In Pictures: Top Aerospace & Defense Stories, May 03, 2022

Bristow Moves To Take Over British International Helicopters

Offshore helicopter operator Bristow Group is to purchase British International Helicopters (BIH) in its first major acquisition since restructuring and merging with Era Group in 2020. Bristow, which announced the acquisition on April 29, said the deal would enhance its government services business. Credit: Bob Sharples / Alamy Stock Photo

Poland To Protect Slovak Airspace, Enabling Fighter Transfer To Ukraine

Poland has said it will protect Slovakia’s airspace should the latter decide to ground its fleet of MiG-29s and transfer the fighter aircraft to Ukraine. Meeting in the Slovak capital Bratislava on April 29, defense ministers from the two countries confirmed that the Polish Air Force would expand the scope of its air policing operation to include neighboring Slovakia. Credit: Tony Osborne / Aviation Week

Rocket Lab Snares Returning Booster Mid-Air

After successfully launching a 34-satellite rideshare mission from New Zealand, a Rocket Lab helicopter crew snared the returning first-stage booster mid-air for the first time, then released the rocket into the ocean for retrieval by ship. Credit: Rocket Lab webcast

Nelson Urges Appropriators To Back 2023 NASA Budget Hike

In the first congressional hearing on NASA’s $26 billion 2023 budget request—an 8% percent increase over the previous year—Administrator Bill Nelson expressed confidence in a continuing partnership with Russia to operate the International Space Station (ISS), while stressing the need for adequate overall funding. Credit: Bill Ingalls/NASA

Boeing CST-100 Starliner Heads Back To Launchpad

A Boeing CST-100 spacecraft was due to be transported to Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex-41 on May 4 in preparation for a third attempt to reach the International Space Station (ISS) for an uncrewed flight test. Credit: Boeing

Boom Supersonic, Climeworks Sign Carbon Capture Agreement

Boom Supersonic has signed a 10-year agreement for carbon dioxide removal via Climeworks direct air capture technology. As part of the agreement, Climeworks will remove a portion of carbon dioxide emitted by Boom’s supersonic airliners, an effort to help the company reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2025, the aircraft developer said on May 3. Credit: Climeworks

From helicopter operator Bristow Group's plans to purchase British International Helicopters to Poland protecting Slovak airspace, enabling fighter transfer to Ukraine. Take a look at these and more in our daily roundup of aerospace & defense news.

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