Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

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

By Mark Carreau
It was another agency milestone in efforts to significantly step up the pace of space communications.
Space

By Helen Chachaty
Thales and Schiebel have teamed to develop a global market approach to promote the Austrian developed rotary-wing uncrewed aircraft system S-100 Camcopter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Germany looks set to increase its purchase of Boeing P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Sweden has joined the growing list of nations to adopt MBDA’s Sea Ceptor missile system to protect its Visby-class corvette warships.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Turkish Defense Minister Yasar Guler has confirmed the country’s interest in a potential acquisition of Eurofighter Typhoons.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The Nov. 15 test served two purposes—as a carrier-proving flight for the Mojave and as a demonstration of the largest crewless aircraft on a Royal Navy ship.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Chen Chuanren
The Indonesian Air Force says four people died when two of its Embraer A-29 Super Tucano counterinsurgency aircraft crashed into a mountainside.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Guy Norris
Sierra Space has laid off 165 full-time employees in addition to contractors after it shipped the company’s first Dream Chaser spaceplane for prelaunch tests.
Commercial Space

By Ben Goldstein
The partnerships are aimed at building out an AAM network that would connect passengers from DFW to a vertiport at Arlington Municipal Airport.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Garrett Reim
Ispace of Tokyo plans to make a second attempt to land an uncrewed spacecraft on the Moon as soon as the fourth quarter of 2024.
Space

By Irene Klotz
Launch of the second integrated flight test of SpaceX’s Starship/Super Heavy vehicle was rescheduled for Nov. 18.
Commercial Space

By Guy Norris
Latecoere will supply the electrical wiring interconnection system (EWIS) system for the company’s Overture high speed airliner and Symphony propulsion system.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The resumption of military-to-military talks between the U.S. and China will start with theater commanders.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The company said its digitally designed engine has completed a digital preliminary design review.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
The modified Arcus-J glider made its initial self-propelled takeoff from Minden, Nevada—home of the Perlan 2 stratospheric glider project team—on Nov 8.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
Archer Aviation has signed an agreement to deliver up to 100 Midnight air taxis to Dubai-based heliport operator Air Chateau.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Michael Bruno
Nevertheless, the British manufacturer is raising its financial expectations for both 2023 and 2024.
Supply Chain