In Pictures: Top Aerospace & Defense Stories, Aug. 15 2023

August 16, 2023

Commerce Department Has Plan To Control Space Situational Awareness

Credit: NASA.

The Office of Space Commerce (OSC) within the Commerce Department is set to implement a three-phase plan to assume control of space situational awareness starting at the end of fiscal 2024, according to an Aviation Week interview with the effort’s chief engineer.

SoloTrek Designers Target Personal eVTOL Market

Credit: Allied eVTOL Concepts.

The designers behind the SoloTrek, a backpack-style personal air vehicle first flown in 2001, have entered the electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) market with plans to develop a ducted-fan two-seater for door-to-door transportation.

AST SpaceMobile Raises Debt To ‘Fully Fund’ First Five Cellular Sats

Credit: AST SpaceMobile.

AST SpaceMobile has raised $115 million in debt, enough to fully fund the manufacturing of its first five cellular signal broadcasting BlueBird satellites, the company says.

Rostec Reveals SM-100 Engine Upgrade For Modernized Yak-130

Credit: Rostec.

Russian arms giant Rostec has revealed the mockup of a new engine to replace a less-powerful Ukrainian propulsion system in the Yak-130, as the combat trainer is being modernized to participate in strike missions. 

China’s TCab Flies eVTOL Testbed

Credit: TCab Tech.

Chinese startup TCab Tech has flown a “skeleton prototype” as it continues development of its planned E20 electric- vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft.

Russian Helicopters Advances Ka-32, BAS-200 Developments

Credit: Russian Helicopters.

Russian Helicopters says  the latest version of its Kamov Ka-32 utility helicopter will be certified by year’s end. 

SoloTrek designers target personal eVTOL market and Rostec reveals SM-100 engine upgrade for modernized Yak-130. Take a look at these and more in our daily roundup of aerospace & defense news.

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