Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Steve Trimble
The Boeing MQ-25 will not enter production until after development testing can begin on the first production-representative aircraft.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Brian Everstine
A U.S. Air Force AC-130J Ghostrider attacked a vehicle with Iranian-backed militia fighters Nov. 21 after the gunship linked them to the launch of a missile.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
The Irish government will reexamine a need for an air combat and air intercept capability in five years despite growing concerns about the need for one.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
A new research paper from George Mason University suggests fears and assumptions of a shrinking and overly concentrated defense industrial base are overblown.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Airbus has begun de-risking work to develop a second-generation Multi-Role Tanker Transport version based on its A330neo.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Steve Trimble
The award by the innovation arm of the Air Force Research Laboratory supports testing of the Aerial Reconfigurable Embedded System and a hydrogen fuel cell.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Ben Goldstein
U.S. startup Electra.aero has completed its first pair of piloted test flights with its full-scale hybrid-electric eSTOL technology demonstrator,
Advanced Air Mobility

By Kim Minseok
Both North Korea and South Korea are expected to conduct their own satellite launches in the coming days to validate their respective rocket technologies.
Space

Aviation Week Staff
Roscosmos Space Corp. took another important step toward the first launch of the Angara A5 heavy rocket from Vostochny spaceport in Russia’s Far East.
Space

By Mark Carreau
The agency cited the challenges in a Nov. 20 NASA Advisory Council session.
Commercial Space

By Steve Trimble
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. will get a chance next year to prove the Predator is worthy of a long-term contract from the U.S. Navy.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Development of the VRT500 co-axial single-engine light helicopter looks set to continue in the UAE after Russian Helicopters was eliminated from the project.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. aid amounts to Ukraine have dwindled in comparison to earlier batches as the Defense Department awaits a supplemental funding package from Congress.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The UK Royal Air Force has completed the first flight of its new General Atomics Protector uncrewed aircraft system in UK airspace.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The UK Defense Ministry says Moscow’s failure to thus far establish an airborne ISR capability in Ukraine has been a “critical flaw” in its invasion.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Boeing has delivered the sixth and final test MH-139 Grey Wolf helicopter to the U.S. Air Force, completing the evaluation phase before a shift to production.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Launcher manufacturer Rocket Lab is taking over the historic Middle River, Maryland, factory that Lockheed Martin is exiting.
Space

By Thierry Dubois
The Italian government is exercising its “Golden Power” to thwart the deal, citing the unit’s continued support for the multi-nation Eurofighter program.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Chen Chuanren
Aligned with its vision of attaining standoff counterstrike capabilities, Japan is now set to acquire 400 Raytheon Tomahawk cruise missiles.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Garrett Reim
Ursa Major Technologies, manufacturer of liquid rocket motors for launch vehicles, plans to offer 3D printed solid rocket motors for munitions.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Irene Klotz
SpaceX's Super Heavy booster unexpectedly broke apart after separation from Starship, which was subsequently also lost when its automated flight termination system triggered.
Space

By Ben Goldstein
Joby Aviation has received a $9.8 million grant from the state of California’s CalCompetes initiative.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Electric aircraft developer Beta Technologies has been awarded a $169 million export promotional loan from the U.S. Export-Import Bank.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Steve Trimble
A market survey suggests the U.S. Air Force is open to other platforms to replace the 757-200-derived C-32.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
X-Bow Systems, a startup that 3D prints solid rocket motors and propellants, has closed an “interim funding round” led by Lockheed Martin Ventures.
Aircraft & Propulsion