Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Matthew Fulco
Geopolitical tensions, particularly Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, are driving the strongest defense market demand since 2008-09.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Jen DiMascio
Frank Calvelli, the assistant secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration, spoke at Aviation Week’s A&D Programs conference on Nov. 7.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Garrett Reim
Additive manufacturing shop Sintavia has signed letter of intent to buy a large 3D printer.
Supply Chain

By Mark Carreau
Bulgaria is set to become the 32nd signatory to the Artemis Accords.
Space

By Michael Bruno
Additive manufacturing startup Velo3D is restructuring, including cutting 20% of its workforce.
Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick
AMSL conducted the first flight of a full-scale battery-electric prototype of the Vertiia in February.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
RFA was granted £3.5 million ($4.3 million) by the UK Space Agency.
Space

By Thierry Dubois
After 11 years of cooperation with Arianespace, Avio is preparing to become a launch service operator itself in the coming months.
Space

By Michael Bruno
Suborbital space tourism provider Virgin Galactic is laying off workers to fund production of the Delta variant of its spaceships, the company said late Nov. 7.
Commercial Space

By Tony Osborne
The £4 billion ($4.9 billion) deal will see MBDA transfer technologies and knowledge to Polish defense group PGZ.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Chen Chuanren
Thailand has quietly signed an MOU with Israel's Rafael that will see the potential manufacturing and assembly of Rafael's Spike anti-tank missiles in Thailand.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Matthew Fulco
The panelists spoke Nov. 7 during a discussion on the first day of Aviation Week’s A&D Programs event in Washington.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Irene Klotz
The European Space Agency’s newly launched Euclid telescope has captured a smattering of sharp, wide-field images of galaxies near and far.
Space

By Steve Trimble
Textron has won Foreign Military Sales orders for maritime patrol aircraft versions of the King Air 360 ordered by two countries in South America.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
DARPA plans to select designs from one or more of the companies to build a prototype to fly in 2027.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The USAF is shopping for a new contractor to operate the fleet of Boeing 737-600s that ferries workers from Las Vegas to secretive locations in the region.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Angus Batey
Innovate UK, a component council of UK Research and Innovation), is funding a new training and educational provider called AAM4Gov.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Garrett Reim
SkyDrive and Kansai Electric Power Co. have jointly developed charging equipment for electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
The five aircraft touched down at the Fetești air base near Constanta, Romania, on Nov. 7, ahead of the formal opening of the European F-16 Training Center.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The proposals to develop further missions for the Gripen are part of updated military advice provided to Stockholm by commander-in-chief General Micael Bydén.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
A Saab official tells Aerospace DAILY that Bangkok says procurement of an F-16 replacement is "going to be a competition."
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
The demo would be led by the Space Technology Mission Directorate.
Space

By Steve Trimble
The 250-lb. Munition — also known as Small Diameter Bomb Increment II (SDB-II) — reached the early operational capability milestone with the Navy in October.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Offshore helicopter operator Bristow Group says supply chain issues are impacting the industry’s operation of the Sikorsky S-92.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
The Korea Aerospace Research Institute has flown its electric- vertical-takeoff-and-landing technology demonstrator in public for the first time.
Advanced Air Mobility