Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Graham Warwick
The U.S. Energy Department’s ARPA-E has announced up to $10 million in funding to develop an Aviation Contrail Predictive System.
Emerging Technologies

By Brian Everstine
The current U.S. Foreign Military Sales system is antiquated and needs to evolve, weapons maker representatives say in a study.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Ben Goldstein
Joby described “substantial progress” made toward Stage Three of the FAA’s certification process.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
The German Army is drastically changing the scope of its planned procurement for a Light Utility Helicopter, instead focusing on light attack missions.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Although Hornet production is forecast to end in 3-5 years, Boeing officials seem confident that a new generation of fighter production soon will begin.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
NATO procurement officials hope to secure two or three design configurations for the alliance's Next Generation Rotorcraft Capability (NGRC) work.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The four aerostructures, including the wing and fuselage sections, are being delivered to Embraer’s final assembly line in Gavial Peixoto, Sao Paulo state.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
The high volume of expected drone operations raises questions about the amount of infrastructure and personnel needed to handle and manage them.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Irene Klotz
In the course of a Flight Readiness Review, NASA and SpaceX postponed launch of the Crew-6 mission by one day.
Space

By Michael Bruno
Montana Aerospace, a supplier of complex lightweight components and structures for aerospace and other sectors, surprised stakeholders with good news Feb. 22.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Garrett Reim
Terran Orbital has won a $2.4 billion contract to build 300 small satellites for Rivada Space Networks.
Commercial Space

By Graham Warwick
The partnership is planned to expand to include satellites and defense systems.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Brian Everstine
Ukraine is not likely to see many of the high-end air defense systems the West has pledged for several months to years.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Michael Bruno
Aerobotix and Automated Solutions Australia (ASA) are ramping up their partnership for robotic and automated development.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Graham Warwick
Australia startup AMSL Aero has completed the first tethered hover test of its Vertiia electric vertical takeoff and landing full-scale technology demonstrator.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
UAE's Strategic Defense Fund has debuted UAE-based Helio Aviation Technologies and invested in U.S. startup Mayman Aerospace.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
New Frontier Aerospace delivered the first Mjolnir component under a $750,000 contract awarded by National Security Innovation Capital in August 2021.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Indonesia acquired five Super Hercules via Direct Commercial Sales (DCS) as part of the country’s massive air force modernization effort.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Europe’s Sesar 3 public-private partnership for research into ATM has included urban air mobility among 48 projects receiving $373 million.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Garrett Reim
Vast Space, a startup attempting to develop a space station with artificial gravity, has acquired Launcher.
Commercial Space

By Maxim Pyadushkin
Serbia is continuing negotiations with France’s Dassault Aviation about the purchase of Rafale fighters.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The United Arab Emirates is understood to have gone through with a controversial deal to buy Chinese advanced jet trainers.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Brian Everstine
As the USAF looks to develop uncrewed collaborative combat aircraft to fly with future fighters, the service is also rethinking how it organizes these fleets.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Boeing, Saab and Northrop Grumman have responded to a NATO request for information for airborne early warning aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The UK Royal Navy is eyeing plans to integrate a rotary-wing uncrewed air system on all of its surface vessels.
Aircraft & Propulsion