In Pictures: Top Aerospace & Defense Stories, Feb. 09, 2022

February 09, 2022

Settlement Halves Brazil KC-390 Cut, But Stretches Deliveries

U.S. Air Force

KC-390

U.S. Army Asks Industry For Input On Final ALE Strategy

Industry officials have one last chance to influence the U.S. Army’s strategy for acquiring a family of vehicles, payloads and mission systems for Air-Launched Effects, scheduled to become operational in fiscal 2025. Credit: Jose Mejia-Betancourth/CCDC AvMC Technology Development Directorate

Raytheon Completes Next Gen OPIR GEO Block 0 Thermal Vacuum Tests

Raytheon Intelligence & Space announced Feb. 9 that it has finished thermal vacuum testing of the payload for the Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared Geosynchronous Earth Orbit Block 0 program, ensuring the satellite’s sensor payload can survive in space. Credit: Raytheon

Thales Installing Satcom On French A330 MRTTs

Thales says it will equip France’s fleet of Airbus A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transports with a satellite communications system. Credit: French Air Force

Unmanned Cargo Startup Touts Customer Interest

Californian startup Natilus has announced letters of intent for more than 440 large unmanned cargo aircraft from customers including a Canadian drone operator, an African cargo airline and a U.S. freight forwarder. Credit: Natilus

From Thales equipping France’s fleet of Airbus A330 multi-role tanker transports (MRTT) with a satellite communications system to startup Natilus announcing letters of intent for more than 440 large unmanned cargo aircraft. Take a look at the daily roundup of aerospace & defense news.

 

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1 Comment
Paladin
Thu, 02/10/2022 - 15:21
A startup with letters of intent to build large aircraft. Sounds like the software boom of the ‘80s.
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