In Pictures: Top Aerospace & Defense Stories, Sep. 14 2022

September 15, 2022

DARPA Wants Ideas To Miniaturize Steerable Optical Aperture Receivers

DARPA has announced its Steerable Optical Aperture Receivers (SOAR) program, an effort to identify promising new approaches to optical beam steering in miniature form for use in laser communications or LiDAR. Credit: Wingtra

Masten Space Acquired, Merged With Astrobotic

Masten Space Systems, a Mojave, California, pioneer of the modern era of new-space startups, has been sold and will combine with Astrobotic, another startup targeting a predicted lunar logistics marketplace. Credit: Masten

SDA Transport And Tracking Sats To Launch In December

Supply chain, radio and software delays as well as a contract protest contributed to a three-month delay in a planned launch of Space Development Agency (SDA) satellites. Credit: DOD

Daily Memo: Beginning The Long Goodbye To Parts Of The Aero Supply Chain

One of the key surprises to aerospace industry insiders during the coronavirus pandemic was the paucity of supplier bankruptcies and exits. Credit: Spirit Aerosystems

Boeing Plans Future Production Of Apaches After Poland’s Big Order

Boeing is looking at ways to integrate more orders for its AH-64 Apache attack helicopter in light of purchase announcements from Poland and two other nations, as well as at least one more multiyear order from the U.S. Army. Credit: U.S. Army

Embraer’s OGMA To Support Super Tucano Fleets

Portuguese MRO house OGMA will provide support and maintenance for fleets of Embraer A-29 Super Tucanos operating in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Credit: USAF

NASA Solicits Third, Fourth Private Astronaut Mission Proposals

NASA is seeking proposals for the third and fourth agency-sponsored private astronaut missions to the International Space Station (ISS) set for launches in late 2023 and 2024, a Sept. 14 solicitation notice says. Credit: NASA

Smallsat Manufacturers Aim For More Standardization

Gomspace and Aerospacelab, two manufacturers of nano and microsatellites, are taking steps to increase the proportion of standardized content in their products, aiming for higher quality and lower cost. Credit: Aerospacelab

Ukraine Conducting Road Runway Operations For Fast Jets

Ukraine’s air force has transitioned to using road runways to disperse and protect its fast jet operations in the country’s war with Russia. Credit: Ukrainian Air Force

Parker Aerospace Adds Capabilities On Closing Meggitt Takeover

UK-based aerospace supplier Meggitt has become part of U.S. motion and control specialist Parker-Hannifin, after the closing of a £6.3 billion ($7.3 billion) acquisition that nearly doubles the size of Parker Aerospace. Credit: SOPA Images Limited / Alamy Stock Photo

U.S. Navy Starts Testing Folding-Wing UAS For Cargo Delivery

A U.S. Navy research center has received the first of three transverse folding-wing uncrewed air systems (UAS) supplied by Pterodynamics to start the next phase of a months-long prototyping demonstration for autonomous cargo delivery at sea. Credit: NAWCAD

Switzerland’s F-35 Acquisition Moves Forward

Switzerland’s plans to purchase the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter as its next-generation fighter aircraft have moved forward after a government security committee voted in favor of the acquisition. Credit: GFC Collection / Alamy Stock Photo

Arianespace Mulls Ariane 6 Launch Rate Increase

Arianespace is considering increasing Ariane 6’s launch cadence beyond an annual 10-11 after 2026, CEO Stephane Israel says. Credit: European Space Agency

LiquidPiston To Demo Hybrid-Electric Propulsion For U.S. Army VTOL UAS

LiquidPiston is to demonstrate a hybrid-electric propulsion system based on its rotary diesel engine in a vertical takeoff and landing uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) under a contract from the U.S. Army. Credit: LiquidPiston

Europe Project To Integrate Hydrogen Tank Into Aircraft Fuselage

Europe has launched a research project to develop a liquid hydrogen tank that is integrated into the aircraft’s fuselage to maximize volume and minimize weight. Credit: Airbus

Sierra Space Conducts Burst Test On Subscale Inflatable Space Module

Sierra Space recently conducted a burst test of a subscale version of its Large Inflatable Flexible Environment (LIFE) habitat. Credit: Sierra Space

NASA Lead Scientist Zurbuchen To Retire

Swiss-American astrophysicist Thomas Zurbuchen plans to retire as associate administrator of NASA’s Science Mission Directorate at year’s end. Credit: NASA

Jetson Personal eVTOL Secures Funding

Swedish startup Jetson is closing a $10 million seed round to fund production of its single-seat ultralight electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicle (eVTOL). Credit: Jetson

From DARPA wanting ideas to miniaturize Steerable Optical Aperture Receivers to Boeing planning future production of Apaches after Poland's big order. Take a look at these and more in our daily roundup of aerospace & defense news.

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