In Pictures: Top Aerospace & Defense Stories, Aug. 21 2023

August 22, 2023

U.S. Air Force Won’t Say If ARRW Test Met Objectives

Credit: U.S. Air Force.

The U.S. Air Force launched a full prototype Lockheed Martin All-Up-Round AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon in a recent test but is staying tight-lipped about whether the evaluation objectives were met.

The Weekly Debrief: U.S. Army Revives Loitering Munitions With LASSO Launch

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They have been called loitering munitions, one-way attack weapons and kamikaze drones, but now they have a new term courtesy of the U.S. Army and its fresh acquisition strategy. 

Joint Universe Science Mission To Launch Aug. 26

Credit: European Space Agency.

The X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission, a joint effort by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, NASA and the European Space Agency, is ready for a scheduled launch Aug. 26 on a H-IIA 202 rocket from the Tanegashima Space Center in Japan.

Russia Clears Space Station Docking Port For Progress Cargo Delivery

Credit: NASA.

Russia’s Progress MS-22 resupply mission capsule has departed the International Space Station (ISS) filled with trash, for a destructive reentry into the Earth’s atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean, marking the start of a busy week of cargo and crew exchange activities.

Axiom Space Secures $350 Million From Investors

Credit: Axiom Space.

Axiom Space, developers of a future commercial space station and provider of private astronaut missions to the International Space Station (ISS), has secured $350 million in Series-C growth funding anchored by Saudi Arabia-based Aljazira Capital and Boryung, a South Korean healthcare company.

Polaris Aero Receives NASA Small Business Innovation Research Award

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Polaris Aero, a safety intelligence platform provider, announced its reception of a NASA Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) award, supporting NASA’s System-Wide Safety Project for its Airspace Operations and Safety program.

Swedish Prime Minister Tempers Ukraine’s Expectations Of Gripens

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Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has dampened expectations over a potential transfer of Gripen fighters to Ukraine, saying the Nordic country needs the aircraft itself.

Poland Orders Sniper Targeting Pod For FA-50s

Credit: Polish Ministry of National Defense.

Warsaw is acquiring Lockheed Martin Sniper targeting pods to equip its future fleet of Korea Aerospace Industries FA-50 light combat aircraft.

South Korea To Begin Production Of Indigenous RQ-105K UAS

Credit: Kim Minseok.

South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has approved the production plan for the RQ-105K uncrewed aircraft system (UAS), formerly known as the KUS-FC.

Poland orders sniper targeting pod for FA-50s and Polaris Aero receives NASA Small Business Innovation Research Award. Take a look at these and more in our daily roundup of aerospace & defense news.

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