In Pictures: Top Aerospace & Defense Stories, May. 18 2023

May 19, 2023

IBC Advanced Alloys Faces Possible Debt Default

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Aerospace and defense metals specialist IBC Advanced Alloys warned on May 18 that it faced a debt payment crunch.

ULA Rules Out Test Rig As Source Of Centaur V Leak

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A hydrogen leak during qualification testing of a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan rocket upper stage was not due to a problem with the test stand, raising the prospect of a potential Centaur V modification prior to the booster’s first flight. 

T-7A Escape System, Software Fixes May Be Years Away

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Boeing’s plan to get five T-7A Red Hawks into flight test this summer and launch low-rate initial production of the training jets in early 2025 faces a number of risks, according to a U.S. government audit report published on May 18. 

NASA’s Gateway Envisioned To Pave Way To Mars

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One element of NASA’s Artemis program strategy linking a sustainable human presence at the Moon to future human expeditions to Mars is the Mars Transit Habitat (MTH).

Greek Pilot Training School Gets First Leonardo M-346 Trainers

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Greece’s new International Pilot Training Center has received its first M-346 jet trainers from Leonardo.

U.S. Air Force Agility Prime Tackles eVTOL Airspace, Infrastructure

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As it moves toward deployment of the first electric- vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft on military bases, the U.S. Air Force’s Agility Prime program has established airspace innovation and battery energy storage teams to address airspace integration and charging infrastructure challenges.

Spanish Air Chief Prioritizes Eurofighter Top-Up Order

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The chief of the Spanish Air Force says securing a further top-up order of Eurofighters is among his top priorities for 2023.

Bombardier Adds Partner, Raises Pressure For ASW Competition

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Raising pressure on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government to open the CP-140 replacement program to competition, Bombardier on May 18 announced a partnership with General Dynamics Mission Systems Canada to modify the Global 6500 business jet into an armed anti-submarine and maritime patrol aircraft. 

Germany’s DLR To Build VTOL Crash And Impact Test Center

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German aerospace center DLR plans to build a new indoor facility for full-scale crash and impact testing of helicopters and electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft.

European Coalition Forming Around Supply Of F-16s To Ukraine

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UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunk and Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte will be working to build an "international coalition" to provide Ukraine with combat air support.

European coalition forming around supply of F-16s to Ukraine and T-7A escape system, software fixes may be years away. Take a look at these and more in our daily roundup of aerospace & defense news.

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