Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Tony Osborne
GE Aerospace has chosen StandardAero to build, maintain and overhaul the CT7 engines that will power the UK’s Leonardo AW149 New Medium Helicopter (NMH) fleet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Airbus has completed the first flight of a Tranche 4 Eurofighter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Staff
IRIDIUM announces commercial availability of jam-resistant ASIC... ROLLS gets CMV-22 engine production award... ACORN completes sale of BERRY AVIATION...
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Cebu Pacific Air Plans Starlink Rollout From 2027
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By Steve Trimble
A top U.S. Army official named Anduril as a potential hypersonic weapons supplier on July 14.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Michael Bruno
Commercial aftermarket and manufacturing may not be very sexy, but for stock investors, they are sizzling while space and defense suffer.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Replicator pioneered the Pentagon's shift to low-cost autonomous weapons.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Mark Carreau
Russia’s Soyuz MS-29 successfully launched and autonomously docked to the Russian segment of the International Space Station on July 14.
Space Exploration

By Steve Trimble
Canada will open a military-industry hub in Mirabel, Quebec, to advance the domestic drone industry, Defense Minister David McGuinty said on July 14.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Vivienne Machi
The Space Development Agency is set to restart deployments of its proliferated satellite constellation.
Satellites

By Tony Osborne
BAE Systems has lifted the veil on a new-generation, helmet-mounted sight demonstrator.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The UK defense ministry has launched a hunt for low-cost, single-use engines that could equip future munitions, one-way effectors and other air vehicles.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Germany will begin operating a new military satellite communications (Milsatcom) system next year, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said.
Satellites

By Tony Osborne
European defense companies established a consortium to develop an exoatmospheric interception capability to deal with medium- and intermediate-range ballistic missiles.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
In a wide-ranging interview with Aviation Week, the head of the UK Royal Air Force has said he wants to accelerate development of collaborative combat aircraft and field an operational capability before the end of the decade.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
The Republic of Singapore Air Force has deployed its Airbus H120 light helicopters in a special operations role.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
French President Emmanuel Macron says his government has approved Ukraine to produce Aster 30 air defense missiles under license, as well as AASM standoff munitions and Scalp cruise missiles.
Supply Chain

By Robert Wall
South Korea’s plans to upgrade its Boeing F-15Es with the BAE Systems ALQ-250 Eagle Passive Active Warning Survivability System (EPAWSS) are advancing under a contract for delivery of the system.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Robert Wall
The UK is putting low-level funding into low-cost interceptors from Frankenberg Technologies, Greenjets and Cambridge Aerospace.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Vivienne Machi
Northrop Grumman expects to launch its in-space robotic servicer no earlier than July 21 at 5:15 p.m. EDT, the company announced July 13.
Operations & Safety

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The Week Ahead In Aerospace & Defense
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SPACE FORCE acquisition change... L3HARRIS gets towed array award... EVANS INC. hires new NAS modernization lead...
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By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA) is ordering 36 additional missile warning/tracking and missile defense satellites that build upon existing contracts for the next phase of the agency’s Tracking Layer.
Satellites

By Irene Klotz
The FAA has closed its mishap investigation into SpaceX’s last Starship-Super Heavy flight test, clearing the company for another attempt to demonstrate its next-generation reusable superheavy lift system as early as July 16.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
Auxilium Biotechnologies says it has bioprinted kidney, liver and cartilage tissues, as well as nerve repair implants, aboard the International Space Station.
Commercial Space