Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Graham Warwick
ZeroAvia believes the technology could eventually be sufficient to power aircraft with 100-plus seats.
Emerging Technologies

By Tony Osborne
The UK is to raise its defense spending by £5 billion over the next two years, reflecting concerns about threats from Russia and the rise of China.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
Iran could receive its first newly built fighter imports in over 30 years.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak committed to the advancement of the Future Cruise and Anti-Ship Weapon (FC/ASW) program.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Mark Carreau
The Crew-5 Dragon Endurance capsule splashed down autonomously at 9:02 p.m. EST on March 11.
Space

Aviation Week Staff
Kazakhstan has taken control of Russian assets on Baikonur spaceport, local KZ24 media reported on March 7, citing the country’s court bailiff service.
Space

By Michael Bruno
Beyond the military realm, the move sets up direct and fierce competition with America’s own commercial space economy.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
Magellan Aerospace has won a $15.8 million contract from the Canadian government to design, build, launch and operate a microsatellite.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
OneWeb is set to complete its first-generation global broadband network in low Earth orbit with one more flight, slated for later this month.
Commercial Space

By Tony Osborne
The UK and France will advance work on the development of a new-generation cruise missile and anti-ship missile.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Spain looks set to become Europe’s largest operator of the Pilatus PC-21 turboprop trainer after placing a top-up order for another 16 aircraft.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Steve Trimble
Lockheed Martin on March 10 formally rolled out the first new F-16 for Bahrain after a four-year hiatus.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
Archer Aviation has announced that assembly of the first nonconforming prototype of its Midnight electric air taxi is nearly complete.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
The joint RAF squadron was formed as part of the UK’s Qatar Air Program connected to its sale of Eurofighter Typhoons to the Qatar Emiri Air Force.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Irene Klotz
The Vulcan Centaur rocket was transported on rails from United Launch Alliance’s Vertical Integration Facility (VIF) to Space Launch Complex-41.
Space

By Garrett Reim
Ispace, which has a lander en route to the Moon, plans to list its shares on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market on April 12.
Commercial Space

By Brian Everstine
The Air National Guard has increased the numbers of F-15s it flies, and keeping them in the air has taken creative fleet management and intensive maintenance.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force recently deployed F-22s to a tiny, bare base in the Pacific for the first in a significant demonstration of its new agile operating concept.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Irene Klotz
The U.S. Space Force has selected four startups to reactivate idled launch complexes at Cape Canaveral.
Commercial Space

By Graham Warwick
Advanced battery producer American Lithium Energy has secured $13.2 million in funding to expand its U.S.-based manufacturing capacity.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Schweizer is considering the installation of a turbine engine as a possible alternative to the piston engine that currently powers its S300C light helicopter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
President Biden’s fiscal 2024 budget proposal unveiled March 9 includes $27.2 billion for NASA, a $1.8 billion or 7.1% increase over current-year spending.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Jen DiMascio
Boeing and the U.S. Space Force have demonstrated a ground-based anti-jam satellite communications capability using an on-orbit satellite.
Space

The U.S. Air Force is pressing ahead on its desire for an Advanced Tactical Trainer.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Steve Trimble
Ukraine still lacks an air defense system capable of shooting down the Kinzhal missiles, the air force said in a statement, and all six hit their targets.
Missile Defense & Weapons