Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Alan Dron
The combined company’s corporate headquarters will remain in Carlsbad, California, but its global international headquarters will move to London.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Guy Norris
Rolls-Royce Electrical unveils new details on the motors, batteries and gas turbine core set for testing for its all-electric and hybrid-electric portfolio.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
The FAA has published a long-awaited document outlining proposed pilot training and operating standards for eVTOL aircraft.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Garrett Reim
The U.S. Space Force is working to sell a ground-based satellite communications jammer to multiple foreign nations.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Brian Everstine
USAF: Ukraine has been able to effectively use donated air-defense systems in an agile way to deny Russian air superiority during Moscow’s invasion.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
The 34 F-16s were included in a potential 40-aircraft sale announced by the Netherlands to contract air services provider Draken International in 2021.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force should expand its new multiyear procurement authority for additional munitions, the service’s top officer says.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
The one-year design effort could, if successful, lead to a follow-on contract to build three sensors for the Space Systems Command's next tracking satelllites.
Space

By Thierry Dubois
After telecommunications satellite operator Viasat closed the acquisition of Inmarsat May 31, the two companies have been planning how to merge.
Connected Aerospace

By Steve Trimble
Maj. Gen. Thierry Dupont, the commander of Belgium’s air force, signed the forward bulkhead of the aircraft registered as AY-01, the first of 34 Belgium F-35As.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Poland’s first Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) FA-50 light attack aircraft has been formally rolled out ahead of first deliveries next month.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Michael Bruno
U.S. multi-industrial provider Barnes is buying engine components specialist MB Aerospace in a deal worth $740 million.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
The Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded contracts to L3Harris Technologies and Northrop Grumman to develop communications systems.
Connected Aerospace

By Brian Everstine
Lockheed Martins announces it will use the GE Aerospace CF6 to power its LMXT should the Airbus A330-based aircraft be built for tanker-transport service.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
“I am very happy with the information I received from some countries. It was a serious, powerful offer,” Zelenskyy said.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The two-stage Fattah ballistic missile is described as Iran’s first maneuvering ballistic missile with enough range to achieve a hypersonic speed.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
Canada has released a solicitation for high-altitude UAS, but the Special Operations Command is disclosing few details.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Tony Osborne
The Netherlands has selected Airbus’ H225M Caracal transport helicopter as the future rotary-wing platform for the country’s special forces.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Brazilian startup Moya Aero has begun assembling a near-full-scale prototype of its planned eVTOL uncrewed cargo aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The new-configuration Hero rotary-wing uncrewed air system unveiled by Leonardo Helicopters has a maximum takeoff weight of 250 kg and a new payload bay.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
SpaceX’s 28th NASA-contracted Cargo Dragon resupply mission to the ISS docked autonomously to the orbital lab’s U.S. segment Harmony module early June 6.
Space

By Mark Carreau
NASA is progressing toward an October launch of Psyche, an approximately $1 billion science mission to orbit a metal-rich, main-belt asteroid.
Space

By Irene Klotz
A SpaceX Dragon capsule lifted off for a resupply run to the International Space Station on June 5, carrying more than 7,200 lb. of cargo.
Space

By Steve Trimble
In a sign of the rising scale and seriousness of the hypersonic competition, U.S. and China opened advanced new wind tunnels within a few days of each other.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Circor has agreed to be bought by private-equity investor KKR for $1.6 billion in cash, capping a multiyear corporate drama.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain