Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Navy wants an increase in critical, long-range munitions.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
Shield AI and Boeing have agreed to explore ways to deepen an existing relationship by working to introduce artificial intelligence pilots on combat aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force is focusing heavily on maritime strike as it looks toward the Pacific with a need for munitions.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force is again asking for permission from Congress to retire hundreds of aircraft.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force wants to increase its buy of Boeing F-15EXs above what was previously planned.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force is requesting $1.9 billion in RDT&E for its Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) platform, an increase from $1.7 billion in fiscal 2023.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force will not go ahead with a full engine replacement for its Lockheed Martin F-35A.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Space Force is investing in new offensive capabilities in space.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
ZeroAvia believes the technology could eventually be sufficient to power aircraft with 100-plus seats.
Emerging Technologies

By Tony Osborne
The UK is to raise its defense spending by £5 billion over the next two years, reflecting concerns about threats from Russia and the rise of China.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
Iran could receive its first newly built fighter imports in over 30 years.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak committed to the advancement of the Future Cruise and Anti-Ship Weapon (FC/ASW) program.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Mark Carreau
The Crew-5 Dragon Endurance capsule splashed down autonomously at 9:02 p.m. EST on March 11.
Space

Aviation Week Staff
Kazakhstan has taken control of Russian assets on Baikonur spaceport, local KZ24 media reported on March 7, citing the country’s court bailiff service.
Space

By Michael Bruno
Beyond the military realm, the move sets up direct and fierce competition with America’s own commercial space economy.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
Magellan Aerospace has won a $15.8 million contract from the Canadian government to design, build, launch and operate a microsatellite.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
OneWeb is set to complete its first-generation global broadband network in low Earth orbit with one more flight, slated for later this month.
Commercial Space

By Tony Osborne
The UK and France will advance work on the development of a new-generation cruise missile and anti-ship missile.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Spain looks set to become Europe’s largest operator of the Pilatus PC-21 turboprop trainer after placing a top-up order for another 16 aircraft.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Steve Trimble
Lockheed Martin on March 10 formally rolled out the first new F-16 for Bahrain after a four-year hiatus.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
Archer Aviation has announced that assembly of the first nonconforming prototype of its Midnight electric air taxi is nearly complete.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
The joint RAF squadron was formed as part of the UK’s Qatar Air Program connected to its sale of Eurofighter Typhoons to the Qatar Emiri Air Force.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Irene Klotz
The Vulcan Centaur rocket was transported on rails from United Launch Alliance’s Vertical Integration Facility (VIF) to Space Launch Complex-41.
Space

By Garrett Reim
Ispace, which has a lander en route to the Moon, plans to list its shares on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market on April 12.
Commercial Space

By Brian Everstine
The Air National Guard has increased the numbers of F-15s it flies, and keeping them in the air has taken creative fleet management and intensive maintenance.
Budget, Policy & Operations