Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

A study provides new details on a health threat to astronauts: venous thrombosis.

Flirtey is preparing to begin routine food deliveries by drone within the largest industrial park in the U.S.

Efforts to better identify and assess potential impact threats to Earth from asteroids and comets with a compact, space-based IR telescope have received a boost from President Trump.

A new U.S. Army program will demo an intel-collecting system with three powerful sensing capabilities in one year and attempt to field the system on a new airborne surveillance fleet starting in five years.

BOEING $265.2m U.S. Missile Defense Agency contract for Ground-based Midcourse Defense

AVIATION WEEK NETWORK forecasts that over the next ten years, 18,631 new, western-developed engines will be delivered for new military aircraft or as part of re-engining processes.

Celestia Technologies Group has acquired the satellite ground systems division of Antwerp Space,

The value of international arms transfers around the globe grew by about 65% from 2007 to 2017.

U.S. Air Force is seeking information on commercial eVTOL vehicles that could be fielded within three years.

The U.S. Army has outlined its vision of a mission system architecture for its Future Vertical Lift platforms that will allow upgrades to be fielded rapidly to counter emerging threats and overcome obsolescence over their life cycle.

Contenders for Finland’s fighter competition will be put through their paces in January and February in the Nordic nation’s challenging climate. The

Aerobond has been acquired by WHI Global.

Celestia Technologies Group has acquired the satellite ground systems division of Antwerp Space.

Lockheed Martin delivered 134 F-35s overall in 2019 to slightly exceed expectations.

The U.S. Air Force secretary has transferred 14th Air Force to the U.S. Space Force.

Maxar Technologies has reached a deal to sell its MDA Canadian space subsidiary.

For its next fighter Japan should choose an adaptation of the F-22 with a larger wing and avionics from the F-35, the U.S. Mitchell Institute argues.

NASA astronaut Christina Koch on Dec. 28 broke the previous record of 288 days for the longest spaceflight by a woman.

The U.S. Army has revealed a future mission for the MQ-1C unmanned aircraft system (UAS) fleet.

Leonardo Helicopters has completed the first flight of the fourth prototype AW609 commercial tiltrotor.

The first Russian missile regiment armed with the Avangard hypersonic glide vehicle became operational Dec. 27.

Japan’s defense ministry has proposed to start working with a foreign partner on the country’s Next Generation Fighter.

The Calt Long March 5 heavy space launcher returned to flight on Dec. 27.

COMAC flew the sixth and last C919 prototype on Dec. 27, achieving an unpublished target that had begun to look doubtful.

Embraer has demonstrated the ability of the KC-390 to drop heavy cargo loads at low speed.