In Pictures: Top Aerospace & Defense Stories, May 02, 2022

May 03, 2022

NASA Grants $95M For Next Batch Of SBIR Phase II Technologies

NASA’s Small Business Innovation Research program has chosen 110 U.S. small businesses to further develop their technologies via Phase II awards. Credit: NASA

Russia’s Angara 1.2 Rocket Has First Operational Launch

The Russian Aerospace Forces conducted the first operational launch of a light Angara 1.2 rocket from Plesetsk spaceport in the northern part of the country on April 29. Credit: Russian Defense Ministry

U.S. Sends New Fighters To NATO’s Eastern Front As Aid Airlift Expands

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USAF Can Skip NGAD Risk Reduction, Kendall Says

The technology driving the new, unmanned collaborative aircraft that will fly alongside the U.S. Air Force’s Next Generation Air Dominance fighter is so ready that the service can skip any risk reduction activities and head straight into engineering and manufacturing development, Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall says. Credit: USAF

The Weekly Debrief: Carrier Debate Shifts As Technology Advances

A century after the U.S. Navy commissioned the USS Langley (CVN 1) as the first American aircraft carrier in March 1922 over fierce internal… Credit: Kate Lowry/Boeing

Analyzing U.S. Air Force’s Latest Fighter Road Map

If in past years the U.S. Air Force was hedging its bets on notional, more affordable aircraft designs, it is now embracing the strategy of high-end air power to counter China, placing its dollars behind the F-35 fighter, the B-21 bomber and the future Next Generation Air Dominance fighter family. Credit: Northrop Grumman

JAXA To Support KHI In Hydrogen Technology Development

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency is to cooperate with Kawasaki Heavy Industries on the development of core technologies for hydrogen-powered commercial aircraft. Credit: NEDO

SkyDrive Agrees To eVTOL Certification Path With JCAB

SkyDrive and the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau have agreed to the type certification basis for the Tokyo-based startup’s SD-05 electric vertical takeoff and landing air taxi. Credit: SkyDrive

From analyzing the U.S. Air Force’s latest fighter road map, to SkyDrive and the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau agreeing to the type certification basis for a startup’s SD-05 electric vertical takeoff and landing air taxi. Take a look at these and more in our daily roundup of aerospace & defense news.

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