In Pictures: Top Aerospace & Defense Stories, Apr. 13, 2023

April 13, 2023
SkyDrive SD-05 in windtunnel

SkyDrive Starts Preselling SD-05 eVTOL To Private Individuals

Credit: SkyDrive

SkyDrive has started preselling its SD-05 electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft to private individuals.

French Aerospace Programs May Be Trimmed Despite Budget Hikes

The country’s latest military programming law was presented to the Council of Ministers on April 4.

Credit: Tony Osborne/Aviation Week

Blower System For CO2 Air Scrubber Installed In ISS

The blower mechanism was delivered in November aboard Northrop Grumman’s 18th NASA-contracted Cygnus resupply mission to the ISS.

Credit: Calnetix Technologies

Brazil Opens Early Talks With Sweden For More Gripens

The comments come a year after air force officials proposed to add four F-39s to the first batch, then acquire a second batch of 26.

Credit: Brazilian Air Force

Former Italian Government Minister To Lead Leonardo

Roberto Cingolani has been put forward to succeed Alessandro Profumo as Leonardo CEO.

Credit: Thierry Monasse/Getty Images

China Studying Robot That Makes Bricks From Lunar Soil

The bricks would be used to construct egg-shaped “lunar pot vessel” structures for the Moon base that China is looking to build with Russia.

Credit: Huazhong University of Science and Technology

Brazilian Firm Starts Developing 6,000 lb.-Thrust Turbofan Engine

Jacarei, Brazil-based Turbomachine is seeking investors to move the design of the TF6000 turbofan into to the development phase.

Credit: Steve Trimble/AWST

Brazilian Firm Partners With MBDA To Study Arming Drone

The ongoing study focuses on integrating MBDA’s air-launched Enforcer missile by 2025 on the XMobot Nauru 1000C uncrewed aircraft system.

Credit: Steve Trimble/AWST

Chilean Air Force Seeks Data On Light Helicopters To Replace UH-1H

The Chilean Air Force is embarking on a replacement program for its Bell UH-1H single-turbine helicopters that have been in service for more than 50 years.

Credit: Antonio Segovia

Ispace Plans Moon Landing Attempt As Soon As April 25

Ispace of Japan plans to attempt touching down on the Moon with its Hakuto-R Mission 1 lunar lander as soon as April 25.

Credit: ispace

A former Italian government minister has been selected as the new CEO of aerospace and defense company Leonardo and China is exploring the possibility of developing a lunar soil brick-making robot, designed to help build and maintain the country’s future Moon base. These are some of the top stories from AWIN. Subscribe now!

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