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By Graham Warwick
Drone delivery company Matternet is expanding beyond the health care market, launching its first home delivery service in Silicon Valley, California.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Many players in the growing eVTOL scene have successfully transitioned with a variety of aircraft configurations.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Garrett Reim
The U.S. Space Force’s SSC wants Impulse Space to demonstrate its Mira spacecraft quickly conducting space domain awareness missions.
Satellites

By Guy Norris
The aircraft rejoins Scaled’s growing developmental and experimental testbed fleet–dubbed “the Scaled Air Force” by Northrop.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Fulco
The MOU was signed during a trip to Taiwan this week by an Oklahoma delegation led by Gov. Kevin Stitt.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
The Vulcan Centaur rocket's only post-launch issue was a "variant observation" in one of the first stage's two solid rocket boosters, ULA says.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Sweden’s armed forces can begin developing space capabilities after the country’s government allocated SEK1 billion ($100 million) to the plans.
Satellites

By Tony Osborne
Spain’s Indra and Navantia have signed an agreement with Kawasaki Heavy Industries to examine the Japanese company’s P-1 maritime patrol aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Washington will reportedly in 2025 assess Taiwan's National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology's capabilities to assemble Raytheon FIM-92 Stingers.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
Lithuania is further stocking up on air defense equipment, signing deals with Saab and Kongsberg for short and medium-range systems.
Supply Chain

By Kim Minseok
KAI and Korean Air Aerospace Division have signed MOUs to support their bids to upgrade 36 of the country's Sikorsky UH-60P Black Hawks for special operations.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
CFM International has revealed plans to conduct dust ingestion tests of the new high-pressure (HP) turbine blade at the core of its RISE technology initiative.
Emerging Technologies

By Vivienne Machi
The once-classified office, first publicly acknowledged in 1992, is close to operationalizing its new constellation.
Satellites

By Garrett Reim
Salient Motion aims to develop and certify actuation systems for highly regulated industries such as aerospace, defense and advanced manufacturing.
Supply Chain

By Steve Trimble
All three parties—including Leidos-owned Dynetics—followed the same path to introduce the GBU-69 Small Glide Munition (SGM) nearly a decade ago.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Guy Norris
Sierra Space will study a scaled-up version of its Ghost logistics supply spacecraft concept.
Operations & Safety

By Tony Osborne
The Racer is currently in maintenance after its first 8 hr. of flight testing, during which it achieved speeds of 227 kt. in June after just seven flights.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
ESA says the motor was successfully fired for a second time on Oct. 3, following a first test in May.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Belgium, Denmark and Romania had entered preliminary discussions as of December 2023.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
The Munitions Directorate wants information on booster rockets with a diameter up to 32 in. and length up to 275 in.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Around 40 major French aerospace suppliers are in financial difficulty and at risk of failure, according to a survey commissioned by GIFAS.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain