Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Brian Everstine
The USMC modernization plan for aviation focuses a starting a new loitering munition program and investing in vertical take-off and landing systems.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
Safran is in talks to acquire parts of Raytheon Technologies’ flight controls and actuation business lines, the French supplier confirmed June 5.
Aircraft & Propulsion

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

By Tony Osborne
Denmark has joined the growing list of European nations expected to increase its defense spending in response to Russia’s invasion of parts of Ukraine.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren
Japan's Defense Ministry has awarded Mitsubishi Heavy Industries a contract for design of its future ballistic missile defense destroyer.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
The proposal is called the Fighter Force Preservation and Recapitalization Act of 2023, introduced last month.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
The capital will support Advanced Tactical Augmented Reality System, which inserts synthetic images of objects, such as aircraft, on a pilot's display.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Garrett Reim
Westinghouse Electric Company and Astrobotic have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore development of space nuclear technologies.
Commercial Space

By Graham Warwick
Piasecki Aircraft plans to convert the former Lockheed Martin Sikorsky Heliplex into an R&D center for next generation VTOL and UAS aircraft systems.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Bill Carey
A U.S. government initiative aimed at raising awareness of human trafficking is making inroads in the general aviation sector.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Chachaty
Following the March announcement of the Dassault Rafale's F4.1 standard qualification, France is continuing to retrofit the combat aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Network Staff
Aeroflot has selected a local supplier to provide an MRO software solution for its fleet, replacing the Swiss-AS AMOS it currently uses.
Maintenance & Training

By Guy Norris
Destinus has flown a subscale prototype configured with a hydrogen-fueled afterburner.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Boeing has taken full control of self-flying air taxi developer Wisk.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Steve Trimble
The move creates a new hurdle to enforcement of the current treaty, as well as completing negotiations to extend the agreement beyond 2026.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Irene Klotz
Boeing is standing down from preparations to launch the long-awaited Crew Flight Test (CFT) of its CST-100 Starliner.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
Boston-based Fortify specializes in 3D printers that use composite materials and high-temperature photopolymer resins to make a variety of parts.
Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick
Under the memorandum of understanding, the companies are exploring a joint development agreement to advance HT-PEM fuel cells for aviation.
Emerging Technologies

By Mark Carreau
Launch of a Falcon 9 rocket with the Cargo Dragon capsule from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center is planned for June 3 at 12:35 p.m. EDT.
Space

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force should return to its Cold War-era practice of flying a nuclear command post 24/7, a key lawmaker argues.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The measure sets the fiscal 2024 DOD budget at $886 billion, about a 3.5% increase from the current budget. For fiscal 2025, it would increase to $895 billion.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
U.S. Air Force test pilots will begin flying the T-7A Red Hawk this month.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Tony Osborne
Macron said Russia’s noncompliance with the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty and its suspension of the New START Treaty could leave Europe “naked."
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
The Organic Tactical Unmanned Systems (OTUS) program intends to “bring taskable autonomy squad-relevant UAVs,” SCCI said in a May 31 news release.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Guy Norris
Aircraft startup Hermeus received the first military turbofan that will be integrated into the engine core for the hypersonic Darkhorse uncrewed aerial system.
Aircraft & Propulsion