Gallery: Aerospace & Defense Roundup: November 9, 2021

November 09, 2021

Crew-2 Dragon Astronauts Safely Back on Earth

The crew's replacements are set to be launched to the International Space Station Nov. 10 on the SpaceX Crew-3 Dragon Endurance spacecraft. Read the full story.

Credit: NASA/Aubrey Gemignani

KAI Secures T-50 Support Package With Iraq

Korea Aerospace Industries has secured a $360 million maintenance and flight support deal for the Iraqi Air Force T-50IQ lead-in trainer aircraft. Read the full story. 

Credit: KAI

IAI, Romanian Industry Team On UAV Offer

Credit: Israel Aerospace Industries

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Collins Tests Stealthy Antenna For Small UAS For DARPA

Collins Aerospace has demonstrated a directional communication system for small unmanned aircraft systems under a DARPA program. Read the full story.

Credit: PHEME pod: Collins

India's HAL To Help ZeroAvia Certify Hydrogen-Electric Dornier 228

Startup ZeroAvia has partnered with India’s Hindustan Aeronautics to develop a supplemental type certificate for its conversion of the 19-passenger Dornier 228 regional turboprop to hydrogen-electric propulsion. Read the full story.

Credit: ZeroAvia

German Air Force Concerned About Tornado, A400M Availability

Germany’s air force has publicly expressed concerns about the availability of both its Panavia Tornado and its A400M airlifter fleets. Read the full story.

Credit: Tony Osborne/Aviation Week

Airbus Begins 100% SAF Flight Trials

Airbus Helicopters has performed what it claims to be the first helicopter flight on 100% sustainable aviation fuel, albeit powering only one of the two engines on the H225 testbed. Read the full story.

Credit: Airbus Helicopters

Romania OKs Purchase Of Black Hawk Helicopters

Romania’s Ministry of the Interior has signed a contract to buy a fleet of up to 12 Sikorsky Black Hawk helicopters to be used by the country’s emergency services agency. Read the full story.

Credit: U.S. Army

New Name, High Goals For Hyundai’s UAM Division

South Korean automaker Hyundai has renamed its urban air mobility division Supernal and plans to begin certification of its electric air taxi in the U.S. in 2024, aiming to launch commercial flights in 2028. Read the full story.

Credit: Hyundai

Orion Crewed Flight Test Moves To May 2024

Development costs for NASA’s Orion deep-space capsule through the Artemis II crewed flight test—which is now not expected until May 2024—will increase by $2.5 billion due to an expanded scope of work, delays from pandemic-related supply issues and other factors, boosting the program’s overall cost to $9.3 billion. Read the full story.

Credit: Aerojet Rocketdyne

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Today's gallery includes news that the Crew-2 Dragon astronauts are now safely back on Earth and the German air force takes aim at politicians as it expresses concerns about its Panavia Tornado and A400M fleets.

 

 

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