Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

Russia and Ukraine appear to have settled for a state of mutual denial in the air. But what do U.S. Air Force war planners make of this idea?

Russian cosmonauts Oleg Artemyev and Denis Matveev have picked up where they left off more than two weeks ago when their spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS) was cut short by a spacesuit battery issue.

The U.S. Marine Corps is trying out the so-called expeditionary advanced basing operations concept with its Lockheed Martin F-35B fighters while on deployment to Australia.

Montreal-based startup VPorts plans to build a network of vertiports in Quebec, focused initially on regional cargo and medical transportation using electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft.

Saab has conducted live-firing of its motorized variant of its RBS-70NG surface-to-air missile, witnessed by military officials from a total of 15 NATO and non-NATO potential customer countries.

China’s AVIC First Aircraft Institute has flown its Venus-50 solar-powered pseudo satellite for the first time.

The deals come as Chinese naval ships continue to prowl the waters around Taiwan after tensions heightened in early August.

The move signals the growing importance of electric power in new aircraft designs.

An order for the Su-35 would be the first major acquisition by Iran for its air force in more than two decades.

The MAFFS was originally designed for the Lockheed Martin C-130, but is compatible with the cargo-handling system on the C-390.

Shanghai-based Vertax has flown a half-scale model of its design and is targeting certification in 2026.

Placing Eutelsat's Konnect VHTS into orbit signals the beginning of the end for Europe’s Ariane 5 workhorse.

The aircraft is expected to begin remotely piloted test flights before the end of the year.

Stymied by a new liquid hydrogen leak, NASA called off its second attempt to launch the Artemis I flight test.

CAPE CANAVERAL -- NASA managers on Sept. 3 cleared the Kennedy Space Center launch team to proceed with fueling the two-stage Space Launch System (SLS

The U.S. Space Force recently broke ground on an Enhanced Polar Systems-Recapitalization satellite communications terminal in Clear Space Force Station, Alaska.

The U.S. Air Force Academy is showcasing new test capabilities developed as part of research stretching back 16 years supporting the design of the Orion crew capsule for NASA’s Artemis program.

U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command on Sept. 2 returned its CV-22 fleet to flight after more than two weeks of grounding because of an issue with the tiltrotor’s gearbox for which the service still does not have a root cause.

Finland has retired its indigenous Vinka training aircraft after 42 years of use.

A British think tank suggests the UK should leave Copernicus and develop its own Earth observation program with the European Space Agency.

NASA is confident an engine-cooling process is working as designed so is pressing ahead with the second attempt on Sept. 3.

The module will contribute to increased efficiency and lower fuel burn.

Private equity investors CIC Partners and Juniper Capital Management have teamed to buy Applegate EDM and Icon Machine, both in the Dallas area, to create a new portfolio company called Precision Aerospace that focuses on exotic and precision metal work for defense and commercial space.

OQ Technology, a 5G Internet-of-Things satellite startup, has received a €13 million ($12.9 million) Series A investment led by Wa’ed Ventures, the venture capital arm of oil-and-gas company Saudi Aramco.

Boeing on Aug. 31 received a $927.5 million undefinitized contract for four KC-46A refueling tankers for Israel, a deal that will cover the testing of the next-generation refueling vision system and deliveries by the end of December 2026.