Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Tony Osborne
The core from Rolls-Royce's Pearl family of business jet engines could power the remote carriers that will operate as a component of FCAS.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Swedish student pilots will train with the Italian Air Force in Lecce, then transition to advanced jet training, flying in the IFTS’ fleet of Leonardo T-346s.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brandon Patrick
According to Aviation Week Intelligence Network analysis, the new contract for three Embraer C-390s brings the number of outstanding firm or expected orders to 35, with Portugal, Austria, Brazil, Hungary, the Netherlands and the Czech Republic all expected to introduce fleets.
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By Mark Carreau
Following an assessment of a sequence of gyroscope issues last month, NASA plans to resume Hubble Space Telescope science operations on Dec. 8.
Space

By Garrett Reim
Air Space Intelligence has closed a $34 million Series B funding round.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
Congress appears ready to give the military services limited authority to start new programs ahead of direct authorization and appropriation.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
MDA's deputy director offered several explanations to potentially justify an earlier down-select to one NGI contractor.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
Congressional authorizers want a broad relook at U.S. Air Force and Navy tactical aircraft force structure.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Signing of the DCA comes ahead of Sweden’s entry into NATO, which continues to be delayed as both Hungary and Turkey have yet to ratify its membership.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Thierry Dubois
Safran may take the Italian government to court after Rome blocked its purchase of Collins Aerospace's actuation and flight control systems business from RTX.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
Hill, which will offer two models, is looking to challenge the general aviation industry by delivering a helicopter developed primarily for private ownership.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
DARPA has selected 14 companies to study designs for integrated lunar infrastructure as part of its 10-Year Lunar Architecture (LunA-10) Capability Study.
Space

By Brian Everstine
The entire Bell Boeing V-22 fleet has been grounded.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Ben Goldstein
Lilium has announced the start of production of its initial batch of type-conforming Lilium Jets.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
A team of government and industry partners led by Wisk Aero has announced the successful completion of a series of unmanned flight trials in New Zealand.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Steve Trimble
The payloads should be able to find, fix and track maritime ships, with weapons-level targeting accuracy, a request for information released on Dec. 5 says.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon on Dec. 6 announced another drawdown of materiel for Ukraine.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Mark Carreau
NASA has amended plans to acquire a U.S. Deorbit Vehicle capable of executing a controlled deorbit of the International Space Station.
Space

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force is looking to potentially outsource its training of NATO pilots on fast jets.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Michael Bruno
Eaton is tapping a veteran Collins Aerospace executive to take over from Nanda Kumar, the longtime president of Eaton Aerospace.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Guy Norris
The Boeing 747-400 will work in conjunction with Stratolaunch’s Roc carrier aircraft to conduct air launches for hypersonic tests in multiple U.S. locations.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
The 55th anniversary of NASA’s Apollo 8 Christmas mission, the first by humans to fly around the Moon and send back imagery of the Earth, is just days away.
Space

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force has shifted search operations for the remaining missing crewmembers of a V-22 that crashed near Japan into a recovery mission.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
The Gamma variant is scheduled to follow into development the first two variants of the Space Development Agency's Tranche 2 Tracking Layer.
Space

By Brian Everstine
U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) relented on Pentagon nominees, clearing the Senate to approve almost all of the senior officers awaiting promotions.
Budget, Policy & Operations