Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

French startup VoltAero has begun construction of a final assembly plant for its Cassio 330 hybrid electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft.

All the major drone delivery companies are preparing to scale up their operations in the U.S.

A group of European aviation and mobility organizations have joined forces to jointly pave the way for the introduction of electric regional aviation.

Startup Ampaire has received a U.S. Air Force contract to scale up its AMP-H570 hybrid-electric powertrain.

The European Space Agency has launched a competition for “visionary business ideas” for how to use its proposed “Moonlight” project.

The U.S. Army is still looking for a home for its newly developed small, expeditionary multi-domain force in the Pacific.

Ongoing budget uncertainty on Capitol Hill has raised concerns inside the U.S. Army about its acquisition plans and ability to continue research and development efforts, as a new deadline to pass funding looms.

The Pentagon has started delivering military equipment to Israel by air, as the department is searching its stocks for possible additional equipment .

China plans to double the size of its Tiangong space station to accommodate experiments from international customers and partners.

Military analysts are trying to map the flow of bits of data across a vast battlespace, seeking ways to dramatically improve the capability of munitions.

Airbus has begun constructing a new maintenance facility for Germany’s fleet of A400M airlifters.

The custom battery cell selected by the unidentified aircraft developer has an energy density of 400 Wh/kg.

Germany has put the first of its new-generation synthetic aperture radar satellites into operational use.

The European Space Agency and Axiom Space have agreed to collaborate.

Brazil, Bulgaria, Hungary and Poland are among countries that sent aircraft to Tel Aviv to rescue nationals after Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel.

Arianespace's successful Vega launch is good news for a European space industry that is contending with delays on the Vega-C and Ariane 6 programs.

Wisk Aero has begun conducting test flights of its autonomous air taxi out of Long Beach Airport, California.

The Pentagon is signaling the “United States’ ironclad support for the Israel Defense Forces and the Israeli people."

Videos posted online showed several Hamas fighters flying over Israel’s border fence on paragliders, which consist of a seat, motor and parafoil.

LuftCar has received a term sheet worth up to $100 million from GEM Investment Group.

NASA plans a pair of International Space Station (ISS) spacewalks in October that will feature three different first-time Expedition 70 spacewalkers.

The 196-ft. Atlas V lifted off at 2:06 p.m. EDT on a dedicated ride for a pair of small satellites known as Kuipersat-1 and -2.

A tool developed as a design aid is helping Bombardier market its portfolio of solutions to the defense marketplace.

The Slovakia government has selected the IAI Barak ground-based air defense system to fulfill a requirement for a medium-range surface-to-air missile.

The move will help the UAE company focus new products on the Latin American market with a special focus on Brazil.