Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Irene Klotz
NASA awarded its seventh private astronaut mission to Voyager.
Commercial Space

By Robert Wall
Two months after the German government moved ahead on buying loitering munitions, Berlin has approved an expansion of those purchases.
Missile Defense & Weapons

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By Steve Trimble
A funding boost allows the U.S. Missile Defense Agency to accelerate the Glide Phase Interceptor program from 2035 to 2031.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Air Force seeks a multiyear procurement framework for air- and spacecraft similar to recent munitions agreements.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Vivienne Machi
The Department of the Air Force has awarded the base contract for new space-based air moving target indication systems.
Satellites

By Brian Everstine
Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon (D-Pa.) revealed the Army’s fiscal 2027 budget excludes funding for the program.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
Transcendent Aerospace is reviving its very light jet as a cost-effective, optionally piloted drone interceptor, targeting interest from the Middle East and India.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
GE Aerospace has expedited T901 engine development for the U.S. Army and reduced costs despite program uncertainty.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The UK’s National Police Air Service has launched a renewal of its rotary-wing fleet amid potential law enforcement reforms.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
A commercial-scale demonstration of zero-emission crop spraying using electric aircraft is planned under a project funded by the California government.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon's budget largely excludes Army aviation, raising concerns amidst broader defense spending increases.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Air Force is now looking at options for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance uncrewed aircraft in the “attritable” cost category.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The UK says the package will be critical to Ukraine’s counterstrike and defenses against Russian attacks, as well as bolstering the UK’s UAS capabilities.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The MV-75 plan is a “success-oriented schedule,” with as much flexibility taken out as possible to meet the demands of top Army leaders, officials say.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
A Finnish startup developing autonomous airships has secured funding from NATO’s Innovation Fund.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Belgium’s NHV has become the latest offshore helicopter operator to adopt Airbus’ H160 twin-engine medium rotorcraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The EU will spend €1.07 billion ($1.26 billion) to fund 57 defense development projects, including funding for loitering munitions and space-based programs.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
Norway has donated to Ukraine six of its now-retired Lockheed Martin F-16s, which are undergoing refurbishment, Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre says.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
AeroVironment has announced the new Mayhem product line of launched effects, targeting a growth area within the U.S. Army for systems that provide both strike and electronic warfare.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Graham Warwick
Israeli electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing startup AIR has flown its first production heavy lift uncrewed cargo aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Brian Everstine
Airbus recently conducted a test flight of the autonomous H145 it is developing for the U.S. Marine Corps that for the first time integrated autonomy and edge computing from partner companies.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Sikorsky says it is now offering production-ready kits for its Black Hawks should the helicopter's customers decide to arm their choppers from the factory.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force has picked Blue Origin to advance in discussions to lease Space Launch Complex-14 at Vandenberg SFB, California, for vertical launch operations.
Operations & Safety