In Pictures: Top Aerospace & Defense Stories, Aug. 17 2022

August 18, 2023

Startup Eyes Producing One Space Domain Awareness Sat Per Week

Credit: True Anomaly.

True Anomaly says it is aiming to produce one example of its Jackal space domain awareness satellites every five days at its Centennial, Colorado, facility.

MD-90 Arrives At Palmdale For NASA X-66A Conversion

Credit: NASA/Carla Thomas.

A former Delta Air Lines MD-90 is being prepared for conversion into Boeing’s X-66A transonic truss-braced wing (TTBW) experimental aircraft after arriving at Palmdale, California, on Aug. 15 following a short ferry flight from nearby Victorville. 

NASA’s Focus On Lunar Ice Moves Ahead

Credit: JPL/NASA.

NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer spacecraft is undergoing final assembly and testing at Lockheed Martin facilities in Littleton, Colorado, following the arrival of its second and final science instrument developed to survey ice on the Moon.

Germany To Supply Ukraine With LUNA NG UAS

Credit: Rheinmetall.

Germany’s Rheinmetall is to supply Ukraine with its LUNA Next Generation (NG) tactical uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) through a military aid package funded by Berlin. 

U.S. OKs Arrow 3 Missile Sale To Germany

Credit: Israeli Ministry of Defense.

The U.S. government has approved a potential sale of the U.S./Israel-developed Arrow 3 anti-ballistic missile system to Germany. 

Technical Issue Grounds RAF Hawk Jet Trainers

Credit: Tony Osborne/Aviation Week.

The UK Royal Air Force has temporarily halted flying operations with its Hawk jet trainers after a technical issue was discovered. 

NASA’s focus on lunar ice moves ahead and MD-90 arrives at Palmdale for NASA X-66A conversion. Take a look at these and more in our daily roundup of aerospace & defense news.

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