In Pictures: Top Aerospace & Defense Stories, May. 09 2023

Credit: Eurofighter Typhoon.

The UK has the third-largest air force in Europe, right after France and Turkey.

Credit: Eve Air Mobility.

Eve Air Mobility has detailed continued progress on its aircraft development program.

Credit: Khrunichev Center.

Russia is close to completing the construction of a new launchpad for Angara rockets in Vostochny spaceport in the country’s Far East.

Credit: Raytheon.

The U.S. military will provide another $1.2 billion in newly produced military aid for Ukraine, including more air defense systems and equipment to integrate Western equipment with the nation’s existing air defenses. 

Hubble

Gripen

Credit: NASA.

There is growing enthusiasm for conducting medical research and development in the microgravity environment of low Earth orbit, participants in a future in space economic presentation say.

Credit: Jacobs Engineering.

CEO Bob Pragada said the corporate divorce will stand up two well-established publicly traded companies.

Credit: Airbus Defense & Space.

The U.S. Army has started searching for a new electronic attack payload to install on a future high-altitude platform, expanding a vision by ground forces to operate their own aerial systems in the stratosphere. 

Credit: Virgin Orbit.

Bankrupt Virgin Orbit has fielded more than 30 “indications of interest,” including “multiple” parties that proposed to continue to operate the stalled 747-based space launch startup and maintain a skeleton workforce, company representatives said late May 8.