, military space and munitions supply as core priorities.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
MaiaSpace has signed an agreement with the Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space (IQPS) to launch some of its synthetic aperture radar spacecraft starting in 2029.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
The European Space Agency urges European nations to back an independent human spaceflight program, saying a €1 billion annual investment is vital to securing its space future.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Robert Wall
The Netherlands has become the latest country to sign on to buying the Saab GlobalEye airborne early warning aircraft, the Dutch Defense Ministry announced.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The inaugural flight of Germany's first F-35 marks a major strategic shift, turning a once-rejected U.S. fighter into Berlin's primary defense fallback.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Airbus and Aerospacelab will build the low-Earth-orbit satellites for Europe's IRIS² communications network, joining OHB on the medium-Earth-orbit elements.
Satellites

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force has chosen a remote location in northern Texas to complete a triad of sites for its next-generation ground-based space awareness network.
Operations & Safety

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force appears ready to launch a new program for GPS ground command-and-control modernization.
Operations & Safety

Aviation Week Staff
NASA’s Artemis II Commander, Pilot Transition To Emeritus Status.
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NORTHROP gets Common Infrared Countermeasure production award... SPACEX schedules USSF-153... PENTAGON announces Indiana’s first advanced nuclear micro modular reactor...
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By Robert Wall
NASA has added Relatively Space’s Terran R rocket to its list of potential launch service providers for certain missions, enabling the launch startup to compete for actual contracts.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. released the first renderings of the proposed Wildfire UAS, revealing a configuration that the company hopes will gain support from the U.S. Air Force.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Directed energy is at a precipice for the U.S. military services—the technology is ready, the military services just need to buy in to field it at scale.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Garrett Reim
Space manufacturer Rocket Lab has introduced to the market a new solar cell product free of germanium substrates.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Steve Trimble
A ground-launched cruise missile unveiled on Sept. 9 by defense startup Covenant fits into a U.S. Army strategy for creating a high-low mix of long-range strike systems.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
The French government is kicking off industry efforts to develop the Dassault Aviation Rafale F5 fighter configuration due to enter service in the next decade.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Arianespace said it has secured six more Amazon Leo launches and that Eutelsat also is booking two more missions, each using the Ariane 64 heavy lift rocket.
Commercial Space

By Brian Everstine
Eagle Crest brings all F-15 procurement and modernization into one indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity vehicle.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Poland’s WB Group has unveiled a low-observable, jet-powered one-way attack drone at the MSPO defense show.
Aircraft & Propulsion