Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Chen Chuanren
Defense against both North Korean and potentially Chinese ballistic missiles are among Seoul and Tokyo’s top defense priorities.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Graham Warwick
With a 1-kilovolt, 2.5-megawatt electrical system, the Lilium Jet needs new wiring interconnection systems, which will be developed by GKN Aerospace.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Chen Chuanren
South Korea is developing its own satellite-based geo-positioning network covering the Korean Peninsula for use in the event of a GPS-denied environment.
Space

By Steve Trimble
U.S. President Joe Biden appeared to dismiss the possibility of directly providing Lockheed Martin F-16s to Ukraine.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
U.S. startup Pyka is conducting flight tests of its Pelican Cargo heavy-payload electric uncrewed logistics aircraft in California.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Brian Everstine
The KC-46’s developmental history is a story of U.S. Air Force work-arounds.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
If you can afford a supercar, why not buy One, a vehicle that can fly–truly fly?
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Two major fast rotorcraft flight demonstrator programs are running against the clock.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Steve Trimble
The program should be considered the “most successful hypersonic air breathing flight test program in U.S. history,” DARPA says.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
As it currently stands today, all future F-15EXs delivered to the Air Force will look noticeably different than the first two prototypes.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Bye Aerospace has received FAA approval for the means of compliance for Part 23 certification of its two-seat eFlyer 2 trainer.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Mark Carreau
NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover has completed the caching of 10 samples of rock cores gathered from its Jezero Crater landing site.
Space

By Tony Osborne
The Stratospheric Platforms antenna, developed by Cambridge Consultants, is capable of delivering 4G and 5G communications from the air.
Connected Aerospace

By Tony Osborne
The flights over water pave the way for the first landings of the VSR700 onto a French Navy frigate, currently planned for the end of Q1 2023.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
A decade since first flight in January, 2013, China's AVIC is looking at more missions for the Xian Y-20 strategic airlifter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Lockheed Martin Ventures has invested an undisclosed amount in Machina Labs, a robotic sheet metal forming startup.
Supply Chain

By Michael Bruno
Dealmakers in mergers and acquisitions who focus on the aerospace and defense industries are expecting a healthy year ahead for what they do.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Although any losses remain theoretical, some market analysts no longer expect Northrop to make any profit on early B-21 production lots.
Aircraft & Propulsion

The U.S. Air Force’s Air Mobility Command wants a plan within two months to launch 100 UAVs from a single aging KC-135 Stratotanker.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
Natilus has signed a conditional purchase agreement with Ameriflight for 20 of its uncrewed regional freighters.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
France’s defense materiel agency has cleared a new 1,000-kg (2,204-lb.) version of the Safran AASM munition for use on Dassault Rafale fighters.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Momentum for the handover of fighters to supplement Ukraine’s remaining air defense fleet of Soviet-era Sukhoi Su-27s and RAC MiG-29s is gradually gaining.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Alan Dron
The two companies have signed a master relationship agreement (MRA).
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
Upon delivery, the orders would have a combined value of $132 million, according to the company.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Regent, the Rhode Island-based startup developing an all-electric seaglider, has secured a strategic investment from Japan Airlines.
Advanced Air Mobility