Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

Demand from the increasing number of conflicts is outpacing industry’s ability to scale up, Leonardo CEO Roberto Cingolani warns.

The Pentagon has pledged that it is moving forward on the U.S. Navy’s F/A-XX fighter program under congressional direction in recent bills.

Airbus, Bell and Leonardo have recorded orders for 26 helicopters during this year’s Verticon rotorcraft exhibition in Atlanta.

Electric propulsion provider MagniX is preparing a power system for flight tests later this year in a modified Robinson Helicopter Corporation R66.

Russian users from Kaliningrad to Siberia lost signals of their satellite television on March 4 after the Ekspress-AT1 broadcasting satellite went offline.

The Pentagon will roll out its fiscal 2027 budget “relatively soon,” providing more details on what will become a generational investment in the U.S. military.

The Air Force Research Laboratory ground launched a liquid-fueled ballistic missile powered by the Ursa Major Draper rocket engine in January.

Leonardo CEO Roberto Cingolani says he’s “very open” to expanding the GCAP partnership to develop a future fighter.

A new U.S. Army online marketplace for counter uncrewed aircraft systems is now hosting more than 90 products.

Leonardo plans to demonstrate its collaborative combat aircraft technology in flight as early as May, CEO Roberto Cingolani says.

The Israel Defense Forces says it is increasing its focus on taking out Iran’s drone warfare capacity.

Leonardo plans to demonstrate elements of its new Michelangelo Dome in Ukraine this year, as it sets sights on networking air and missile defenses Europe-wide.

Northrop Grumman's CRS-23 was unberthed from the Earth-facing port of the International Space Station's U.S. segment Unity module early March 12.

Iceye is targeting more than €500 million ($580 million) in sales this year aided by a €1.5 billion contracted backlog it recorded at the end of 2025.

he Japan Air Self-Defense Force Air Development and Test Command has unveiled the first official photographs of its new Kawasaki C-2 standoff jammer aircraft.

Safran’s Aneto engine has been selected to power new-build and refurbished Bell 214ST Super Transporter helicopters.

GE Aerospace has said it is moving into a new phase in its joint research with Airbus Helicopters into next-generation rotorcraft engines.

The UK’s new fleet of Leonardo AW149 utility helicopters will not reach initial operating capability for at least another five years, ministers have revealed.

Firefly Aerospace launched its Alpha rocket for the first time in nearly one year on March 11.

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The U.S. Marine Corps’ new Aviation Plan builds on the progress of Project Eagle to date while sharpening the focus on artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML) and uncrewed technologies.

The U.S. Navy plans to buy up to 6,000 Leonardo BriteCloud active expendable decoys to protect its F-35, F/A-18 and other aircraft fleets in an increase of previously detailed plans.

Swarm Aero added $35 million in Series A financing to continue developing a large uncrewed aircraft system.

Rheinmetall expects a flurry of orders from the Middle East and elsewhere for air defense gun systems after Iran fired drones against Gulf states.