Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Chen Chuanren
"So as the test progresses, that’ll really inform if we have any issues associated with TR-3,” Lockheed Martin's Greg Ulmer tells Aerospace DAILY.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Pratt & Whitney says it has developed an “immediate resolution” to the F135 engine problem that caused the crash of a Lockheed Martin F-35B.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
U.S. researchers have developed a lithium-air battery that could increase energy density by as much as four times over conventional lithium-ion batteries.
Advanced Air Mobility

The U.S. Air Force is kicking off spending on Boeing’s E-7A Wedgetail, awarding Boeing a contract of up to $1.2 billion for the rapid prototyping program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
AMC recently directed a change to its fleet, removing the large “U.S. AIR FORCE,” unit markings, tail numbers and other identifying markings.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Michael Bruno
The Tenth Circuit overturned a $45 million win by the former Spirit Aero CEO in an earlier federal district case, returning the dispute to the district level.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Garrett Reim
Dovetail Electric Aviation of Sydney has finished initial ground tests of its half-scale electric propulsion system powering a three-blade propeller.
Aircraft & Propulsion

U.S. startup Jetoptera has completed wind tunnel testing to validate the ability of its adaptive Fluidic Propulsion System.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Steve Trimble
A top Boeing executive says he “hopes” the F-15EX fighter fills a need for longer-range tactical aircraft in the Royal Australian Air Force fleet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
A U.S./Israel team plans to propose the Skyceptor air defense system for Australia’s medium-range surface-to-air missile program.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
President Joe Biden has signed a new waiver of statutory requirements for the Defense Production Act.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
Calls for the Biden administration to send Lockheed Martin F-16s to Ukraine’s air force are growing louder on Capitol Hill.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
A new container launcher will be developed for the Saab/Boeing Ground Launched Small Diameter Bomb system that the U.S. government approved for Ukraine.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Chen Chuanren
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force could join the country's coast guard in operating the SeaGuardian.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Boeing and teammates Lockheed Martin and KAI are presenting their fighter trainer solutions to the Royal Australian Air Force.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Chen Chuanren
BAE Systems Australia has unveiled a new uncrewed combat aircraft system, dubbed Strix, as well as a new series of munition wing kits at the Avalon Airshow.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Ferrying VMS Eve to Spaceport America clears the way for initial glide and powered tests of the refurbished SpaceShipTwo VSS Unity over the coming months.
Commercial Space

By Guy Norris, Garrett Reim
Eviation is using masses of data from the first flight of its all-electric Alice commuter aircraft last year to inform the design of the production version.
Emerging Technologies

By Garrett Reim
Astroscale has raised a $76 million Series G round of capital and plans to jointly develop satellite buses with Mitsubishi Electric.
Commercial Space

By Brian Everstine
The Taliban claims to have repaired about half of the U.S.-provided aircraft that were damaged during the final days of the American withdrawal from Kabul.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Australia can buy up to 63 Northrop Grumman-built, long-range anti-radiation missiles worth up to $506 million, the U.S. government announced on Feb. 27.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Garrett Reim
Archer Aviation says it will enter another round of mediation with rival Wisk Aero at the end of March.
Advanced Air Mobility

Nicola Fox has been named the agency’s Science Mission Directorate’s associate administrator.
Space

By Steve Trimble
What is the “Voodoo II”? And why does the Voodoo II project’s special patch say “Two-0-Thunder”?
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
An oversupply of helicopters and what Safan Helicopter Engines chief Franck Saudo calls a “capacity overhang” has been largely eliminated, he says.
Aircraft & Propulsion