In Pictures: Top Aerospace & Defense Stories, May 12, 2022

May 12, 2022

Advanced Battery Startup Amprius To Go Public In SPAC Deal

Advanced battery developer Amprius Technologies is to go public through a merger with a blank-check company with the intent of using the funding raised to scale up production of high-energy-density silicon-anode lithium-ion batteries and aviation as an initial target market. Credit: Amprius Technologies

Finnish Leaders Endorse NATO Membership

Finland’s Prime Minister and President have together said the Nordic country “must apply” for NATO membership “as a matter of urgency” to strengthen the country’s security. Credit: Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/AFP/Getty Images

Axiom Space Breaks Ground As Houston Spaceport Tenant

Fresh off the success of the first U.S. private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, Axiom Space has broken ground on a headquarters campus at Houston Spaceport to support work on the first U.S. commercially developed and operated space station. Credit: Axiom Space

Kazakh Industry To Build Anka UAS

Turkish Aerospace’s Anka medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned air system will be produced in Kazakhstan under a new arrangement between the OEM and industry in the Central Asian country. Credit: Turkish Aerospace Industries

Milky Way’s Black Hole Brought To Light

An international team of astronomers has directly imaged for the first time the telltale ring of gas surrounding the black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy, some 27,000 light years from Earth. Credit: Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration

Russia’s Invasion Of Ukraine Prompts Norwegian Defense Spending Upticks

Norway is eyeing additional increases in defense spending in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Credit: Lockheed Martin

FARA Engine Running Well But Supply Chain Issues Remain

General Electric’s T901 turboshaft, the powerplant for the U.S. Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA), is performing well in early tests and is on track to be delivered in November to Bell and Sikorsky, the two FARA competitors. Credit: GE Aviation

Raytheon Investment Forms Hypersonic Boost For Hermeus

Hypersonic aircraft and propulsion system developer Hermeus has received a boost from Raytheon Technologies, which has announced a strategic investment in the company through its recently established corporate venture capital group, RTX Ventures. Credit: Hermeus

Viasat Shares Russia Hack Data Via USSF Commercial Integration Cell

After its KA-SAT satellite internet service in Europe was disrupted on Feb. 24 by an alleged cyberattack from Russia, Viasat shared details of the attack with industry competitors via the U.S. Space Force’s Commercial Integration Cell. Credit: Astrium

Royal Mail Eyes Rapid Expansion Of UAS Postal Delivery Services

UK postal service Royal Mail is planning to purchase as many as 500 fixed-wing uncrewed air systems in the coming years to provide delivery services to remote areas of the country. Credit: Royal Mail

From a Raytheon investment forms hypersonic boost for Hermeus, to Russia's invasion of Ukraine prompting Norwegian defense spending. Take a look at these and more in our daily roundup of aerospace & defense news.

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