Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Mark Carreau
As it surges ahead with ambitious objectives and constrained budgets, NASA faces five top challenges, a new report from the Office of Inspector General says.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Vivienne Machi
SpaceX successfully carried an undisclosed number of satellites to orbit for the National Reconnaissance Office.
Satellites

By Brian Everstine
Congressional appropriators seek to add $8 billion to the Pentagon’s budget for fiscal 2027 over its request, calling for $838.7 billion.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Garrett Reim
Interstellar Technologies of Japan, a rocket developer, has raised a $130 million Series F round.
Commercial Space

By Brian Everstine
For almost a year, the Pentagon’s pause and review of the U.S. Navy’s F/A-XX program has tested the patience of the competitors.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
General Atomics-Aeronautical Systems Inc. has signed up an Emirati company to co-produce MQ-9B Sea Guardians.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Emirati defense group Edge and Qatar’s Barzan Holdings are to create a joint venture and begin cross border defense industrial cooperation.
Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
India and the United Arab Emirates are working toward a strategic defense partnership following meetings between the leaders of the two countries.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Canada’s Top Aces has secured a 10-year, €420 million ($493 million) contract to provide the German air force with adversary red air training services.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Kawasaki Heavy Industries’ new surface-to-surface missile (SSM) program has entered an advanced flight-test phase.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Italy is establishing a rotary-wing flying school to train pilots for all the country’s armed forces, parapublic agencies as well as from overseas militaries.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Australia has led a $141 million funding round for Gilmour Space Technologies aimed at working on the Eris rocket and expanding production capacity.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The SpaceRise consortium developing the EU's IRIS2 autonomous secure satellite broadband constellation says it has brought military Ka-band service into use.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
The CEO of Isar Aerospace says a strong appetite for launch means the company is sold out through 2028 with more than $10 billion in its business pipeline.
Commercial Space

By Tony Osborne
Czech ministers have rejected proposals made by the country’s president to offer Aero Vodochody L-159 Advanced Light Combat aircraft to Ukraine.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Denmark has retired its F-16s, becoming the latest European nation to rely solely on Lockheed Martin’s F-35 as its frontline combat aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
British defense engineering company QinetiQ has been awarded a five-year contract extension to support the Royal Air Force’s Eurofighter Typhoon fleet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Two Chinese rockets—CASC's Long March 3B and private launch provider Galactic Energy's Ceres 2—failed in launch attempts on Jan. 17.
Operations & Safety

By Chen Chuanren
The Philippines signed a contract for six anti-submarine-warfare helicopters, according to a report detailing the Defense Department's approved acquisitions.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Ukraine and Iceye have signed an agreement to expand the embattled country’s access to high-resolution SAR satellite imagery on an expedited basis.
Satellites

By Irene Klotz
NASA’s second Space Launch System heavy-lift rocket, topped with an Orion deep-space capsule, was rolled out to its Kennedy Space Center launchpad on Jan. 17.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
NASA’s Crew-11 Dragon International Space Station crewmembers have returned to the Johnson Space Center in Houston.
Operations & Safety

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