Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Ben Goldstein
Surf Air Mobility has partnered with Regent to establish a regional base for operating electric seaglider services in Miami.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Guy Norris
NASA has pushed back the first flight of the X-59 low-boom supersonic demonstrator after issues encountered during check-out tests at Skunk Works.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
The letter of intent for a “substantial” number of propulsion systems for delivery from 2026 is part of a memorandum of understanding.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The demonstrator is representative of the Chaparral full-scale prototype that Elroy is preparing for flight testing.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
ESSI was born out of concerns about Russia’s extensive use of ballistic and cruise missiles and one-way attack UAS in Ukraine.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
The unarmed MQ-9s will fly in direct support of NATO’s so-called air-shielding mission, monitoring activity along Ukraine’s borders with alliance member states.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Ben Goldstein
Massachusetts-based startup Guardian has hired Leif Jentoft from startup Righthand Robotics as its new chief product officer.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Mark Carreau
NASA has postponed a pair of International Space Station spacewalks planned for Oct. 12 and Oct. 20 due to a coolant leak.
Space

By Brian Everstine
More AIM-9M Sidewinders are on the way to Ukraine to further bolster air defenses.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Mark Carreau
Samples from the asteroid Bennu returned to Earth less than three weeks ago by NASA’s Osiris-Rex mission already are paying scientific dividends.
Space

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Army's aggressive goal of fielding 24 prototype systems by the end of fiscal 2023 has reshaped the service’s acquisition process in positive ways.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
Boeing on Oct. 11 completed the first flight of an upgrade to its AH-64E Apache about two years after an award from the U.S. Army.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The 6,000-shp T55-GA-714C, which includes a new compressor module, has components in different stages of validation testing.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Planet Labs has delivered its Pelican-1 Earth imaging satellite to Vandenberg Space Force Base in California ahead of a planned launch in November.
Commercial Space

By Steve Trimble
A request for information posted on Oct. 11 seeks options for an “emerging requirement” for surveillance platforms capable of sustained flight above 60,000 ft.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Tony Osborne
The UK Royal Air Force has re-formed a squadron to fly the General Atomics Protector uncrewed aircraft system.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Defense Minister Ludivine Dedonder has told Belgian radio station RTL on Oct. 11 that Belgium would be able to send F-16s to Ukraine after 2025­.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Denmark, Finland, Germany and the UK announced their intentions Oct. 10 ahead of the meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group being held in Brussels.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren
The test campaign saw more than 500 dry and wet contacts between the Airbus A330 MRTT and Singapore's receivers, including F-15SGs and Lockheed Martin F-16s.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
First-response efforts in Utah are coordinated at the county level by the county sheriff.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Irene Klotz
Azerbaijan has agreed to join the China-led International Lunar Research Station (ILRS) program.
Space

By Steve Trimble
An MQ-20 Avenger uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) has taken a small step on a flight test path to an inflight recovery of another small UAS.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Army plans to complete its analysis of alternatives (AOA) on the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft by year’s end.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jen DiMascio
The National Reconnaissance Office plans to quadruple the number of satellites it has in orbit.
Space

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Army has selected Sierra Nevada Corp. to provide two contractor-owned, contractor-operated intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion