Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Steve Trimble
Kratos' newly acquired 5GAT platform could also be developed to perform a "wide range of other applications," along with new configurations of the XQ-58.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Austrian startup CycloTech has unveiled a design concept for an “air car.”
Advanced Air Mobility

By Mark Carreau
Prada, the Italian luxury fashion house, is partnering with Axiom Space for development of a new generation of NASA spacesuit to be donned by the astronauts assigned to the Artemis III lunar landing.
Space

By Mark Carreau
Achieving essential soft landings on the Moon with precision is proving to be a challenge.
Commercial Space

By Tony Osborne
Spain is already an operator of the Patriot, but it is unclear whether the Foreign Military Sale will replace Spain’s existing systems or further bolster them.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Chen Chuanren
Thales' new center will focus on providing the Singapore Armed Forces with maintenance, support, operational availability and indigenous systems development.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Garrett Reim
Sikorsky plans in 2024 to demonstrate an uncrewed UH-60 helicopter autonomously responding to a wildfire.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
Northrop was one of four teams to win NASA funding for early development of commercial LEO platforms.
Commercial Space

By Ben Goldstein
Personal air mobility startup Jetson has announced the successful completion of a $15 million seed round.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Angus Batey
The UK is moving toward an outcomes-based approach in regulating remotely piloted aircraft systems and the advanced air mobility sector.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Steve Trimble
The FAA released a warning to operators last week of higher GPS spoofing activity affecting commercial aircraft on airways near the Iranian borders.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Graham Warwick
U.S. startup Pyka’s Pelican Cargo autonomous electric heavy-payload aircraft has flown in the UK for the first time.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
U.S. startup Skyryse has taken delivery of an Airbus H130 from air medical service provider Air Methods.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
RTX company Collins Aerospace has formally opened the Grid, a $50 million advanced electric power systems laboratory.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The pending deliveries will allow Sikorsky and Bell to start installing the 3,000-shp-class turboshaft in the prototypes for the Raider X and 360 Invictus, respectively.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Firefox is a software defined radio for the Tactical Boost Glide, which adds a new dimension to the known capabilities of the hypersonic systems.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Helen Chachaty
Maintainers serving with the Franco-German airlift squadron flying the C-130J Hercules will shortly begin training in a new facility developed by the OEM.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Boom has received its FAA G-1 stage 1 issue paper from the FAA, a key step in the multi-stage process to clear the Mach 1.7 Overture airliner for service.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Joby Aviation has begun flying its S4 tiltprop electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft with a pilot on board.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Garrett Reim
Reliable Robotics has completed a study for the USAF examining retrofitting the service’s large multi-engine jets with its autonomous flight control tech.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
The X-66A will combine the experimental high aspect ratio TTBW wing with the modified fuselage of an MD-90.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The award is a big step for the RDE community, providing a platform to move forward the nascent technology that potentially offers a leap in fuel efficiency.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Graham Warwick
Australia’s V-Star Powered Lift Aviation and radiopharmaceutical supplier Cyclotek have signed an agreement to trial the use of long-range uncrewed aircraft to deliver time-sensitive medical tracers to regional imaging centers.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne, Helen Chachaty
Numerous companies have agreed to joint production, technology exchange and component supply during Ukraine’s first Defense Industries Forum in Kyiv Sept. 30.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren
The Royal Thai Air Force had previously announced that a squadron of Lockheed Martin F-16A/Bs based in Korat would be decommissioned between 2028 and 2031.
Aircraft & Propulsion