Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

An unstable gyro has prompted observations to be suspended from the 33-year-old Hubble Space Telescope, with NASA saying it is working to restore function.

Major technical issues with the behind-schedule Ariane 6 have been resolved and the schedule has been stabilized, ESA says.

New-build deliveries of fighter aircraft are expected to eclipse 5,000 airframes globally, for a total value of nearly $460 billion USD. Lockheed Martin’s F-35 is expected to capture 34% of that total.

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Mergers and acquisitions activity in the C4ISR market has slowed in 2023 compared to 2022, a new Capstone Partners report says.

NASA soon intends to lift the curtain on a whole new strategy of turning to America’s private sector for the launch of a lunar lander.

U.S. startup Surf Air Mobility has partnered with Brazilian regional carrier Azul Conecta to electrify a portion of the carrier’s Cessna Caravan fleet.

Embraer and Saudi Arabian Military Industries are exploring a potential final assembly line in Saudi Arabia for the C-390 airlifter.

German lawmakers have approved spending for the development of a suppression and destruction of enemy air defenses SEAD/DEAD-capable version of the Eurofighter.

Taiwan’s retirement of the F-5 leaves Thailand and South Korea as the remaining operators of the fighter in the Asia-Pacific region.

A U.S Air Force Bell/Boeing CV-22 Osprey has crashed into the waters off southwestern Japan, killing at least one of the eight on board.

U.S. startup Electra.aero has received cash deposits from Bristow Group to secure early delivery positions for an initial five eSTOL aircraft.

The FAA and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency are trying to figure out how best to certify the safety of nondeterministic programs.

The first flight of Sirtap—which Airbus says will have an endurance of 20 hr. and be certified to fly in segregated airspace—is planned for 2025.

The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) has attained full operational capability (FOC) for its MBDA Aster 30 SAMP/T surface-to-air missile system.

The UK government is expected to provide £975 million in funding support for the country’s civil aerospace industry over five years starting in 2025.

Link 16 is a tactical data link used by the U.S. military, NATO, and U.S. coalition partner nations.

NASA's Kennedy Space Center is still looking to become a world-leading multiuser spaceport.

Chinese commercial aircraft manufacturer Comac has displayed a model of a 19-seat all-electric regional aircraft, the CE-25A.

The moves are part of a sweeping reorganization outlined by CEO Tufan Erginbilgic.

A preliminary design review for the F-35 Engine Core Upgrade is scheduled by the end of January, paving the way to start the next phase of development.

The new CEO of Spirit AeroSystems is expanding his imprint on the beleaguered aerostructure provider’s operations with the departure of COO Samantha Marnick.

Slovenia is to purchase six Leonardo AW139M twin-engine medium helicopters from Italy as part of a modernization of Slovenia’s military.

Three F-16s of the 32 purchased by Romania left the Rygge airbase near Oslo on Nov. 28 following upgrade and maintenance to prepare them for Romanian service.