Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin announced March 3 that the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. design will be the YFQ-42A.

Space Systems Command Commander Lt. Gen. Philip Garrant served as acting director of the Space Development Agency beginning Jan. 16.

NASA, which leads the 15-nation ISS’s operations, plans to retire the orbital lab in 2030.

Bruno Even says the company’s air vehicle design had been “the right compromise between cruise and lift.”

The Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 9:24 p.m. EST March 2.

The CMMT leverages Lockheed Martin’s Rapid Dragon palletized munitions platform concept.

The details of any new trend in engines also serve to unveil future requirements of a paying customer.

The launch window for the flight at the European spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, was due to open at 1:24 p.m. local time.

The news of additional defense spending will undoubtedly be welcomed within the UK Defense Ministry, but in truth, it probably does not go far enough.

The indefinite pause of operations at Eviation was caused by a rift between the majority shareholder and the startup's co-founders.

Boom has frozen the configuration of its planned Overture supersonic airliner, paving the way for the start of preliminary design.

The Singaporean Defense Ministry says it will upgrade its stable of Lockheed Martin M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) to enable compatibility with more rockets.

Singapore says it is evaluating new maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) as it seeks to replace its fleet of long-serving Fokker 50 Enforcer MPAs.

Saab says it has secured an order to support the German modernization of MBDA-made Taurus KEPD 350 cruise missiles.

Singapore's armed forces are setting up new branches to develop expertise and technology in uncrewed aircraft systems warfare.

Russia's Progress MS-30 capsule docked to the Russian segment of the ISS on Mar. 1, delivering hardware, scientific research, food, supplies and more.

A spacecraft owned and operated by Firefly Aerospace touched down on the Moon early March 2 to begin a two-week science mission for NASA.

Alongside its financial results for the 2024 fourth quarter (Q4), Archer shared new details around its “Launch Edition” initiative.

Ukraine would contribute 50% of future proceeds from state-owned mineral resources into a reconstruction fund that it would jointly own with the U.S.

The Boeing-owned company received a nearly $25 million award from DARPA on Feb. 27.

Propellant leaks in the Starship upper stage led to the vehicle’s midair breakup about 11 min. after liftoff from Boca Chica, Texas, on Jan. 16.

The geostationary orbit (GEO) spacecraft is to demonstrate space domain awareness and intelligence gathering capabilities.

Internal testing validated that the Enhanced Power and Cooling System (EPACS) is mature enough now to enter an engineering and manufacturing development phase.

The state-linked aircraft manufacturer said the four AG600s conducted 2,014 sorties totaling 3,560 hr. over the last two years.

Rocket Lab's stock had fallen about 5% as of mid-morning on Feb. 28, the first day of trading after earnings were announced.