Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Tony Osborne
Imagery published on social media has confirmed that a Russian Air Force Ilyushin Il-22M airborne command post was among several military aircraft shot down.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Mark Carreau
Orbital space debris experts are looking into potential remediation options.
Space

By Garrett Reim
Amid a shortage of rocket motors for munitions, Anduril Industries has acquired Adranos, a manufacturer of solid rocket motors.
Commercial Space

Antonio Segovia
Chile has passed a milestone in its national space program with the launch of the nation’s fourth satellite, FASat-Delta.
Space

By Tony Osborne
Slovakia has begun seeking a ground-based air and missile defense capability to replace Soviet-era systems.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Ben Goldstein
The FAA has approved the certification basis for Lilium’s electric air taxi.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
MBDA will be flight-testing a 400-kg, 4-m uncrewed air system as part of the European Future Combat Air System (FCAS) demonstrator.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
German and U.S. Air National Guard-led Air Defender 2023 brought together about 200 aircraft for two weeks, practicing destruction of surface-to-air missiles.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren
Korean Air Aerospace Division has handed the first AH-6 fuselage to Boeing, corresponding with the eight AH-6i helicopters ordered by the Royal Thai Army.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The Spanish government has approved funding to purchase a new fleet of Airbus C295W-based maritime patrol and surveillance aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
A Russian Air Force Ilyushin Il-22M airborne command post was among several military aircraft shot down June 24.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Irene Klotz
United Launch Alliance plans to modify the Centaur V upper stage of its new Vulcan rocket, likely delaying the booster’s debut flight to late this year.
Space

By Michael Bruno
The leadership changes follow the defense electronics specialist undertaking a strategic review in January.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Garrett Reim
The program announced its decision on June 23, disclosing that it had discovered “failure modes” that would take too long to fix.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Jen DiMascio
The Senate Armed Services Committee has passed its version of the fiscal 2024 defense policy bill.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Irene Klotz
The mission, which is intended to deliver two European government communications satellites into orbit, had been targeted to launch on June 16.
Commercial Space

By Michael Bruno
The announcement, made in a U.S. regulatory filing late June 22, spurred a 19% selloff of Virgin’s share price by midday regular trading on June 23.
Commercial Space

By Matthew Fulco
The U.S. and its G7 allies could use sanctions to hobble China’s foreign-part-dependent aerospace sector in a Taiwan Strait conflict, a new report says.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Michael Bruno
One surprise in the post-pandemic era is how financially resilient the commercial aerospace manufacturing industry exited the worst downturn in its history.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The crewed Hello-1X could be ready to fly next year to validate technologies for reusable orbital and lunar delivery vehicles.
Paris Air Show

By Mark Carreau
The 43-ft.-long Zvezda was launched in July 2000.
Space

By Jen DiMascio
A joint statement hailed the agreement as a “trailblazing initiative that would “enable greater transfer of U.S. jet engine technology than ever before.”
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
The timeline for retrofitting the aircraft, as well as the number of aircraft to be retrofitted with automated systems, is yet to be determined.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Irene Klotz, Michael Bruno
Three months after confirming it was exploring a merger with Intelsat, Luxembourg-based satellite operator SES said June 22 that the talks are off.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
A United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy launched a classified mission for the National Reconnaissance Office on June 22.
Space