Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Garrett Reim
Tokyo-based Gitai, a startup developing several space robots, has raised about ¥4 billion ($29 million) in funding as part of a Series B extension round.
Commercial Space

By Ben Goldstein
Lilium has signed a pair of firm agreements for its Pioneer Edition Lilium Jet with two European operators.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Steve Trimble
A promised supply of Western fighter jets has prompted a comprehensive review within Ukraine’s air force of its structure, training and logistics needs.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
Russia’s MS-23 Progress resupply mission spacecraft autonomously docked to the Russian segment of the International Space Station at midday May 24.
Space

By Chen Chuanren
Leonardo and Airbus are positioning themselves to fulfill the Royal Malaysian Navy’s (RMN) requirement for naval helicopters.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
A U.S. Air Force official has approved the start of a sprawling, multistate construction project to support the U.S. Air Force’s future ICBM program.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
BAE Systems will continue developing a ramjet-powered, 155-mm artillery shell for the U.S. Army.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
The Czech Republic has canceled plans to acquire Heron UAS from Israel, prioritizing instead the purchase of tactical UAS for the army.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The first image of a Ukrainian Air Force combat aircraft carrying a UK-supplied MBDA Storm Shadow air-launched cruise missile has emerged.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Chen Chuanren
The Malaysian helicopter operator also inked a deal with Leonardo for five more AW139 twin-engine helicopters at the LIMA Exhibition in Langkawi.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Virgin Orbit will close after its assets were bought by four bankruptcy bidders including Rocket Lab and Stratolaunch.
Commercial Space

By Chen Chuanren
Kongsberg is currently at the LIMA Airshow.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Garrett Reim
The agreement starts with Sky2Share acquiring the five-seat Cassio 330.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Brian Everstine
Poland in September 2022 announced plans to buy 96 new-build AH-64Es in an acquisition that could be worth up to $7 billion.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
Boeing has delivered four of the six aircraft ordered under the research, development, test and evaluation contract, with two more set to come this summer.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Excel purchased two Boeing 757s to support the development of the FTA, named Excalibur, under contract from Leonardo.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
NASA’s LROC has captured what appears to be images of debris scattered on the Moon at the planned landing site of ispace’s lunar lander, which crashed in April.
Commercial Space

By Tony Osborne
Five European countries are proposing the development of a new short-range air-to-air missile capable of countering future combat aircraft.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren
MBDA is offering a range of munition options for Royal Malaysia Air Force FA-50M light fighters.
Missile Defense & Weapons

Aviation Week Staff
Russia’s largest helicopter operator, Utair Group, may ground 30% of its fleet this year due to a shortage of spare parts and components, the firm's CEO says.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
NASA has selected a new mission to study high-altitude ice clouds that form daily in Earth’s tropical and subtropical regions.
Space

By Guy Norris
High-speed airliner developer Boom Supersonic agreed to a sustainable aviation fuel deal with power-to-liquid producer Dimensional Energy for Overture testing.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jen DiMascio
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded a contract to Ursa Major that will help it develop two key products.
Space

By Brian Everstine
While the U.S. and its partners have agreed to start training Ukrainian pilots on Lockheed Martin F-16s, the jets’ delivery will take several months.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Irene Klotz
ULA returned its first Vulcan rocket to the launchpad on May 22 in preparation for a static test firing of the booster’s dual BE-4 main engines.
Commercial Space