Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Craig Caffrey
While Taiwan's defense spending has been rising in recent years, officials have acknowledged that next year will represent the peak of Taipei's defense spending—at least in the medium term.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Ben Goldstein
The startup also announced a new $175 million equity raise.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Vivienne Machi
The Hybrid Space/Submarine Architecture Ensuring Infosec of Telecommunications (HEIST) initiative was launched July 31.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Graham Warwick
The U.S. Energy Department’s research arm is studying whether it can launch a program to modify a regional jet into a flying testbed for the propulsion systems.
Emerging Technologies

By Irene Klotz
Plumbing and wiring were removed or incorporated into the new engine’s primary structure.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
The rocket lifted off from China’s Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center on Aug. 6 with 18 Qianfan “Thousand Sails” satellites.
Space

By Guy Norris, Graham Warwick
NASA and Boeing are setting up for a round of key wind tunnel tests of the X-66 Sustainable Flight Demonstrator.
Emerging Technologies

By Brian Everstine
The company is tripling its capacity at Maryland and West Virginia production facilities.
SMD Symposium

By Garrett Reim
Ispace distributed an image of a Komatsu tracked excavator on the lunar surface as part of its Aug. 8 announcement.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
The rocket is intended for a September 2028 inaugural launch as part of the Artemis IV mission.
Space

By Tony Osborne
AUKUS defense pact partners have been testing the integration of autonomy and artificial intelligence (AI) on uncrewed air systems (UAS).
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
Experts from the U.S. and Australia have performed tests on the Defense Advanced GPS Receiver (DAGR) in an anechoic chamber to mimic contested and limited GPS conditions.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Tony Osborne
A fault in a circuit board in the pitch trim servo of a Sikorsky S-92 helicopter could be a potential factor in the fatal crash off the coast of Norway in February, investigators say.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Eutelsat says the slower-than-expected deployment of some OneWeb ground infrastructure is denting sales growth, also flagging a likely delay to its Flexsat.
Commercial Space

By Matthew Fulco
Long Beach, California-based Rocket Lab recorded sales of $106 million, up 71% year-on-year, in the April-June period.
Space

By Chen Chuanren
The engineering and manufacturing development phase is scheduled to be completed by 2027.
Aircraft & Propulsion

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By Steve Trimble
The value of FMS export contracts signed this year already set a new annual record at more than $80 billion.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Ben Goldstein
Joby’s first production prototype was rolled out in late June from its low-rate manufacturing facility in Marina, California.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Brandon Patrick
New fleets of AH-1Zs in Bahrain, Nigeria, and soon Slovakia need only endure for about 40 years to carry the program over the 100-year mark.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Graham Warwick
Founded in 2020, Denver-based H3X closed the oversubscribed Series A round on Aug. 6.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Meisei of Japan flight tested its HoverLoon high-altitude platform system in the stratosphere in July.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The MDA has already fielded what it calls the second increment of the SM-6 Sea Based Terminal.
SMD Symposium

By Matthew Fulco
Revenue increased 11% year-on-year in the June quarter to $785 million.
Supply Chain