Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Ben Goldstein
The agreement is for up to 50 electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicles.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Mark Carreau
Russia’s Soyuz MS-24 crew capsule autonomously docked to the International Space Station on Sept. 15.
Space

By Graham Warwick
Stuttgart-based H2Fly completed four flights of its HY4 testbed aircraft from Maribor, Slovenia, in September.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
German startup Evia Aero has announced plans to develop a 50-megawatt photovoltaic plant at Helsinki-East Aerodrome.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Irene Klotz
NASA has reversed course and decided to release the name of the person assigned to oversee research into unidentified anomalous phenomena.
Space

By Irene Klotz
The rocket lifted off at 10:28 p.m. EDT/7:28 p.m. local time on Sept. 14.
Space

By Chen Chuanren
BAE Systems and platform integrator MSI Defense Solutions are pitching a palletized guided rocket system.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Speaking on Poland’s Radio dla Ciebie Sept. 14, Mariusz Błaszczak says the country still has a shortfall in combat aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The collaboration with Hybrid Air Vehicles will explore the use of the Airlander aircraft in defense and security missions.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Four Lockheed Martin F-35s landed at Denmark's Skrydstrup air base shortly after 2 p.m. on Sept. 14.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Skyports Drone Services has begun delivering spare parts and other packages on demand to oil rigs in the North Sea.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Steve Trimble, Chen Chuanren
The 2023 National Defense Report released Sept. 12 laid out the new acquisition plans as part of an effort to bolster Taiwan’s asymmetric capabilities.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Steve Trimble
Ansett Airlines, the owner of the Apex Flight Academy, has been developing the renamed Goshawk special mission aircraft since 2021.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Steve Trimble
The Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton uncrewed aircraft system has been cleared for initial operating capability by the U.S. Navy.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
AeroVironment makes two loitering munitions: the anti-personnel Switchblade 300 and the anti-armored vehicle Switchblade 600.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
The request for information (RFI) was published on Sept. 15 by the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
NASA pledged to be transparent in its data, but it declined to identify the director to shield him or her from potential harassment.
Space

By Graham Warwick
Universal Hydrogen has reached a key milestone in its plan to convert the ATR 72 regional turboprop to zero-emission hydrogen-electric propulsion.
Advanced Air Mobility

Asia Pacific Staff
A policy review document released this week shows it will take seven years to complete.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
Launch operator Mozambique has logged 70 flight hours on the Paramount Mwari light attack and observation aircraft.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Tony Osborne
South Africa’s Paramount Group is seeing strong demand for the upgrade of older Russian-built helicopters.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Livermore, California-based Aalyria describes itself as a software-defined and optical networking communications pioneer.
Commercial Space

By Chen Chuanren
The Type II Loitering Munition has been developed entirely in-house, including the seeker, warhead and propulsion, according to an NCIST engineer.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Chen Chuanren
The Taiwan Space Agency's three-stage satellite launch vehicle measures 82 ft. in length, has a diameter of 7.2 ft. and a takeoff mass of 37 tons.
Space

By Chen Chuanren
Featuring wingfold design similar to the AeroVironment Switchblade 600, Taiwanese company Hutron's H2B weighs 33 lb. (15 kg), including an 11-lb. warhead.
Missile Defense & Weapons