Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Graham Warwick
Odys partners with ST Engineering to develop hybrid eVTOL cargo drones, expanding range and capabilities for uncrewed aircraft and logistics solutions.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Staff
France Plans A400M Firefighting Missions Soon
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NORTHROP gets E-2D production award... FDH AERO ties up with TESTCOR of Korea... PELICO to help modernize C-17 heavy maintenance...
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By Irene Klotz
The U.S. Department of the Interior is requesting information about potentially repurposing decommissioned oil rigs and other ocean assets to support burgeoning demand for launch infrastructure.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
On July 23, RTX reported better-than-expected results for the second quarter of 2026.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Angus Batey
Beta’s MV250 military eVTOL launch accelerates civilian certification efforts, leveraging military testing and autonomy tech for strategic growth.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris, Christine Boynton
JetZero expects to select Z4 engines within a year as blended-wing demonstrator nears first flight.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alex Derber
Pratt & Whitney’s aftermarket sales have driven a 50% rise in second-quarter operating profit for the RTX subsidiary.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Dassault prepares Rafale F5 development featuring AI, UCAV integration and advanced systems despite pending French approval.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Lockheed aims to begin production of its networked Sniper targeting pod in 2027, boosting F-35 connectivity.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Robert Wall
Thales expects an IRIS2 contract soon as Europe boosts sovereign satellite communications and space investment.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
Ukraine will receive a heavy-lift evacuation drone as MBDA explores armed and battlefield support variants.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
France plans to deploy an Airbus A400M for experimental aerial firefighting missions as wildfires intensify nationwide.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Lockheed Martin is continuing its teaming agreement with KAI to offer the T-50 trainer in the UK as it scours the country for a potential production partner.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Leonardo will seek British industrial links to support a planned M‑346 bid for an emerging British jet trainer competition, newly appointed CEO Lorenzo Mariani told Aviation Week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
After the termination of the trinational New Generation Fighter program, Dassault Aviation is gearing up to work on a Rafale successor on its own.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Staff
Innospace Hanbit-Nano Pad Return Slips
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GKN expands in New Hampshire... ROCKET LAB gets Space Force suborbital launch contract... BELL TRAINING ACADEMY announces milestone...
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By Mark Carreau
NASA is developing a sustainable human moon base with an evolving architecture likely to look different than currently perceived to address technical and scientific challenges.
Space Exploration

By Irene Klotz
NASA joined the White House's Genesis Mission to accelerate AI-driven scientific research, engineering and space operations.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Irene Klotz
With lunar landings and future human missions to Mars as its goal, NASA and the U.S. space community should have a hard think about how they assess risk.
Space Exploration

By Tony Osborne
The UK defense ministry is set to spend £20 million ($26.7 million) to develop a hypersonic target to generate data in support of air and missile defense.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Sikorsky and Safran agreed to expand propulsion collaboration for next-generation rotorcraft targeting commercial and defense markets.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Germany seeks approval for four additional P-8As while pursuing renewed anti-ship strike and air-launched capabilities.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Innospace delayed the Hanbit-Nano return-to-flight launch to November following last year's launch failure investigation.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion