In Pictures: Top Aerospace & Defense Stories, Aug. 10 2022

August 11, 2022

USAF To Divest AT-6s, A-29s Acquired Following Light Attack Demo

Credit: Moody AFB. The U.S. Air Force now plans to sell off the six aircraft it bought about two years ago following the end of a light attack experiment, the service’s predecessor to the new U.S. Special Operations Command’s (SOCOM) Armed Overwatch program.

USAF Working Reprogramming Request To Speed Up E-7A Contract

Credit: U.S. Air Force. The U.S. Air Force is looking to reprogram funding to give it flexibility to award a prototype contract for Boeing E-7A Wedgetails in the event that a continuing resolution blocks starting the program on time.

Canadian Air Force Grounds Snowbirds Team After Incident

Credit: RCAF. The Royal Canadian Air Force has grounded its CT-114 Tutor fleet as an investigation continues into an Aug. 2 mishap that damaged one of the Snowbird display team’s aircraft.

Ohio Publishes AAM Framework Document

Credit: DriveOhio. Transportation research center DriveOhio has released an Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) Framework document aimed at positioning Ohio for the expected growth of the AAM industry in the state.

United Airlines Places Cash Deposit On First 100 Archer eVTOLs

Credit: Archer Aviatio. United Airlines has made a $10 million pre-delivery payment on 100 of the 200 electric air taxis it agreed to purchase from Archer Aviation in February 2021.

USAF Planning Major ARRW Test As Service Considers Future

Credit: Lockheed Martin

U.S. Army Plans First Hypersonic Deliveries Before Completing Design

Credit: U.S. Army. The U.S. Army plans to deliver its first live missiles with a hypersonic glide vehicle to an operational unit in about six months as final design tweaks are still being made, the leader of the program said Aug. 10.

NASA’s Artemis I Orion Prepared To Take The Heat

Credit: NASA. At the close of NASA’s upcoming Artemis I test flight, an uncrewed Orion capsule will re-enter the Earth’s atmosphere faster and hotter than any previous human spacecraft, validating the heat shield’s ability to protect astronauts returning from the Moon and eventually Mars.

Joby Signs Expanded Agility Prime eVTOL Contract With U.S. Military

Credit: Joby Aviation. Joby Aviation has signed a potential $45 million expansion of its contract with the U.S. Air Force’s Agility Prime program.

China’s AR-500CJ Shipborne VTOL UAS Takes Shape

Credit: AVIC. AVIC says it has completed the first flight of the AR-500CJ uncrewed aircraft system (UAS), which has been designed specifically for China’s naval vessels.

Benchmark Sees Growing Smallsat Market For Hybrid Propulsion

Credit: Benchmark Space Systems. Benchmark Space Systems has signed an agreement to buy Alameda Applied Sciences Corporation’s electric propulsion technologies.

Air Forces In Focus: Japan Air Self Defense Force

Credit: Saab. The Japan Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) has been reinvigorated in recent years by an increased focus on national and regional security issues in Tokyo, largely in response to the perceived growing threat from China.

From USAF to divest AT-6s, A-29s acquired following light attack demo to United Airlines places cash deposit on first 100 Archer eVTOLs. Take a look at these and more in our daily roundup of aerospace & defense news.

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