In Pictures: Top Aerospace & Defense Stories, Sep. 13 2022

September 14, 2022

Troubleshooting Of NASA’s Capstone Spacecraft Continues

Flight control teams continue to address solar power and attitude control issues associated with the NASA-funded Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment (Capstone). Credit: NASA

New German Defense Strategy Could Loosen Arms Export Policy

Germany could loosen its arms exports policy as part of a security strategy rethink prompted by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Credit: Airbus

Air Forces In Focus: Republic Of China Air Force

Tensions with China ensure that Taiwan maintains a highly capable air force in order to deter aggression from Beijing. In recent years investment has been reinvigorated both by the approval of new special budgets to fund air power modernization and by renewed access to foreign-made military aircraft. Credit: Taiwan Ministry of National Defense

Federal Funding Backs U.S. Regional Advanced Mobility Hub

Oklahoma and Arkansas are making a bid to be a hub for research, development and production for advanced mobility, including drones, air taxis and technologies such as batteries and autonomy. Credit: Oklahoma State University

Boeing’s Future Fighter Bet Includes Four Advanced Production Facilities

Boeing is making a large bet on its ability to win future fighter programs—to the tune of more than half a billion dollars for four state-of-the-art fabrication, production and assembly facilities that are purpose-built for combat aircraft. Credit: Boeing

PGZ Consortium, MBDA Advance Mala Narew SAM System

A consortium of Polish companies and missile manufacturer MBDA are set to deliver the first fire unit of Poland’s Narew program in the coming months. Credit: MBDA

Avio Working On LOX-Methane Vehicle Demonstrator

Avio, the prime contractor in Europe’s Vega light launcher program, is working on an experimental launch vehicle using only a liquid oxygen (LOX)-methane propellant. Credit: ESA

Greek Air Force Receives First Two Upgraded F-16s

Greece has received the first two of 84 Lockheed Martin F-16s to be upgraded with an active electronically scanned array radar. Credit: USAF

Troubleshooting Of NASA’s Capstone Spacecraft Continues

Flight control teams continue to address solar power and attitude control issues associated with the NASA-funded Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment (Capstone). Credit: NASA/Daniel Rutter illustration

U.S. Air Force Selects Persistent Systems For AERONet Suite

Persistent Systems LLC will supply the communication system at the heart of the Airborne Extensible Relay Over-horizon Network (AERONet) suite that the U.S. Air Force now offers to international partners with light attack aircraft. Credit: U.S. Air Force

Elbit Sells Electronic Warfare Training To Air Force In Asia-Pacific Region

Elbit Systems says it has secured a contract with an air force in an unspecified Asia-Pacific nation for electronic warfare (EW) training through simulation. Credit: Elbit Systems

GE Set To Build On XA100 For NGAD Engine Prototype

General Electric is working with the U.S. Air Force on potential next steps for evaluating the three-stream XA100 demonstrator after completing runs of the second adaptive test engine at the service’s Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC). Credit: GE

Troubleshooting of NASA’s capstone spacecraft continues to new German defense strategy could loosen arms export policy .Take a look at these and more in our daily roundup of aerospace & defense news.

These are some of the top stories from AWIN. Subscribe now for unrivalled, intelligent content, trustworthy data, exclusive analytics and meaningful insight. AWIN Premium is the only online resource that spans the commercial, military, business aviation and MRO market sectors.

With a focus on the programs and technologies shaping the market, as well as the most robust databases in the industry, AWIN Premium simplifies locating new business opportunities so you can generate new revenue.

AWIN Premium Membership includes Aviation Daily, Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, and The Weekly of Business Aviation, and digital access to Aviation Week & Space Technology, Inside MRO, Air Transport World (ATW), and Business & Commercial Aviation (BCA). 

Aviation Week Intelligence Network
Monitor the market and connect your business to the people, programs and proprietary data driving the Aerospace & Defense market - only available with AWIN.

ASD_AWIN_thumbnail_270

Stay Connected.
Stay Informed
Grow Your Business.

Learn How