Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Tony Osborne
Swiss aircraft manufacturer Pilatus claimed its highest-ever revenues in 2021 but the company warns that it is now facing supply chain bottlenecks.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Wing will launch the first commercial drone delivery services in a major U.S. metropolitan area on April 7 in Dallas-Forth Worth.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Irene Klotz
Problems with a helium isolation check valve on the upper stage of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket prompted NASA on April 9 to revise plans for a full tanking test and to delay a modified wet dress rehearsal to April 14.
Space

By Mark Carreau
Axiom Mission-1's (Ax-1) four private astronauts successfully docked to the International Space Station (ISS) April 9, to begin an eight-day visit filled with medical and scientific research and technology development activities.
Space

By Garrett Reim
Artificial intelligence programs are well suited for dealing with the deluge of data generated by space systems, according to the companies.
Space Symposium

By Steve Trimble
Annual flying hours per aircraft dropped for the U.S. Air Force’s F-35A fleet in 2021, erasing five years of steady progress, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
The Axiom-1 mission kicks off a series of private astronaut flights to the International Space Station as part of an ongoing effort to expand commercial use and development of low Earth orbit
Space Symposium

By Graham Warwick
The Japanese startup said April 6 that it had resolved or mitigated most of the spacecraft anomalies experienced in January that caused it to halt an autonomous capture demonstration in low Earth orbit.
Space Symposium

By Mark Carreau
The Ax-1 astronauts will kick off more than two dozen wide-ranging scientific research and technology development activities with value to life on Earth as well as nurturing the space economy.
Space Symposium

By Tony Osborne
Draken will provide adversary air using its Aero Vodochody L-159 Advanced Light Combat Aircraft operated from its base at Teesside airport from July.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Slovakia’s government has provided Ukraine with an S-300 air defense system as allies step up to offer Kyiv more advanced and heavier lethal aid.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Chen Chuanren
A South Korean Coast Guard Sikorsky S-92 helicopter has crashed into the sea 370 km (229 mi.) southwest of Marado island, killing two crew with one more still missing.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
Projects to develop aviation-specific fuel cells and storage systems are included in the first call for proposals under the European Union’s new Clean Hydrogen public-private research program.
Emerging Technologies

By Guy Norris
Parts for the first batch of Lockheed Martin’s advanced GPS IIIF Follow On space vehicles (SV) are arriving at the company’s facility in Littleton, Colorado, paving the way for assembly of the initial satellite to start before 2023.
Space Symposium

By Michael Bruno
The U.S. Commerce Department is ramping up efforts to promote and help U.S. space businesses land work from foreign customers.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Michael Bruno
The U.S. Commerce Department is ramping up efforts to promote and help U.S. space businesses land work from foreign customers.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Michael Bruno
Major European consulting firm AlixPartners has struck a strategic deal with Cypress International, a Washington, D.C.-based boutique adviser, as AlixPartners looks to increase U.S. federal and military-related council.
Supply Chain

By Garrett Reim
Lift Aircraft has been awarded a Phase 3 contract by the U.S. Air Force’s Agility Prime program to continue experimentation and flight tests of its single-seat HEXA electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft.
Commercial Space

By Graham Warwick
Hexcel has signed a letter of intent with Archer Aviation to provide high-performance carbon fiber materials for the electric vertical takeoff and landing startup’s production air taxi.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Air Force has ordered long-lead parts to start the production phase of the Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider program. The $108 million contract
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jen DiMascio
After a recent successful demonstration of its Protected Tactical Enterprise Services (PTES) ground system, Boeing is continuing to develop a Protected Tactical Satcom Prototype (PTS-P), leveraging its heritage on the Wideband Global Satcom program and commercial satellite technologies.
Space Symposium

By Brian Everstine
U.S. Space Command signed two new agreements with partner nations within two days this week as the Pentagon plans to further increase its space information sharing.
Space Symposium

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Space Force is tracking the development of on-orbit maneuvering and refueling in the commercial industry to inform how the technology could shape its plans for future national security launches.
Space Symposium

By Michael Bruno
The European Investment Bank on April 6 unveiled roughly $17.4 million in financing for Dutch company Airborne International.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Michael Bruno
Major consultancy Accenture on April 6 said it made an unspecified investment in Titan Space Technologies, which is proffering software in support of in-orbit experiments and demonstrations, starting with adaptive immune response, carbon capture and biomedical applications.
Space Symposium