Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

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

By Tony Osborne
Lockheed Martin is to develop a schoolhouse for aircrew and maintainers serving with a new Franco-German C-130J Hercules unit.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Lockheed Martin is to develop a schoolhouse for aircrew and maintainers serving with a new Franco-German C-130J Hercules unit.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
Brazil is to develop an air-launched cruise missile for use from its new fleet of F-39 Gripen combat aircraft, becoming the first Latin American country to pursue such a capability.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Lee Hudson
President-elect Joe Biden has announced members of his national security and foreign policy teams, including Tony Blinken, who he intends to nominate as secretary of state.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Mark Carreau, Bradley Perrett
The Chinese National Space Administration’s Chang’e 5 lunar sample return mission lifted off Nov. 23 U.S. time, initiating a planned 3-4-week excursion to gather the youngest-ever samples from the lunar surface.
Space

By Irene Klotz
Following up on a pilot program to assess the value of commercially provided weather-forecast data, the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration has awarded data-purchase contracts to GeoOptics and Spire Global.
Space

By Steve Trimble
A $350 million investment since 2017 in test and evaluation infrastructure for hypersonic systems has sat mostly dormant, but is about to get its first test.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Bill Carey
The FAA on Nov. 23 released proposed airworthiness criteria for four small unmanned aircraft systems, bringing to 10 the number of drones that are positioned to earn design approvals from the agency.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Lee Hudson
The U.S. Army plans to consolidate Army Europe and Army Africa into a single, four-star-led, service-component command.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Irene Klotz
A week after sending its first space taxi to the International Space Station for NASA, SpaceX launched the flagship Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite into orbit to join spacecraft collecting key data for tracking climate change.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
Defense electronics companies in France, Germany and Spain have begun developing distributed sensors for the European Future Combat Air System.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Guy Norris
Supersonic business jet developer Aerion has teamed with satellite company Spire Global to supply the high-fidelity weather data critical to the aircraft maker’s goal of achieving Mach 1-plus cruise speeds without generating a sonic boom on the ground.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Croatia is to purchase three multimission helicopters for civil protection missions with the help of grants provided by the European Union.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
The FAA on Nov. 20 released for comment proposed airworthiness standards for six small unmanned aircraft systems as a step toward issuing its first-ever regulatory certifications of drone designs.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Lee Hudson
The U.S. Space Force will request a significant funding increase in its fiscal 2022 budget proposal, according to the head of the Space and Missile Systems Center.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Bill Carey
The FBI on Nov. 19 arrested a Hollywood, California, man on charges that he crashed a drone into a Los Angeles Police Department helicopter in September.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Steve Trimble
The Army’s construction branch is gearing up to support a $245 million to $385 million project to establish a maintenance and operations complex for the first operational squadron.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Helicopter operations have managed to resist the affects of the coronavirus pandemic, but customers are delaying investment decisions for new rotorcraft, according to Airbus Helicopters CEO Bruno Even.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
Newly emerged from bankruptcy, under new ownership and with a new CEO, OneWeb’s goal is to resume launches for its global, high-speed internet-via-satellite service on Dec. 17, the company said on Nov. 20.
Commercial Space

By Tony Osborne
Defragmented and diverse types of equipment in European inventories are holding up cooperation for modernization, the European Defense Agency has reported.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Irene Klotz
A Rocket Lab Electron booster has lifted off from New Zealand, sending 30 small satellites on their way to orbit. It then turned around and parachuted into the Pacific Ocean for the first time.
Commercial Space