Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Graham Warwick
Counter-drone systems continue to proliferate on the market, but tech and operational challenges in countering UAS have not yet been fully surmounted, a new study says.
Defense and Space

By Thierry Dubois
The ESA has released details on the active debris removal mission it has commissioned for 2025 after having selected ClearSpace, a Swiss startup company.
Space

By Michael Bruno
Aerospace and defense holding company Novaria Group has acquired Long-Lok, a manufacturer of self-locking and self-sealing fasteners.
Defense and Space

By Michael Bruno
Airbus Ventures, the corporate venture capital investment wing of the European aerospace and defense giant, said it co-led a $17 million Series A round of investment in Munich-based Isar Aerospace.
Defense and Space

By Mark Carreau
Staging the solar electric foundation of NASA’s planned Gateway at the Moon will take some patience.
Defense and Space

By Steve Trimble
A Kazakhstan factory will begin assembling helos locally for the first time after signing an accord with Russian Helicopters.
Defense and Space

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By Michael Bruno
More new space launch providers could make the Mid Atlantic Regional Spaceport at Wallops Island, Virginia, their home.
Defense and Space

By Steve Trimble
The USMC has put two prize challenges that lie at the heart of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force Unmanned Aircraft System Expeditionary program on hold.
Defense and Space

By Steve Trimble
The USAF’s bidding deadline for the $85 billion contract to develop the GBSD missile passed on Dec. 13 with no offer from Boeing, leaving Northrop Grumman as expected as the sole bidder.
Defense and Space

By Michael Bruno
Small-sat launcher Rocket Lab will look to bring its expected first-stage booster recycling system to its new Launch Complex 2 at Wallops Island, Virginia.
Defense and Space

By Lee Hudson
The USAF's Space and Missile Systems Center was responsible for rapidly buying the medium-range, ground-launched ballistic missile that traveled more than 310.6 mi. Dec. 12 from Vandenberg AFB in California.
Defense and Space

By Tony Osborne
The Irish Air Corps (IAC) has ordered a pair of Airbus C295 twin-turboprop airlifters for the maritime patrol mission.
Defense and Space

By Bill Carey
German delivery drone manufacturer Wingcopter plans to enter the U.S. market.
Business Aviation

By Guy Norris
Autonomous air taxi developer Ehang is on track to begin a pioneering effort with the Civil Aviation Administration of China to develop airworthiness standards and certification methods for the new aircraft category.
Business Aviation

By Tony Osborne
The 2,500-shp Aneto 1K is the first member of Safran’s new family of engines for medium and heavy helicopters.
Defense and Space

By Graham Warwick
The demo will showcase the capability designed into the V-280’s fly-by-wire flight control system.
Defense and Space

By Tony Osborne
Johnson now can push through his vision of Brexit on Jan. 31, 2020 ending Parliamentary and legal deadlock.
Defense and Space

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Aerospace

BOEING has $21.3m U.S. Air Force contract for Space Based Space Surveillance Block 10 sustainment.

U.S. Southern Command (Southcom) deployed one P-8A Poseidon multimission maritime aircraft to Punta Arenas, Chile, on Dec. 10.

View the Program Dossier: Leonardo C-27 Spartan in PDF format.

The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is suffering delays getting the threat assessments it needs to make informed acquisition decisions, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) says.
Aerospace

LOCKHEED MARTIN Corp. has $18m U.S. Navy contract for maintenance and operation of the Australia, Canada, United Kingdom Reprogramming Laboratory (ACURL) for the F-35.
Aerospace

The Czech Republic signed an agreement at the Pentagon Dec. 12 to buy eight UH-1Y Venom and four AH-1Z Viper helicopters.
Defense and Space