Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Chen Chuanren
South Korea says Russia has supplied North Korea with SAM systems as part of an exchange for more than 10,000 troops sent to the frontline of the Ukraine War.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Mark Carreau
The uncrewed Russian cargo craft is delivering a 5,500-lb. cargo of food, propellant and crew supplies.
Operations & Safety

By Samuel Archer
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AWIN Knowledge Center

By Molly McMillin
Both aircraft are based on Gulfstream business jets.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Fulco
Taiwan is bringing more global partners into its nascent drone supply chain, focusing on Eastern European countries with manufacturing acumen.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
Boeing has received two U.S. military aircraft contract updates, bolstering its backlog as the company returns from a strike and faces a tough financial road.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Brian Everstine
Anduril announced on Nov. 22 it conducted a static test-firing of a new 18-in. hypersonic booster.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Australian and British companies are working together on a passive and jam-resistant navigation system for missiles, as well as crewed and uncrewed aircraft.
Emerging Technologies

By Mark Carreau
Blue Origin launched its ninth New Shepard (NS) suborbital flight with passengers on Nov. 22.
Space Exploration

By Tony Osborne
Sweden is looking to donate up to 14 Saab Gripens to Ukraine but will not be able to do so until transfers there of Lockheed Martin F-16s have been completed.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
The UK has opened a fraud probe into Thales.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
Sierra Nevada has conducted the first flight of its Rapcon-X aircraft, a Bombardier Global 6500 SNC is developing for an Army ISR prototyping program.
Emerging Technologies

By Garrett Reim
Lunar Outpost has signed a contract to have its lunar rover travel to the Moon aboard SpaceX’s Starship Human Landing System.
Commercial Space

By Tony Osborne
Embraer has signed agreements with Dutch companies to support the country’s acquisition of C-390 Millennium airlifters.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Mark Carreau
Intuitive Machines and Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab will work to enhance the safety, security and reliability of a cislunar comms and navigation network.
Space Exploration

By Tony Osborne
Work is underway on a European-funded research and development effort to help protect aircraft systems from cyberattacks.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Tony Osborne
Romania has become the latest European country to sign for the Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The reveal of the Oreshnik indirectly refutes a Ukrainian government claim that the strike involved an intercontinental ballistic missile.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Thierry Dubois
Both of France’s space defense demonstration programs, Yoda and Toutatis, are making progress in hardware development but a launch period is hard to predict.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
UK Defense Secretary John Healey says the British government is fully committed to the Global Combat Air Program despite the upcoming Strategic Defense Review.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Mark Carreau
Russia’s Progress MS-29 resupply capsule was on course for a Nov. 23 docking with the ISS, following a launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.
Operations & Safety

By Robert Wall
The European Space Agency and its counterpart Japan Aeropace Exploration Agency are moving to strengthen ties in lunar and asteroid exploration.
Space Exploration

By Robert Wall
The European Space Agency and ArianeGroup have signed an agreement for around €230 million ($242 million) in additional funding for a reusable rocket program.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Israel Aerospace Industries' order backlog swelled to $25 billion at the end of September, while sales showed a growing reliance on demand at home.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Chen Chuanren
The five aircraft are part of a 12-aircraft deal that was made in 2021 under the U.S.-Vietnam Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.
Light Attack and Advanced Training