In Pictures: Top Aerospace & Defense Stories, Aug. 11 2022

August 12, 2022

Aviation Week Forecasts: NATO Members Accelerate Withdrawal Of Russian Aircraft

Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February, European air forces have been forced to re-examine their modernization plans, seeking to accelerate acquisition programs and address shortfalls in capability.

Blue Canyon To Build 18 Weather Sats For Biggest Constellation Yet

Credit: Tomorrow.io. Blue Canyon Technologies has won a contract to build 18 small passive microwave sounder satellites for weather data company The Tomorrow Companies.

Vertical Lift Consortium Names UAM Challenge Finalists

Credit: LuftCar. The U.S. Vertical Lift Consortium has named 19 finalists in its Urban Air Mobility Challenge, paving the way for a pitch competition in Washington on Sept. 28 and a chance to win $50,000 in funding.

DARPA Starts Space-BACN LEO Satellite Comms ‘Translator’ Program

Credit: DARPA. DARPA has selected 11 teams for phase one of the Space-Based Adaptive Communications Node (Space-BACN) program.

U.S. Air Force: HH-60W Cuts Would Cause Nunn-McCurdy Breach

Credit: Sikorsky. The U.S. Air Force’s plan to dramatically cut its buy of Sikorsky HH-60W combat rescue helicopters would create a Nunn-McCurdy Breach as the cost per unit of the choppers would spike, raising more questions about the future of the program.

'Digital Century Series' Approach May Live On In USAF's Autonomous Plans

Credit: U.S. Air Force. The U.S. Air Force’s short-lived “Digital Century Series” plan appears to be dead for future crewed fighters, but the service says the plan’s focus on rapidly iterating designs could be relevant for its future drones.

USAF Warns Of Costs, Operational Impacts If Forced To Keep All F-22s

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FCC Nixes SpaceX Funding For Rural Starlink Service

Credit: SpaceX. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is revoking plans to award SpaceX up to $886 million over 10 years to subsidize broadband internet service to rural households in the U.S. via the Starlink satellite network.

Hyundai Expands On Advanced Air Mobility Plan

Credit: GN/AWST. South Korean automaker Hyundai has revealed new details of its broad-based advanced air mobility (AAM) development strategy after unveiling a full-scale cabin mockup of its electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxi concept and signing a propulsion collaboration deal with Rolls-Royce.

DARPA Aims Gambit Missile Project At Fourth-Gen Fighters

Credit: Air Force Research Laboratory. A new, DARPA-funded program is intended to provide a long-range strike missile for fourth-generation fighters, leveraging the potential size and fuel efficiency advantages of rotating detonation engine (RDE) technology.

Sept. 2, Sept. 5 Backup Dates For SLS Launch

Credit: Frank Michaux/NASA. NASA has resolved an issue with the U.S. Space Force’s Eastern Range that will expand launch opportunities for the first Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, currently targeted to lift off at 8:33 a.m. EDT on Aug. 29 on the Artemis I flight test.

From DARPA aims gambit missile project at fourth-gen fighters to vertical lift consortium names UAM challenge finalists. Take a look at these and more in our daily roundup of aerospace & defense news.

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