Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Graham Warwick
EASA submitted its proposed rules, called Opinion 03/2023, to the European Commission (EC) on Aug. 31 for adoption.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Mark Carreau
The probe began its return to Earth on May 10, 2021, with an estimated 8 oz. (250 grams) of surface material from Bennu.
Space

By Graham Warwick
With the root cause quickly identified, Vertical says its certification target of late 2026 remains unchanged.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
The Swiss Air Force is to acquire a Bombardier Global 7500 business jet for VIP missions.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Polish company PZL Mielec is producing around 50% of the Lockheed Martin F-16 rear fuselage section, with plans to expand this to 70-80% by the end of 2024.
Supply Chain

By Jeremy Kariuki
According to Bombardier, the Advanced Avionics Upgrade (AAU) includes features currently available on in-production Global 5500 and Global 6500 aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Lockheed is supporting the European effort to create a F-16 training school in Romania ahead of a potential transfer of F-16s to Ukraine.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Lockheed Martin’s P-3 Orion maritime patroller looks set to have an extended operational life in Europe after Portugal purchased Germany’s fleet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The UK government has named Grant Shapps as Secretary of State for Defense after the departure of Ben Wallace.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren
Airbus Helicopters supplies the drive system and autopilot for South Korea's Light Armed Helicopter program, with KAI set to deliver the first aircraft in 2024.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
The additional aircraft would enable expansion of a planned Airlander network from Spain into the Mediterranean.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Space Systems Command’s Victus Nox rapid launch demonstration has entered its “hot standby phase.”
Space

By Brian Everstine
The service is undertaking a series of new munitions programs.
Missile Defense & Weapons

James Roche
Billions of dollars are being invested in model-based and digital everything.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Steve Trimble
Although a 25-person team continued to make progress through 2019, Lockheed Martin decided to shut down the project to focus on core technology.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
The launch will take place aboard the next SpaceX commercial resupply mission.
Space

By Graham Warwick
The grant has been provided by Enova SF, Norway’s Ministry of Climate and Environment.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Steve Trimble
The demonstration showed that an artificial intelligence “pilot” may be able to substitute in the future for a human controller in communications-denied areas.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Guy Norris
NASA says the problems were uncovered during system checkout tests at Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works facility in Palmdale, California.
Emerging Technologies

By Ben Goldstein
While the DA40 is a four-seater, the eDA40 is designed with two seats.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
A new urban air mobility (UAM) service has been launched in traffic-clogged Sao Paulo.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
AeroHT has conducted the first cross-river flight in China by an electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Garrett Reim
Advanced Space has won a new Space Debris Identification and Tracking (Sintra) contract.
Commercial Space

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. has announced a new package of aid for Ukraine, including for the first time the announcement of AIM-9M Sidewinder missiles to be used for air defense.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
A new Ukrainian military intelligence assessment claims that Russian companies are building strike missiles at a monthly clip of more than 100.
Missile Defense & Weapons