In Pictures: Top Aerospace & Defense Stories, Feb. 22 2023

February 23, 2023

Crew-6 Launch Shifts To Feb. 27

Credit: Kim Shiflett/NASA. Astronauts slated to ride the next SpaceX Crew Dragon shuttle to the International Space Station arrived at Kennedy Space Center Feb. 21 in preparation for a slightly delayed launch attempt at 1:45 a.m. EST Feb. 27 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

Aerostructures Buys Lift Financial Expectations Of Montana Aerospace

Credit: Montana Aerospace. Montana Aerospace, the Austrian-Swiss supplier of complex lightweight components and structures for aerospace and other sectors, surprised stakeholders with good news Feb. 22 when it said it expects 2022 revenue will have grown 70% compared with the year before.

Belgium Companies Partner On Aircraft Batteries

Credit: Solithor. Belgian battery startup Solithor has signed an agreement with aerospace company Sonaca to jointly develop energy-dense solid-state lithium-ion battery systems for regional aircraft and urban air mobility (UAM).

U.S., Australian Robotic Specialists Team For Hypersonic Manufacturing

Credit: Aerobotix/Business Wire. Aerobotix and Automated Solutions Australia (ASA) are ramping up their partnership for robotic and automated development, testing and manufacturing of hypersonic missiles.

Startup AMSL Flies Australia’s First eVTOL

Credit: AMSL Aero. Australia startup AMSL Aero has completed the first tethered hover test of its Vertiia electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) full-scale technology demonstrator.

UAE Invests In VTOL Industry

Credit: Mayman Aerospace. The United Arab Emirates’ Strategic Defense Fund has unveiled a series of investments in vertical-take-off-and-landing (VTOL) technology.

Hypersonic Rocket Engine Funded For May 2024 Ground Test

Credit: New Frontier Aerospace. A new type of rocket engine for a Mach 8 hypersonic aircraft will be built and tested in May 2024, manufacturer New Frontier Aerospace (NFA) says. 

Lockheed Martin Hands Over First Indonesian C-130J

Credit: Lockheed Martin. The Indonesian Air Force (TNI-AU) has taken delivery of the first of five Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 transports at the company’s facility in Marietta, Georgia. 

Sesar 3 ATM Partnership Includes Urban Air Mobility

Credit: Sesar 3 Joint Undertaking. Europe’s Sesar 3 public-private partnership for research into air traffic management (ATM) has included urban air mobility (UAM) among 48 projects receiving €350 million ($373 million) in government and industry funding under the framework of its Digital European Sky program.

Startup AMSL flies Australia’s first eVTOL and Crew-6 launch shifts to Feb. 27. Take a look at these and more in our daily roundup of aerospace & defense news.

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