Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Tony Osborne
Saudi Arabia and the UK have signed an agreement for closer collaboration concerning future combat aircraft.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Jen DiMascio
At 12:47 a.m., the Dragon Endeavor capsule successfully separated from the Falcon 9 second stage, heading on its way to the ISS.
Space

By Guy Norris
Initial results have been “very positive,” according to the engine maker, which is conducting the work at its test facility at NASA's Stennis Space Center.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
AutoFlight, a startup with operations in China and Europe, has completed the longest flight to date by an eVTOL aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Startup Limosa has signed an agreement with composites specialist Airborne of the Netherlands covering manufacture of a full-scale technology demonstrator.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Korean electric air taxi startup Plana and Volatus Infrastructure have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on vertiport development.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Regional mobility booking platform KinectAir has announced a partnership with Electra.aero that could see it deploy up to 31 hybrid eSTOL aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Garrett Reim
A judge has denied Wisk Aero’s motion to sanction Archer Aviation for alleged intentional destruction of evidence related to a lawsuit.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Irene Klotz
SpaceX will try again early March 2 to launch a multinational team of astronauts to the International Space Station.
Space

By Brian Everstine
DARPA will start a new program aimed at high-speed, runway-independent aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
Four crewmembers aboard the ISS are praising the cooperation and teamwork necessary to execute their mission as their time on the ISS draws to a close.
Space

By Steve Trimble
Boeing has selected four Australian suppliers for the AH-64E Apache helicopter and increased the amount of local content on the MQ-28 Ghost Bat UAS.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
The company said there was no timetable, and it may not comment again unless or until its board of directors approves a deal.
Supply Chain

By Chen Chuanren
Airbus says there are no immediate plans to certify aerial refueling between its A400M and A330 MRTT side underwing refueling pods.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy challenged the UK Royal Navy’s carrier strike group during its deployment to the Pacific in 2021, an Airbus official says.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Avincis was previously the name of a wider group of helicopter operating companies.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
The $324.5 million DART mission was launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, on Nov. 24, 2021.
Space

By Chen Chuanren
"So as the test progresses, that’ll really inform if we have any issues associated with TR-3,” Lockheed Martin's Greg Ulmer tells Aerospace DAILY.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Pratt & Whitney says it has developed an “immediate resolution” to the F135 engine problem that caused the crash of a Lockheed Martin F-35B.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
U.S. researchers have developed a lithium-air battery that could increase energy density by as much as four times over conventional lithium-ion batteries.
Advanced Air Mobility

The U.S. Air Force is kicking off spending on Boeing’s E-7A Wedgetail, awarding Boeing a contract of up to $1.2 billion for the rapid prototyping program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
AMC recently directed a change to its fleet, removing the large “U.S. AIR FORCE,” unit markings, tail numbers and other identifying markings.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Michael Bruno
The Tenth Circuit overturned a $45 million win by the former Spirit Aero CEO in an earlier federal district case, returning the dispute to the district level.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Garrett Reim
Dovetail Electric Aviation of Sydney has finished initial ground tests of its half-scale electric propulsion system powering a three-blade propeller.
Aircraft & Propulsion

U.S. startup Jetoptera has completed wind tunnel testing to validate the ability of its adaptive Fluidic Propulsion System.
Advanced Air Mobility