In Pictures: Top Aerospace & Defense Stories, July 11, 2022

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France Retiring Mirage 2000C After Bastille Day Flypast

The French Air Force has retired the Dassault Mirage 2000C from operational service, leaving just three variants of the delta-winged fighter in French service. Credit: Tony Osborne/Aviation Week

Nex Aero Lifts Veil On Hydrogen Fuel Cell eVTOL Plans

German startup Nex Aero has taken the wraps off plans to develop a longer range electric vertical takeoff and landing air taxi powered by gaseous hydrogen and fuel cells. Credit: Nex Aero

Australia’s CASA Maps Out Drone, Air Taxi Integration

Australia’s aviation regulator has outlined a long-term vision for the integration of drones and air taxis into the country’s aviation system, envisioning highly automated advanced air mobility by the mid-2030s. Credit: Eve

Lessor SMBC Takes $1.6B Hit On Stranded Russian Aircraft

Dublin-headquartered aircraft lessor SMBC Aviation Capital has taken a $1.6 billion impairment, writing off the full value of 34 aircraft stranded in Russia, pushing it to a $1.1 billion full-year loss. Credit: Airbus

Boeing Fielding CH-47 Interest From Belgium, Czech Republic

Boeing is fielding more interest in its CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift helicopter in Europe, with two more nations inquiring about the aircraft after the company and Germany announced a deal in early June. Credit: Tony Osborne/AW&ST

Turkey Claims Success In RF-Guided Air-To-Air Missile Development

Turkey’s Defense Procurement Minister says the air force will begin fielding indigenous air-to-air missiles later this year. Credit: Turkish Defence Industry Agency (SSB)

Textron Eyes Low-Cost ISR Market After Pipistrel Takeover

Pipistrel’s Surveyor aircraft, set to make its Farnborough debut, has flown some 50,000 hr. with U.S. Special Forces Command. Credit: Matjaz Milavec/Pipistrel

ZeroAvia Power Loss Could Lead To Tighter UK Rules On Experimental Testing

The findings could affect the flight testing of new concepts in the UK. Credit: UK AAIB

DOD Eyes Yearly Building Of 48 To 72 Air-breathing Hypersonic Missiles

A new production forecast by the U.S. Defense Department (DOD) predicts initial yearly deliveries of 48 to 72 hypersonic missiles powered by air-breathing engines. Credit: U.S. Air Force

The Weekly Debrief: LANCE Delivery Pushes Airborne Lasers Closer To Fielding

Credit: Northrop Grumman

U.S. Space Force Awards Rooster Rideshare Spacecraft To Northrop

The U.S. Space Force has awarded Northrop Grumman Space Systems a $22.1 million contract for the Rapid On-orbit Space Technology Evaluation Ring (Rooster), a ridesharing spacecraft that will be used to demonstrate on-orbit refueling technology and other prototypes. Credit: Northrop Grumman

Universal Hydrogen Opens Toulouse Base For ATR Hydrogen Conversions

Universal Hydrogen has inaugurated its European engineering design center and headquarters at Toulouse-Blagnac Airport and displayed the ATR 72-500 regional turboprop it is using to develop its hydrogen-electric propulsion retrofit kit. Credit: Universal Hydrogen

From Universal Hydrogen opens Toulouse base for ATR hydrogen conversions to U.S. Space Force awarding Rooster Rideshare Spacecraft to Northrop. Take a look at these and more in our daily roundup of aerospace & defense news.

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