Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Mark Carreau
Latvia on April 20 became the 62nd signatory to NASA’s Artemis Accords.
Space Exploration

By Brian Everstine
The USMC has opted to fully replace the nacelles of its Bell Boeing V-22 fleet as the focus to increase the readiness and safety of the tiltrotor has grown.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
A Swedish developer of an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven pilot aid claims its technology could transform the effectiveness of combat aircraft and their crews.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Staff
HONEYWELL to sell PSS division... BOEING gets C-17 sustainment award... HOWMET hires new chief legal/compliance officer...
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By Steve Trimble
Boeing demonstrated a turbojet-powered GBU-75 Joint Direct Attack Munition Long Range (JDAM-LR) for the U.S. Navy in early April.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
Airbus, Radmor and Thales Alenia Space are joining forces to build a geostationary military communications satellite for Poland.
Satellites

By Thierry Dubois
Latecoere Services, a subsidiary of the Toulouse-based aerostructures and wiring specialist, is preparing to expand in Asia this year.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
Spain’s Indra Group formally opened a new facility in Olathe, Kansas, on April 20.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Air Force has launched market research for the Family of Affordable Mass Missiles-Beyond Adversary’s Reach (FAMM-BAR).
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
One of the two companies vying for the F/A-XX contract lacks the capacity to deliver the fighter on time, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle says.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
NHIndustries and NATO have finalized a contract to kick off a midlife upgrade for the NH90 rotorcraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
European military officials are in the closing stages of reviewing high-level requirements for the future Earth-observation constellation.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Robert Wall
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has received its first ALQ-249 next-generation jammer mid-band jamming pods, developer Raytheon says.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Robert Wall
Australia has signed an agreement with Japan to work together in the field of collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) using the Boeing MQ-28A Ghost Bat.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
The UK Space Agency is reaching out to industry as it looks to build out plans for developing a local in-orbit servicing, assembly and manufacturing capability.
Operations & Safety

Aviation Week Staff
Selected U.S. Military Contracts For The Week Of April 13 - April 17, 2026.
Supply Chain

By Robert Wall
AST SpaceMobile says it will need to deorbit BlueBird 7 after Blue Origin placed the satellite in an “off-nominal” orbit following its launch on a New Glenn rocket.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
DLR has begun flying the Proteus, an uncrewed aircraft designed to fly with either a reference conventional wing or an experimental morphing wing.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Joby Aviation plans to conduct a demonstration flight of its S4-T uncrewed aircraft next week at its plant in California.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Steve Trimble
A member of the PW500 turbofan family is selected for Northrop’s self-funded, single-engine CCA design, the company said.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
Artemis II astronauts conducted lunar far side observations, immune studies, and organ-on-chip research, advancing science.
Space Exploration

By Steve Trimble
Official photos reveal a distinct similarity to the Zone 5 Technologies Rusty Dagger.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
The company, called Bell Textron Ukraine, will be the hub of the manufacturer’s future activities in the country.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The Boeing 747 donated by the government of Qatar to serve as a future Air Force One for President Trump has begun flight testing, the U.S. Air Force confirms.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
The first of four vertiports planned for Joby Aviation’s initial air taxi network in Dubai has been completed by the UK’s Skyports.
Advanced Air Mobility