In Pictures: Top Aerospace & Defense Stories, Aug. 03 2022

August 04, 2022

Program Dossier: E-3 Sentry

Credit: U.S. Air Force. The E-3 carries a pulse-doppler mechanically scanned S-band radar in a 30-ft. rotating dome suspended 11 ft. above the fuselage by a pair of struts.

NASA Pleased With Backup Efforts To Deploy Lucy Solar Array

Credit: Lockheed Martin. After months of troubleshooting, NASA and its partners have succeeded in sufficiently unfolding a circular solar array that failed to fully deploy following the Oct. 16, 2021, launch of the Lucy asteroid probe.

SLS On Track For Aug. 18 Rollout To Launchpad

Credit: NASA. NASA is on track to complete work on its first Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and roll the vehicle out to Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39B on Aug.

Large eVTOL Concept Shows Public Transport Potential

For now, urban air mobility (UAM) is focused on small two-four-passenger air taxis. But a UK study suggests that larger, 30-50-seat electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft could be competitive with existing modes of public transportation while reducing emissions and congestion.

Blue Bear Demos BVLOS Comms Bridge To Support UAS Swarming

Credit: Blue Bear. UK-based uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) development house Blue Bear says it has developed a beyond-visual-line-of-sight (BVLOS) communication bridge to link with air vehicles too small to carry a BVLOS communication system.

Return To Cold War Thinking Needed, New USAFE Boss Says

Credit: U.S. Air Force. When Gen. James Hecker began his flying career in the U.S. Air Force in the cockpit of an F-15C in the early 1990s, he and his fellow pilots knew exactly what their job would be: Fight the Soviet Union.

USAF, FAA Triple Training Air Space For Latest Red Flag Exercise

The U.S. Air Force during its last premier Red Flag exercise connected multiple ranges across the American West for the first time under a new agreement with the FAA.

China Harasses Taiwan With Drills, Aerial Activities During Pelosi Visit

Credit: Annabelle Chih/Getty Images. China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) commenced exercises in six areas surrounding the island of Taiwan, hours after U.S House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) landed in Taipei on the night of Aug. 2.

Slingshot Acquisitions To Bolster Orbital Tracking Efforts

Credit: Slingshot Aerospace. Slingshot Aerospace is acquiring two entities to help it offer satellite operators a better understanding of the growing number of objects on orbit and other threats to satellites.

From NASA pleased with backup efforts to SLS on track for Aug. 18 rollout to launchpad. Take a look at these and more in our daily roundup of aerospace & defense news.

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