Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Tony Osborne
Norway and the UK will work together on tackling Russian underwater warfare threats through a new agreement signed by the two countries.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
A job advert posted by Anduril indicates that work is underway on a vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) UAS in the Group 5 size category.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
Prague-based hybrid-VTOL startup Zuri is planning a major shift from years of subscale demonstrators to a full-envelope tiltrotor prototype flight campaign in 2026.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
Denmark’s Defense Ministry will develop its Karup base as a future forward operating location for NATO’s multinational tanker unit.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The integration of the MBDA Meteor beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile onto the CTOL Lockheed Martin F-35 has advanced, with ground-based testing beginning.
Missile Defense & Weapons

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By Brian Everstine
Northrop Grumman’s Scaled Composites on Dec. 3 unveiled Project Talon, the company’s latest design of an uncrewed Collaborative Combat Aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
The National Reconnaissance Office is continuing to build out its proliferated satellite constellation.
Satellites

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon is casting a wide net for work under the Golden Dome air and missile defense program.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Matthew Fulco
The U.S. is looking at options to increase its supply of tungsten, a mineral crucial to the defense industry, more so after Chinese export restrictions.
Supply Chain

By Mark Carreau
NASA administrator nominee Jared Isaacman, in a repeat Senate confirmation hearing after having his initial nomination retracted, got bipartisan support.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Advanced air mobility startups are looking to defense for early revenues, so Electra.aero is forming a dedicated defense unit to pursue potential military uses.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Steve Trimble
U.S. Air Force B-2 bomber returned to operational status four years after it was grounded in 2021, following a gear collapse upon landing.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Shield AI announced tests of its Hivemind autonomy software for use on spacecraft, calling autonomy in space a natural extension of the air domain.
Commercial Space

By Matthew Fulco
Taiwan's AIDC and Vantor Technologies signed an agreement at I/ITSEC 2025 to work to improve the ability of military drones to navigate GPS-denied environments.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The Pentagon's Drone Dominance Program has set a goal of acquiring 340,000 weaponized small drones by 2028, positing major price drops as production ramps up.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
U.S. Central Command plans to use one-way attack drones based on a copy of the Iranian Shahed-136, and has set up a new task force to deploy them.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
AeroVironment’s CEO is optimistic about the company's business, saying it could "easily double" in the next 3-5 years, he said in a investor presentation.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Robert Wall
Germany has taken delivery of its first Arrow 3 ballistic missile defense system as the government also disclosed additional Kongsberg JSM procurement plans.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Chen Chuanren
Korean Air’s Aerospace Division and Hyundai Rotem have launched a joint program to develop a 35-ton-class reusable methane rocket engine for launch vehicles.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Robert Wall, Chen Chuanren
China completed the inaugural launch of the ZhuQue-3 rocket, but failed to recover the first stage that was a key objective of the flight.
Operations & Safety

By Matthew Fulco
Canada has joined Europe's SAFE program, a new financial instrument to help EU member states boost spending on common defense in the face of the Russian threat.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Michael Bruno
Boeing CFO Jay Malave said that the company expects to report a $2 billion cash burn for all of 2025, better than predicted.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Argentina will soon receive the first six Lockheed Martin F-16 fighters of 24 ordered from Denmark in 2024, with the remainder coming by the end of 2027.
Budget, Policy & Operations