Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Thierry Dubois
Construction of the Hydrogen Technocampus research and technology center at Toulouse Francazal airport has been approved.
Emerging Technologies

By Tony Osborne
Britain is looking to build a secure supply chain for energetic materials for missiles and ammunition to help support Ukraine’s fight against Russia’s invasion.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
British defense company Babcock is working with Korea Aerospace Industries to explore whether the two can partner on military flying training in Europe.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Tony Osborne
The Netherlands wishes to join the European Long Range Strike Approach that aims to develop long-range deep strike weapons to increase European deterrence.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Canada’s SkyAlyn has ordered 19 PC-21 turboprop trainers from Switzerland’s Pilatus, which it will use to provide training to the Royal Canadian Air Force.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
The Prometheus effort began in 2018 to perform science and tech experiments in the extreme reentry environment through a low-cost, high-cadence flight testbed.
Commercial Space

By Matthew Fulco
The Commerce Department has finalized up to $35.5 million in direct funding for BAE Systems and as much as $23.9 million for Rocket Lab.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Samuel Archer
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AWIN Knowledge Center

By Mark Carreau
The demonstration’s multiple objectives include creating and validating new technologies for improving communications between quantum computers.
Space Exploration

By Brian Everstine
IFPC Inc. 2 is designed to protect fixed and semi-fixed sites from uncrewed aircraft systems, cruise missiles and rockets.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Aircraft that had been earmarked for upgrade to the F-16V standard will now be upgraded by Turkish Aerospace Industries.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Thierry Dubois
ENAC’s reshaping plan, aimed at integrating environmental and societal priorities, is well underway.
Emerging Technologies

By Robert Wall
Negotiations just wrapped up on the Vega E.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The extra time is being used to conduct additional checks.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Safran is gearing up to begin a six-month test campaign with the low-pressure compressor of the CFM RISE engine demonstrator in the first quarter of 2025.
Emerging Technologies

By Steve Trimble
A lawsuit from Raytheon seeks to overturn a decision by the MDA to select Northrop Grumman as the sole bidder for the Glide Phase Interceptor (GPI) program.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
The British government is exploring how to use space communication links to provide broadband-like connectivity in remote and rural locations.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Michael Bruno
It is a far cry from just six years ago when Boeing still was in a roll-up phase.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Garrett Reim
In partnership with T-Mobile, SpaceX has said it aims to launch texting services via its Starlink low-Earth-orbit constellation by year’s end.
Satellites

By Brian Everstine
The deployment plan overhauls how personnel prepare to deploy, creating four six-month stages.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
Small UAS have been spotted in the vicinity of and over RAF Lakenheath, Mildenhall, Feltwell and Fairford since Nov. 20.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
The hybrid-electric, STOL aircraft demonstrated its lower acoustic signature and potential transport uses in distributed military operations during an event.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
The car-sized Dragonfly rotorcraft will fly over Titan’s surface and periodically land.
Space Exploration

By Mark Carreau
Launched Oct. 14 atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy, the $5.2 billion mission will perform a series of 49 flybys of Jupiter’s icy moon Europa beginning in 2031.
Space Exploration

By Sean Broderick
The SPEEA Wichita Engineering Unit voted to accept a four-year contract offer from Spirit AeroSystems.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain