Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Ben Goldstein
The hybrid CP-01 is capable of carrying six passengers or 600 kg (1,500 lb.) of cargo up to 500 km (310.6 mi.) at a cruise speed of 300 km/hr. (186.4 mph).
Advanced Air Mobility

By Guy Norris
Test and development of smaller Bantam engines has been underway for around a decade.
Commercial Space

By Tony Osborne
Satellite launch startup Orbex has begun construction of its spaceport on the north coast of mainland Scotland.
Commercial Space

By Chen Chuanren
Singapore has confirmed that it will be equipping its upgraded stealth frigates with the Proteus Blue Spear surface-to-surface missile.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Matthew Fulco
Solid demand in the company’s aerospace & defense and commercial markets helped new orders climb 13% to $718 million.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Kim Minseok
Korea Aerospace Industries has unveiled two new series of autonomous uncrewed aircraft systems at the Republic of Korea Air Force Aerospace Conference in Seoul.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Modern aerospace manufacturing can be the stuff of nightmares.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
The first all-new RS-25 built in over 15 years incorporates improvements Aerojet introduced into the refurbished former space shuttle RS-25s for SLS flights.
Space

By Kim Minseok, Chen Chuanren
Saab unveiled a modified version of the GlobalEye AEW aircraft, at the South Korean Air Force’s Aerospace Conference 2023 on May 2.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Battery safety specialist KULR Technology Group has been awarded a U.S. Army contract to develop a high-energy battery platform for aviation applications.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
The FAA has updated its concept of operations for urban air mobility.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Michael Bruno
Apollo Global Management and Arconic announced May 4 that the private equity giant will take the aluminum sheet supplier private.
Supply Chain

By Garrett Reim
Europe’s space and telecommunication heavyweights have formed a consortium to bid for the European Union’s IRIS² satellite constellation.
Commercial Space

By Ben Goldstein
Vertical Aerospace has pushed back the target date for type certification of its VX4 electric air taxi from 2025 to late 2026.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Chen Chuanren
Thai satellite service provider and operator Thaicom has entered a partnership with Japan’s Synspective to provide synthetic aperture radar satellite services.
Commercial Space

By Steve Trimble
The 4-hr. flight of the modified Gulfstream G550 business jet from Waco, Texas, begins the L3Harris’ flight test phase of the Compass Call mission system.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Tony Osborne
The U.S. State Department has approved the transfer of eight surplus Bell AH-1Z Viper and UH-1Z Venom helicopters to the Czech Republic.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
Lilium has begun wind tunnel testing of a large-scale powered model of its Lilium Jet.
Advanced Air Mobility

All three updates came during the San Diego-based company’s first quarter earnings call with market analysts on May 3.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Ben Goldstein
Joby Aviation has announced that existing shareholder Baillee Gifford will purchase an additional $180 million in newly issued shares.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Matthew Fulco
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions’ revenue increased 18.1% year-on-year to $231.8 million in the first quarter of 2023.
Supply Chain

By Helen Chachaty
Five years after a reorganization of its maintenance, repair, and overhaul organization, France’s defense ministry is drawing lessons from the efforts.
Supply Chain

By Brian Everstine
U.S. Air Force Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach has been tapped to be the next commander of the service’s Air Combat Command.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Estonia has acquired loitering munitions from Israel as part of an effort to bolster the country’s armed forces following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Chen Chuanren
Taiwan’s ministry of national defense has revealed that the delivery of the first of 66 Lockheed Martin F-16V fighters will be delayed for nearly a year.
Budget, Policy & Operations