Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

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

By Graham Warwick
Brazilian startup Moya Aero has secured another customer for its high-capacity electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing uncrewed aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
South Korean automotive engine component supplier Sambo Motors has unveiled a single-seat personal eVTOL vehicle.
Commercial Space

By Tony Osborne
Norway’s Andøya Spaceport has opened new facilities to enable satellite launches from the High North of Scandinavia.
Commercial Space

By Chen Chuanren
The platform debuted at the Defense & Security 2023 exhibition in Bangkok.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The U.S. Air Force could operate high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) from RAF Fairford, England.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Emirati defense conglomerate Edge Group has purchased a majority stake in Switzerland-based vertical-takeoff-and-landing UAS developer Anavia.
Dubai Airshow

By Steve Trimble
A $12.7 million grant awarded on Oct. 30 to IperionX Technology by the Pentagon will help commission and scale up a titanium plant in Halifax County, Virginia.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren
China’s iSpace has completed the country’s first test of a reusable rocket, performing a 50-sec. "hop" with the first stage of its Hyperbola-2 launch vehicle.
Commercial Space

By Michael Bruno
Days after a ransomware group claimed responsibility for a cyber breach, Boeing confirmed a cyberattack was affecting online Global Services operations.
Supply Chain

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By Matthew Fulco
Alternative asset management provider Apollo on Nov. 2 acquired a majority stake in fixed base operator platform Modern Aviation.
Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick
Volocopter has conducted crewed flight tests of its 2X electric- vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) prototype at Tampa International Airport (TPA) in Florida.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Garrett Reim
SpaceX’s internet-beaming Starlink satellite division has reached cash flow breakeven, CEO Elon Musk says.
Commercial Space

By Matthew Fulco
Moog, which designs and manufactures advanced motion control products for aerospace and defense, posted record sales in the September quarter of $872 million.
Supply Chain

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon on Nov. 3 confirmed that unarmed MQ-9s have been operating above Gaza for weeks to help with hostage recovery efforts.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Mark Carreau
NASA has rescheduled the planned launch of an International Space Station resupply mission from Nov. 7 to Nov. 9 because of a nitrogen tetroxide oxidizer leak.
Space

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon on Nov. 3 announced another $425 million in aid.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
The six Survice-Malloy TRV-150C octorotors are now operational in the Third Littoral Logistics Battalion at Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Draper Associates is an early-stage venture capital company led by investor Tim Draper that has funded companies including SpaceX and Tesla.
Advanced Air Mobility