Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Irene Klotz
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.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
H55 has selected Safran to supply its type-certified motor to power the Bristell B23 Energic electric training aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Army wants a different platform than the Stryker to replace the remaining Avenger batteries for mobile, short-range air defense (M-SHORAD).
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Mark Carreau
Northrop Grumman's 24th NASA contracted Cygnus resupply mission spacecraft rendezvoused with the seven-person International Space Station on April 13.
Commercial Space

By Ben Goldstein
Fixed-base operators (FBO) are beginning to position their networks for electric aircraft, part of a bet that early advanced air mobility (AAM) operations will emerge from existing airport infrastructure.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
Certo Aerospace, the UK startup developing the Capstone rotary-wing UAS, has demonstrated the potential of the system in the anti-submarine warfare role.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
German research organization Fraunhofer has taken the wraps off a 750-kW electric motor it has designed for a European research project to develop a hybrid-electric powertrain for regional aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Staff
Raytheon Co., Tucson, Arizona has been awarded a not-to-exceed $708,939,863 undefinitized contract action for small diameter bomb increment II production.
Supply Chain

By Steve Trimble
A U.S. Army official said a deployed artillery unit exhausted the full inventory of Lockheed Martin PRSM missiles early in the war against Iran last month.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
A long-range, surface-to-surface ballistic missile for the U.S. Army will be recompeted.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Guy Norris
Revenues from commercial launch vehicles and launch sites are expected to grow to $32 billion by 2035, says a space market report from McKinsey Research.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Coulson Aviation is finalizing creation of a new sensor suite designed to tell flight crews whether the fuel being loaded onto their aircraft is safe for use.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Stratospheric airship startup Sceye has completed a 12-day mission during which its solar-powered SE2 high-altitude platform system flew 6,400 mi.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
MDA Space is jumping into rendezvous and proximity operations (RPO) spacecraft, with the introduction of a vehicle designed to maneuver and detect threats.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
Rheinmetall is further deepening its push into the missile sector through an agreement with Dutch defense technology company Destinus.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
HawkEye 360 is joining the wave of space startups looking to go public.
Satellites

By Irene Klotz
Blue Origin is working toward an April 16 launch of its New Glenn rocket, which will carry AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird 7 satellite into low Earth orbit.
Operations & Safety

By Vivienne Machi
HASC Chairman Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) is ready to take the White House’s opening fiscal 2027 defense spending bid as the new minimum funding level.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Guy Norris
Space computing specialist Sophia Space has announced a strategic collaboration with Canadian satellite telecommunications provider Kepler Communications.
Commercial Space

By Craig Caffrey
Beyond the headline of a $1.5 trillion budget request, the U.S. defense sector will be looking for longer-term demand signals in an uncertain fiscal environment before it makes big bets on adding capacity.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Irene Klotz, Mark Carreau
The Artemis II astronauts returned from a nine-day flight test of NASA’s deep-space Orion capsule on April 10, setting the stage for a series of missions to establish a base on the Moon.
Space Exploration

By Steve Trimble
The FAA and DOD say they have validated the safety of a high energy laser system that triggered an airspace closure around El Paso's civilian airport in February.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Vivienne Machi
Global orbital launches surge 25% in 2025 as SpaceX dominates with 165 missions while Starlink constellation tops 10,100 satellites.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Christine Boynton
Embraer has named Felipe Santana Santiago de Lima as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO), replacing Antonio Carlos Garcia who has stepped down from the role.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
Vantor expands its Worldview Legion constellation with new 40 cm and 20 cm imaging satellites for persistent high-resolution monitoring.
Commercial Space