In Pictures: Top Aerospace & Defense Stories, Feb. 07, 2022

Mesa Backs Regional Services Using Regent’s Seagliders

U.S. regional airline Mesa Air Group has invested in startup Regent and signed a letter of intent to purchase 200 of its sea-skimming electric seagliders for overwater routes between coastal cities. Credit: Regent

Danish E-Fuels Project Aims To Accelerate SAF Production

After Denmark’s Prime Minister in January set the goal of all domestic aviation being fossil-free by 2030, a massive Danish project to produce sustainable fuels from renewable energy is investigating whether it can begin jet fuel production in 2025, two years earlier than planned. Credit: Orsted

Swiss Claim Annual Noise Levels Of Future F-35s Same As F/A-18s Now

The Swiss government claims that its future fleet of Lockheed Martin F-35s will have similar noise levels on an annual basis than its current fleet of fighters, despite the aircraft being measured as 3 dB louder during takeoff than the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet. Credit: U.S. Navy

GOES-T Set For March 1 Launch To Monitor Environmental Concerns

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s upgraded Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-T—the third in the GOES-R series of weather observation and environmental monitoring spacecraft—is undergoing preparations for a March 1 launch. Credit: NASA

Dornier Seawings Adds Light-Sport Amphibian To Lineup

Chinese-owned Dornier Seawings has acquired the rights to a light amphibious aircraft that it plans to produce alongside the 12-passenger Seastar CD2 flying boat. Credit: Dornier Seawings

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