ASD

Subscription Required

 

ASD is published in Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, an Aviation Week Intelligence Network (AWIN) Market Briefing and is included with your AWIN membership.

Already a member of AWIN or subscribe to Aerospace Daily & Defense Report through your company? Login with your existing email and password.

Not a member?  Learn how you can access the market intelligence and data you need to stay abreast of what's happening in the aerospace and defense community.

LoginLearn How

Aviation Week Intelligence Network (AWIN)

Access Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, included with your AWIN membership, delivers critical business intelligence to keep aerospace and defense leaders in industry and government, including those in Congress, the Pentagon, and their global counterparts, informed of the latest, critical intelligence on programs, budgets and policies in defense, as well as military and civil space. Delivered directly to your inbox each business day, you’ll find news and analysis of key developments, and their impact on business – and includes targeted editorial features, including developments covering fleet movement, MRO projections, contracts and more.

 

 

By Robert Wall
MBDA says it has doubled production of the Taurus cruise missile.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
Redwire says it will furnish docking systems to The Exploration Company for use on its Nyx spacecraft under a multimillion contract.
Commercial Space

By Sean Broderick
The U.S. Senate passed the ROTOR Act that would mandate ADS-B In and require ADS-B Out usage for all but the most national security-critical flying in congested airspace.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Robert Wall
The European Space Agency by February plans to sort out how to deal with a 20% funding shortfall for Human and Robotic Exploration missions.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Robert Wall
Schiebel says it has logged the first flight trials for its S-300 helicopter uncrewed aircraft system.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Airbus has secured a blockbuster helicopter order from the Spanish Defense Ministry that has committed to taking 100 rotorcraft of different types.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Rheinmetall says it has received the order to provide synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites to the German Armed Forces a day after funding was approved.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
The French Defense Innovation Agency (AID) says startups ThrustMe and ION-X will provide the on-orbit propulsion systems for its Toutatis demo due in 2027.
Operations & Safety

By Chen Chuanren
Washington has green-lit the potential sale of $11.1 billion in military equipment to Taiwan.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
Anduril and Boeing are coming together to jointly offer a new interceptor for the U.S. Army.
Missile Defense & Weapons

Aviation Week Staff
News in brief.
Aerospace_Daily_departments

Aviation Week Staff
BOEING gets Super Hornet service life award... NORTHROP teams with 4IG... SUBARU BELL 412EPX Middle East tour continues...
Aerospace_Daily_departments

By Anna Sliwon-Stewart
Air Forces in Focus analyzes the results so far of the Army Transformation Initiative unveiled in May.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Graham Warwick
A U.S. researcher has proposed adding ice-nucleating particles to engine exhaust to make contrails less harmful by shortening their lifespan.
Emerging Technologies

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force has set domain awareness as its initial—and for now, sole—mission area of focus for its Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve program.
Commercial Space

By Steve Trimble
Portugal’s defense minister declared interest in local assembly for Embraer A-29 light combat and trainer aircraft on Dec. 17.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Mark Carreau
The U.S. Senate has completed the confirmation of entrepreneur billionaire and private astronaut Jared Isaacman as NASA administrator.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Garrett Reim
As the Trump Administration plans to gut funding for space science programs, a new idea has launched: scientific-telescope-as-service.
Commercial Space

By Brian Everstine
The Senate on Dec. 17 passed the fiscal 2026 defense policy bill.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Ben Goldstein
Israeli eVTOL developer AIR has delivered its first production-standard aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Steve Trimble
A key piece of the future nuclear command, control and communications (NC3) enterprise will kick off next month with a classified briefing to industry.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
Polish aircraft startup Draco Aircraft is making a play for the low-cost combat aircraft market.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The German parliament has given the green light to a mammoth €50 billion ($59 billion) package of arms deals covering missiles, satellites and more.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
Spanish defense company Indra says it has agreed to acquire uncrewed air system provider Wake Engineering as part of a push to grab market share in Spain.
Supply Chain

By Robert Wall
The European Union plans to contribute €1 billion to the 2026 European Defense Fund program, with hypersonic defenses gaining a large share of the allocation.
Missile Defense & Weapons