Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Bradley Perrett
Australia said it will work with the U.S. in developing and testing prototype hypersonic cruise missiles.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Guy Norris
Virgin Orbit will make a second attempt to reach orbit with the air-dropped LauncherOne small satellite rocket on Dec. 19, with backup launch windows available later in the month in the event of a delay.
Commercial Space

By Michael Bruno
Jacobs Engineering Group has announced its second acquisition in as many weeks that aims to boost the government services provider’s profile in providing advanced technologies of keen interest to national security and other agencies.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
A new head of Air Force Special Operations Command is calling for a "ruthless" divestment of certain functions in order to finance a major restructuring to prepare for conflict with a great power.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Maxim Pyadushkin
Russia has taken another significant step toward development of its first reusable space launch vehicle.
Space

By Mark Carreau
Nov. 2, 2020, the date that marked 20 years of continuous human operations aboard the International Space Station, also represents an unfolding “wedding of the old and the new,” according to David Brady, NASA’s ISS associate program scientist.
Space

By Tony Osborne
The French Air Force has taken delivery of the first of two second-hand Airbus A330-200s which will be converted into Multi-Role Tanker Transports (MRTT).
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Defense officials have said UK plans to develop a laser directed energy weapon are “on-track” despite the program suffering a year-long delay.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
The German Navy has turned to private contractors to train pilots for its Lockheed P-3 Orion maritime patrollers.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The space launch ambitions of the Shetland Islands have been given an additional boost with investment from a Scottish conservation fund, but the cash injection appears to have prompted a war of words between competing space ports.
Commercial Space

By Tony Osborne
The British Army has taken delivery of its first two remanufactured AH-64E Apache attack helicopters.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Germany has formally placed orders for 31 NH90 NATO Frigate Helicopters (NFH) to replace its Westland Sea Lynx fleet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
Canada will require emergency locator transmitters on most aircraft in the country to operate on both digital and analog frequencies starting as soon as next year, under new Transport Canada regulations .
Business Aviation

By Lee Hudson
The U.S. Air Force has selected four locations to become home for the C-130J, but a key Democrat on Capitol Hill is condemning the announcement as politicized because one of the bases is located in Georgia where there will be a double runoff election for the U.S. Senate in January.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Molly McMillin
Chinese-backed Citiking International is appealing a judge’s approval of the sale of One Aviation’s Eclipse aircraft assets to AML Global Eclipse in a bankruptcy proceeding.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Pilot training and simulator leader CAE of Canada is buying the Canadian-based assets of TRU Simulation + Training from Textron for $40 million in cash, the companies announced Nov. 25.
Maintenance & Training

By Graham Warwick
A French startup has unveiled plans to develop a hybrid-electric light aircraft as a step towards a hydrogen-fueled six-seat regional aircraft.
Emerging Technologies

By Irene Klotz
SpaceX has marked its 100th Falcon 9 launch with a record seventh reflight of a first-stage booster, a mission that increased the company’s burgeoning Starlink broadband network to more than 950 satellites.
Space

By Michael Bruno
Engineering and government professional services provider Jacobs has acquired cyber and artificial intelligence specialist The Buffalo Group to bolster its offerings to the U.S. intelligence community and military.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Michael Bruno
TransDigm Group will buy Cobham Aero Connectivity of Marlow, UK, a provider of highly engineered antennas and radios, for $965 million in cash.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Lee Hudson
The U.S. Air Force has completed its evaluation of the interim KC-46 Remote Vision System upgrade and will integrate “a few capabilities” while waiting for the full replacement, the service acquisition executive says.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
A report by European researchers confirms that non-CO2 climate impacts from aviation are at least as important as those from CO2 emissions and suggests possible mitigation measures.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Lee Hudson
The U.S. Air Force has created an “integrating” program executive office for the Advanced Battle Management System that will be nestled under the Rapid Capabilities Office, the service acquisition executive says.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Mark Carreau
Though on his third voyage to the International Space Station, veteran Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Soichi Noguchi said each mission poses a challenge, with the adjustments well worth making to help inspire younger generations.
Space

By Tony Osborne
A U.S. Air Force F-15 pilot died last summer after losing spatial orientation during air-to-air exercises over the North Sea, an air force safety board has concluded.
Budget, Policy & Operations