Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

Horizon Aircraft is moving into the assembly phase of its full-scale Cavorite X7 hybrid-electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft.

Spacesuit developer Axiom Space is close to completing the critical design review of the suit design that will be used by astronauts on the Moon.

Air refueling testing has begun for the Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider, the U.S. Air Force said late April 14.

Lockheed Martin, one of several space companies vying for NASA’s Mars Telecommunications Network spacecraft requirement, now anticipates a request for proposals (RFP) from the agency sometime in May.

U.S. Space Command is beginning to craft a strategy focused on space-based maneuvering.

The U.S. Space Force is exploring options to still use the Vulcan rocket heavy-lift launch vehicle for less-complex missions.

ESA is moving forward on a program to advance space-based laser communications across multiple orbital planes with a contract to Kepler Communications.

The U.S. Army denies that the stockpile of Lockheed Martin Precision Strike Missiles (PRSMs) was exhausted early in the war against Iran.

Moonshot Space will site its first electromagnetic accelerator in Fairbanks, Alaska, under a memorandum of understanding signed at Space Symposium 2026.

GE Aerospace and Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. say they've made progress in nearly three-year-old talks over establishing F414 engine manufacturing in India.

The U.S. Space Force’s senior acquisition official is telling industry to prepare for significant satellite production contracts should the fiscal 2027 budget request.

A new White House initiative to develop space nuclear power directs NASA to develop a minimum 20 kW fission reactor and fly a variant to the lunar surface by 2030,

Rocket Lab on April 14 added a high-performance, Hall-effect satellite thruster to its growing catalog of space technologies and flight services.

The undefeatable ballistic missile in the future will be hypersonic, cheap, and long-range, the U.S. Army’s acquisition chief for artillery says.

A planned convergence of field artillery and air defense units within the U.S. Army will drive investments in common sensors, launchers and fire control systems.

With new FAA airworthiness regulations for light sport aircraft taking effect in July, MagniX is launching an electric powertrain for the general aviation market.

City clusters in China have until April 15 to apply for a pilot program that, for the first time, links hydrogen-powered aircraft to the country’s low-altitude economy.

Airbus’ Board Chairman René Obermann will step down from his position in October and will be replaced by longtime board member Amparo Moraleda.

Signals intelligence satellite specialist HawkEye 360 has secured a contract with NASA to help the agency study the radio frequency environment in low Earth orbit.

Artemis II shows how NASA has unlocked a key to telling its story: kindling emotional ties to the humans in the human spaceflight program.

Safran Aircraft Engines is upgrading its forging capabilities by investing $176 million in the acquisition of a hydraulic press at a facility in Gennevilliers.

Amazon has agreed to acquire Globalstar following rival SpaceX’s purchase of EchoStar spectrum in the intensifying battle to offer LEO broadband services.

Germany says it will finance the purchase of RTX Patriot equipment for Ukraine and underwrite delivery of more Diehl Defense ground-launched IRIS-T systems.

BAE Systems is entering the space tug market, debuting a new vehicle it says will be capable of transporting cargo and small satellites to the Moon.

A key NASA appropriator intends to lobby fellow legislators to fund NASA at its current level instead of the Trump administration's proposed 24% cut.