Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has introduced its certification readiness level concept.

The line is focused on maximizing energy density and cycle life with the safety required for certification.

Joby Aviation may fly passengers on air tours and market survey flights before starting commercial air taxi operations, the company says.

Archer Aviation is hoping to begin for-credit testing of its Midnight eVTOL aircraft before year’s end, the firm’s chief commercial officer says.

AAM/eVTOL professionals are making linkages between safety and the creation of robust business cases.

U.S. Space Command wants to launch a pilot program that can parse out and fuse together data coming off of commercial and government remote sensing assets.

A large, hybrid-electric-powered flying wing aircraft designed by Northrop Grumman now boasts a military designation number.

The Next-Gen OPIR program includes two satellites for use in geostationary orbit.

U.S. Air Force officials warn that resource constraints and shifting requirements put the Next Generation Air Dominance program’s existence at risk.

The AAM Stock Composite snapped a multiweek losing streak during the week ending June 21.

NASA was once again forced to postpone an International Space Station spacewalk when lead astronaut Tracy Dyson experienced a water leak in her spacesuit.

CASC says it has completed China's most complex reusable rocket test yet, launching a demonstration rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.

The Indian Space Research Organization has completed the third and final landing experiment for its scaled reusable launch vehicle demonstrator, Pushpak.

NASA and Boeing are moving the CST-100 Starliner Crew Flight Test mission return to Earth to enable further evaluation of the spacecraft's propulsion system.

The survey polled around 40 major aerospace and defense suppliers, who together generate $14 billion of industry revenue.

EHang has announced a firm order for 30 aircraft with plans to sell an additional 270 to China's Wencheng County in Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province.

SHARCS is a platform for testing various sensors, systems and associated algorithms that could feature in MBDA’s development of an ERC for FCAS.

The UAS—a Navmar Applied Sciences Corp. Teros—and payload system completed a five-day Joint Capability Technology Demonstration.

The Ariane 6 rocket completed its wet-dress rehearsal test as European space officials work to ready their newest launcher for a July 9 inaugural mission.

U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) is in the market for a long-endurance reconnaissance drone that can land on water and discreetly wait for recovery.

Chief technology officer Michael Cervenka argues that the Bristol-based company can punch above its weight because of key decisions made early.

The aircraft, which the RCAF calls the CH-146C Mk. II Griffon, now enters a military certification process before a scheduled first delivery in 2026, Bell says.

Northrop Grumman has delivered the two-satellite constellation to the Space Force, targeting mid-July for liftoff onboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle.

Future procurement costs of the B-21 Raider will be more favorable for Northrop Grumman.

Archer Aviation plans to launch an air taxi network across five locations in the San Francisco Bay Area.