In Pictures: Top Aerospace & Defense Stories, Aug. 09 2022

August 10, 2022

France’s Blue Spirit Plans Hydrogen Fuel Cell Light Aircraft

Credit: Blue Spirit Aero. Toulouse-based Blue Spirit Aero (BSA) is aiming to fly a full-scale prototype of the Dragonfly by the end of 2024, followed by European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) certification and entry into service in 2027, founder and CEO Olivier Savin told Aviation Week.

Brazilian Operator First To Install Ku-band System

Credit: Satcom Direct. The Plane Simple antenna, which connects with Intelsat’s 18-satellite Ku-band network, will be mounted on top of the fuselage of the twin turboprop, in the center of the aircraft to heighten operating efficiencies, according to aircraft certification company and Satcom Direct reseller Jazz Engenharia Aeronáutica.

NASA Prepping Artemis II Crew Candidates As Artemis I Looms

Credit: NASA
Artemis I

Boeing/Nammo Team Completes Long-Range Ramjet Artillery Test

Credit: Boeing. The June 28 test from the Andoya Rocket Range in Norway demonstrated the ability of a powered shell to stabilize in flight after experiencing a force of 17,000g while being launched from a 16-ft.-long L/39 cannon barrel, said Mark Altobelli, director of advanced weapons at Boeing Phantom Works.

Inflation Driving Higher Munitions Proposals, U.S. Army Official Says

Credit: Lockheed Martin. “Proposals are coming in almost unaffordable,” said Maj. Gen. Robert Rasch, the Army’s program executive officer for Missiles and Space, speaking at the Space and Missile Defense Symposium here.

Russian-Made Satellite To Boost Iran’s Earth-Imaging Capabilities

Credit: Yuri Kadobnov/AFP/Getty Images. The launch took place at 8:52 a.m. Moscow time Aug. 9 from Baikonur spaceport in Kazakhstan. The Iranian Space Agency (ISA) later confirmed that the first telemetry data from the satellite had been received by its ground stations.

Bristow Adds Alia eVTOL To AAM Order Stable

Credit: Beta Technologies. Bristow also has the option to purchase an additional 50 Alias. Best known as a provider of helicopter transportation to the offshore energy industry, the company already has agreements in place with eVTOL developers Eve, Lilium, Overair and Vertical Aerospace.

Confident In Heli-Capture, Rocket Lab Adapts Electron For Reusability

Credit: Rocket Lab webcast. The company first snagged a descending booster in mid-air in May using a Sikorsky S-92 helicopter. Since then, it has launched three times, but has not attempted an airborne recovery again.

KAL-ASD Hopes For Foreign Sales As MALE UAV Nears Production

Credit: KAL-ASD. The division of the national airline will be commencing full-scale production of the KUS-FS medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) for the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) from 2023.

From KAL-ASD hopes for foreign sales as MALE UAV nears production to Brazilian operator first to install Ku-band system. Take a look at these and more in our daily roundup of aerospace & defense news.

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