Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Garrett Reim
A student rocket club at the University of Southern California (USC) has launched a small rocket to an altitude of 470,000 ft.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
NASA and GE Aerospace will evaluate aircraft wake scanning technology during flight tests to improve the industry’s understanding of contrails.
Emerging Technologies

By Steve Trimble
The milestone moves the Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) program closer to a delayed launch date in 2026.
Operations & Safety

By Brian Everstine
The service last year announced the creation of an Integrated Capabilities Command (ICC), a new major command led by a three-star general.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
The Swedish government plans to spend more than $460 million to join a NATO-led joint procurement of up to 1,000 Patriot missiles, the government said Nov. 15.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
The German parliament has given the green light to joining a trilateral effort with Italy and the U.K. to work on a new helmet for Eurofighter Typhoon pilots.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Thierry Dubois
As low-Earth orbit is becoming increasingly busy, progress in AI could help reduce debris collisions and detect hostile spacecraft.
Satellites

By Chen Chuanren
With Tokyo awarding contracts to build two new Aegis System Equipped Vessels, Lockheed Martin believes there are still details to be ironed out about the new SPY-7 Aegis destroyer.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Irene Klotz
Terms of the contracts were not disclosed, nor how many launches each company was awarded.
Commercial Space

By Brandon Patrick
Aviation Week Intelligence Network's 2025 Military Aircraft Market Forecast indicates that the Asia-Pacific region will lead the world in open requirements and opportunity over the coming decade.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Brian Everstine
Miller comes from Northrop Grumman, where he was the vice president for engineering in its aeronautics sector for a year.
Supply Chain

By Steve Trimble
Raytheon’s complaint against the MDA was also filed Nov. 6, but the document is sealed by the court because it includes classified and proprietary information.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Sean Broderick
Triumph Group’s aftermarket business is reaping the benefits of new-equipment delivery struggles and an imminent rise in demand for work on landing gear parts.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Brian Everstine
The Defense Department on Nov. 14 issued its latest annual report on UAP from its All-Domain Anomaly Resolution Office.
Space Exploration

By Matthew Fulco
As of midday on Nov. 14, Rocket Lab shares were trading at $17.77.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
The TPS comprises a composite material that combines the strength of carbon fiber with the high-temperature stability of ceramics.
Space Exploration

By Guy Norris
20 years ago, NASA saw incremental aircraft improvement would no longer mitigate the environmental impact of projected growth; revolutionary change was needed.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Three of the modular systems would produce 1.2 megawatts, enough to power a regional aircraft, the Toulouse-based company says.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Robert Wall
Russia used the event in China for the Su-57’s international debut.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Thales forecasts earnings margins to bounce back to more than 7% by 2028 from the 1% the business generated last year.
Commercial Space

By Robert Wall
The Swedish company is working with Saab and Orbcomm on the Very High Frequency Data Exchange System communications link.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
The EU has approved funding to support member state efforts to buy more defense equipment collectively, including Diehl IRIS-T and MBDA Mistral systems.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Craig Caffrey
The transition from Biden to Trump is set to be more turbulent than most given the scale of policy divergence, but how will defense spending be affected?
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Mark Carreau
The session focused on structural cracks with air leaks in the Russian segment and the safe potential deorbiting of the outpost in a contingency.
Operations & Safety

By Sean Broderick
The EL9’s debut—at least in concept form—came one year and two days after the company’s EL-2 Goldfinch technology demonstrator made its first flight.
Advanced Air Mobility