In Pictures: Top Aerospace & Defense Stories, Feb. 02 2023

February 03, 2023

Spacewalkers Prepare ISS For Final Roll Out Solar Array Installs

Two astronauts finished  preparations for the future installation of a final pair of ISS Roll Out Solar Arrays (iROSAs) to complete a major upgrade to International Space Station’s solar power generation system during a nearly 7 hr. spacewalk on Feb. 2.

NASA Names Joe Acaba To Lead Astronaut Office

Credit: NASA. Joseph Acaba was teaching seventh-grade math at a middle school in Florida in 2004 when NASA put out a call for Educator Astronauts, a follow-on program to the mothballed 1980s-era Teacher In Space initiative. 

U.S. Air Force Selects Gambit Aircraft For OBSS Flight Test Phase

Credit: Credit: GA-ASI. A new type of aircraft inspired by the automotive industry’s modular chassis model will be built and flown by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) under a competitive contract award from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL).

HeroX Challenge Seeks New Sensors For Autonomous Vehicles

Credit: Technology Innovation Institute. Working with crowdsourcing platform HeroX, Abu Dhabi’s Technology Innovation Institute initiated the “TII Infrared Tracking Challenge” on Feb. 2 to develop new approaches for effectively tracking objects in low-light conditions, whether in enclosed or open environments.

RAF Chief Wants To Restore Planned Wedgetail Fleet To Five Aircraft

Credit: Boeing.The chief of the UK Royal Air Force (RAF) has said he would like to restore UK plans to operate five Boeing E-7 Wedgetail airborne early warning (AEW) aircraft, after a previous defense review cut the planned fleet to just three.

Rapid Electronic Warfare Update System Set For F-35 Test

Credit: U.S. Air Force/Trevor Bell. The Lockheed Martin F-35’s electronic warfare system soon could receive reprogramming updates within hours of detecting a new radar signal, rather than waiting for days or weeks.

Enstrom Flies First New-Build Helicopter Under Surack Ownership

Credit: JLK/Alamy Stock Photo. Light helicopter manufacturer Enstrom has flown its first new-build rotorcraft since emerging from Chapter 7 bankruptcy in May 2022.

Turkish Aerospace Completes First Engine Run On Hurjet

Credit: Turkish Aerospace. Turkish Aerospace has completed the first engine runs on its indigenous Hurjet advanced jet trainer, passing a key milestone ahead of first flight expected in March. 

U.S., Indian Officials Discuss Areas Of Aerospace Cooperation

Credit: U.S. government

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Two astronauts finished  preparations for the future installation of a final pair of Roll Out Solar Arrays on the International Space Station and NASA names Joe Acaba to lead astronaut office. Take a look at these and more in our daily roundup of aerospace & defense news.

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