Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Steve Trimble
The future seems bright for Embraer’s C-390 assembly line surrounded by sugar cane fields in Gaviao Peixoto, Brazil.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Army faces a longer wait for its Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon though DOD officials say the launcher problem should not impact the Navy’s CPS program.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Michael Bruno
Ken Bedingfield, a former chief financial officer at Northrop Grumman, is taking the same position at L3Harris Technologies, the latter announced Dec. 4.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Michael Bruno
A contract dispute between F-35 maker Lockheed Martin and key supplier Howmet Aerospace has become public with a Lockheed lawsuit and a vocal Howmet defense.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
Intuitive Machines’ initial Nova-C lunar lander has arrived at Cape Canaveral for a launch under a NASA Commercial Lunar Payload Services agreement.
Space

By Graham Warwick
Brazilian startup Moya Aero has begun flight testing its prototype electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) uncrewed cargo aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
Auditors have determined the UK Defense Ministry’s plans to purchase equipment over the next 10 years are again unaffordable.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Kim Minseok
A new South Korean rocket launched a reconnaissance satellite using a rocket that included a solid rocket motor for the first time.
Space

By Kim Minseok
The Defense Acquisition Program Administration announced the Embraer C-390 as the winner of the Large Transport Aircraft-II contract on Dec. 4.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Tony Osborne
OEM NHIndustries has purchased Australia’s spare parts pool and its fleet of NH90s after Canberra decided to withdraw the type over availability and costs.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The UK Defense Ministry says Cawdor Barracks, formerly a U.K. Royal Air Force flight training base, has been named as the preferred DARC site.
Space

By Guy Norris
Captive carry test flight moves Stratolaunch closer to first flight of Talon hypersonic test vehicle
Defense

By Mark Carreau
Plans for an automated docking were changed because the cargo capsule was slightly out of alignment as it approached the ISS.
Space

By Brian Everstine
Gen. David Allvin is taking charge of a service undergoing change in almost all aspects of its force structure
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
U.S. Air Force has awarded contracts to start CCA work.
Defense

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By Ben Goldstein
U.S. charter and cargo carrier Global Crossing Airlines has announced the creation of UrbanX, a dedicated subsidiary devoted to urban air mobility.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Garrett Reim
Lockheed Martin plans to launch to space a wideband electronically steerable antenna.
Space

By Michael Bruno
Space launch activity reached an all-time high in 2023, but public new-space company valuations remain pressured.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
The Russian space agency’s Progress MS-25 resupply capsule began a two-day, 34-orbit trajectory to the International Space Station early Dec. 1.
Space

By Mark Carreau
NASA is unlikely to return astronauts to the Moon’s surface by December 2025 with its Artemis III mission, a GAO audit says.
Space

By Thierry Dubois
As military needs evolve in airspace use, improved collaboration with civil users and more cross-border cooperation are to be expected.
Safety, Ops & Regulation