Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Tony Osborne
Airbus has unveiled the completed prototype of its CityAirbus NextGen electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing advanced air mobility aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
Chile's decision to ban Israeli companies from taking part in the FIDAE Airshow will damage bilateral relations, Israel’s ambassador to Chile says.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Guy Norris
CAeS has released details of the finalized hydrogen fuel cell packing design it is developing for flight tests on a modified Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick, Ben Goldstein
Japanese startup SkyDrive has begun construction of its first prototype SD-05 electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing air taxi.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Guy Norris
Baltimore-based Wave Engine Corp. has successfully flown a UAV from a standing start on the runway powered by a valveless pulsejet, also known as a wave engine.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon will lift its more than 90-day grounding of the Bell Boeing V-22 tiltrotor fleet, the head of a House committee investigating the aircraft announced March 6.
Budget, Policy & Operations

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By Steve Trimble
The disclosure adds another benefit to Sikorsky after the U.S. Army decided not to proceed with the FARA competition after fiscal 2024.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Engineered parts provider Barnes Group has settled with an activist hedge fund and will change its board of directors.
Supply Chain

By Brian Everstine
Palantir will build 10 prototypes of the U.S. Army’s Tactical Intelligence Targeting Access Node (TITAN) ground stations.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Irene Klotz
Space Florida, a quasi-public economic development and financing agency, plans to expand the state’s aerospace footprint in south Florida and the Panhandle.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
Pending clearance from the FAA, SpaceX said on March 6 that it could be ready for its third Starship/Super Heavy flight test from Boca Chica Beach, Texas, as early as March 14.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
Space Systems Command’s (SSC) Electro-Optical/Infrared Weather Systems (EWS) cubesat technology demonstrator was successfully launched on March 4.
Space

By Tony Osborne
Ukrainian forces appear to have used French-supplied Hammer AASM air-launched guided bombs in action, reports from both sides of the frontline have indicated.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Jason Hill, founder of UK startup Hill Helicopters, has committed to achieving a first flight of the company’s HX50 turbine-powered light helicopter this year.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
The tests will establish the performance of the unmodified aircraft before the start of the hybrid-electric conversion effort.
Advanced Air Mobility

Bahrain formally accepted delivery of the first of 16 jets a year ago, but the fighters remained in the U.S. to complete certification testing.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Angus Batey
Presenting the firm’s 2023 results to journalists here March 6, Trappier acknowledged some issues with Rafale supply chain delays.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The “Rubble to Rockets” (R2) program first emerged in a public invitation sent out by DARPA for an Industry Day scheduled on March 18.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Skyports Infrastructure is to develop the UK’s first vertiport testbed at Bicester Motion, a former Royal Air Force airfield in Oxfordshire.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Mark Carreau
NASA raised the number of its active duty astronauts eligible for missions from 38 to 48 on March 5 with the graduation of its 2021 class of 10 candidates.
Space

By Irene Klotz
SpaceX completed a pair of overlapping Falcon 9 missions on March 4.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
L3Harris’s missile-tracking infrared satellite payload has passed its preliminary design review (PDR).
Space

By Chen Chuanren
The U.S. Air Force is putting its Lockheed Martin F-35A through its paces in the type’s most complex deployment to the Asia Pacific.
Budget, Policy & Operations