Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Garrett Reim
Reliable Robotics plans to use radar as the basis for its detect-and-avoid system for uncrewed aircraft flying in the National Airspace.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Garrett Reim
It’s been a rough month for small satellite manufacturer Terran Orbital.
Commercial Space

Aviation Week Staff
Russian President Vladimir Putin approved the development of Russia’s new orbital station after a special meeting at Energia Corp. on Oct. 26.
Space

By Steve Trimble
The Bayraktar TB3 Siha, featuring foldable wings and twice the 700-kg maximum takeoff weight of the TB2, took off at 8:30 a.m. on Oct. 27.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Fulco
Defense contractor L3Harris’ sales beat Wall Street’s expectations, as did its earnings per share of $3.19.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The Oct. 26 contract—worth $364.3 million—covers production and delivery of the six MH-60R helicopters for Norway.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jen DiMascio
The AFRL is leading its first cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) between the U.S. Space Force and companies outside the U.S.
Space

By Garrett Reim
Zeno Power has built and demonstrated a shielded Strontium 90 heat source.
Space

By Guy Norris
Rolls-Royce says ground testing of its air-cooled lift motor for electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft is due to begin “imminently.”
Advanced Air Mobility

By Matthew Fulco
Northrop Grumman beat Wall Street’s estimates of its revenue and earnings per share (EPS) in the third quarter.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
A People’s Liberation Army Air Force J-11 flew within 10 ft. of a U.S. Air Force B-52 in the South China Sea this week.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
Drones and rockets from Iranian-backed militias have targeted U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria 16 times in the past 10 days.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Mark Carreau
NASA is planning a payload resupply mission to the International Space Station.
Space

By Steve Trimble
The site selection for the $33 million facility comes three years after Raytheon and Rafael announced plans to establish a U.S. domestic manufacturing center.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Chen Chuanren
China has sent its youngest set of astronauts to space on the Shenzhou-17 mission.
Space

By Steve Trimble
The test countered the threat of salvo attacks by a growing Chinese arsenal that includes anti-ship DF-21 ballistic missiles and subsonic YJ-83 cruise missiles.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Mark Carreau
Two cosmonauts spent the early portion of their spacewalk outside the ISS Oct. 25 dealing with the latest in a series of Russian segment external coolant leaks.
Space

By Tony Osborne
The Royal Australian Air Force has deployed one of its Boeing E-7 Wedgetail AEW aircraft to Europe as part of its military assistance to Ukraine.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brandon Patrick
The regional market for medium and heavy military transports is heating up as Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states work to modernize their airlift capabilities.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Garrett Reim
Tyvak International, a subsidiary of Terran Orbital, has won a $4.7 million contract from the ESA to develop a nanosatellite that will deploy from Space Rider.
Space

By Irene Klotz, Garrett Reim
United Launch Alliance (ULA) is targeting Dec. 24 for the first launch of its Vulcan-Centaur rocket from Cape Canaveral SFS.
Commercial Space

By Michael Bruno, Sean Broderick
Boeing’s dual challenges—commercial aircraft supply, and defense and space program execution—continued to haunt the company in the third quarter.
Supply Chain

By Steve Trimble, Brian Everstine
The start of moving ground tests for the Northrop Grumman B-21 provides another milestone on the path to a scheduled first flight by the end of this year.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Fulco
Teledyne Technologies posted a profit of $196.8 million in the third quarter, up 11.4% over $178.3 million during the same period a year earlier.
Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick
Spanish startup Umiles Next has been rebranded Crisalion Mobility as it continues development of air and ground electric and autonomous systems.
Advanced Air Mobility