Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

The U.S. Space Force wants a nerve center to oversee space electromagnetic warfare by 2027.

Europe must strengthen its defense cooperation and be more willing to act on global crises, said EC President Ursula von der Leyen.

U.S. private equity firm AE Industrial Partners is rolling up UAV-related businesses under the UAV Factory brand.

Air Force expects to demonstrate amphibious takeoff-and-landing capability for MC-130J Commando II in less than 1.5 years.

Veteran NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei may set a new record of 353 days for the longest U.S. human spaceflight.

Recently public Spire Global, a nanosat operator for cloud-enabled data analytics, is buying sat-based S-AIS services startup ExactEarth.

NASA has awarded five companies $146 million in contracts to develop and evaluate lunar Human Landing System concepts beyond the planned Artemis III landing.

Israel’s Urban Aeronautics has secured an initial $10 million of the at least $100 million it needs to raise through a Series A funding round to support development of the CityHawk vertical-takeoff air taxi.

Less than a week after firing its first locally developed cruise missile, North Korea has again fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea, while South Korea tested its new SLBM hours later.

The new satellites join a OneWeb constellation that now numbers 322 spacecraft in low Earth orbit, about half of its initial constellation.

BAE Systems has teamed up with UK uncrewed air system developer Malloy Aeronautics to develop a heavy lift multicopter for the littoral mission.

Shareholders in Atlas Crest Investment approved the blank-check company’s reverse merger with urban air mobility startup Archer Aviation in a Sept. 14 vote.

Rolls-Royce is to provide the power and propulsion systems for the modular jet training aircraft being developed by UK start-up Aeralis.

For about five years, Capella’s products have been provided primarily to governments and large research institutions. Now the company is widening the access to a subset of its images.

Moog is latest to strike deal with the U.S. Air Force Agility Prime program to explore eVTOL technology.

Italy has joined with the UK to develop the Radar 2 version of the Eurofighter’s AESA radar.

China’s “strategic breakout" requires a different approach to deterrence, according to the head of U.S. Strategic Command.

The Japanese startup has advanced its plans to operate an urban air taxi service during World Expo 2025 Osaka Kansai.

Leonardo has established team of UK suppliers to support AW149 medium rotorcraft bid for UK New Medium Helicopter requirement.

Raytheon Technologies ramping up Performance+ supply chain squeeze as A&D giant looks to fulfill cost-cutting promise to investors.

Terrafugia, owned by Chinese automaker Geely, has launched first product Commaris, and Seeker UAS for commercial inspection operations.

Rega–Swiss Air-Rescue is to cooperate with Dufour Aerospace on an air ambulance version of the startup’s planned Aero3 eVTOL aircraft.

The test marks the first time the unmanned aircraft has connected with a stealth fighter.

Two U.S. military initiatives to determine the feasibility of moving cargo through space are moving forward.

A research project to improve the sustainability of airports by eliminating emissions and waste, led by Royal Schiphol Group, has been awarded €25 million ($29.5 million) in funding by the European Commission.