Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

For the past two years, one of the U.S. Air Force’s top priorities has been “resilient basing."

The spacecraft were shipped from their Rocket Lab USA production and test facilities in Long Beach, California.

The test model was found on a known Chinese site for testing the stealth characteristics of military aircraft, such as the Chengdu J-20 and GJ-11 Sharp Sword.

The Japan Coast Guard has acquired a pair of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-9B Sea Guardians.

The Royal Thai Air Force's decision on its next fighter aircraft could be forced into a holding pattern after lawmakers appointed a new prime minister.

India has wrapped up the development phase for its Small Satellite Launch Vehicle with the successful third launch of the rocket on Aug. 16.

The UK and Australia will no longer need to apply for licenses to obtain U.S. technology for about 80% of their defense trade with Washington.

The single-seat Helix is a tilt-body recreational eVTOL based on the previous-generation BlackFly.

A notification sent to Congress estimates the total cost of the proposed export package at $5 billion.

Jezero Crater is a 28-mi.-wide depression that was caused by an asteroid impact more than 4 billion years ago.

The installation of the unmanned air warfare center (UAWC) features the MD-5E ground control station.

Apex, a satellite bus manufacturer, has unveiled a new platform designed to operate in geostationary Earth orbit (GEO).

The proof-of-concept aircraft uses off-the-shelf systems.

Sweden’s Defense Material Administration, known as FMV, could have personnel in Ukraine this fall.

The twin-engine Yak-130 entered service with the Russian Air Force in 2010 as a trainer for the Su-30 family of fighters.

Lockheed is both a key investor in Terran, with a 28.3% stake in the company, and its largest customer.

Russia's MS-28 Progress resupply mission is on course for an automated docking with the ISS early Aug. 17 following an Aug. 15 launch atop a Soyuz 2.1a rocket.

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Amazon Prime Air will trial drone delivery as it has done during previous trials.

The timing for a final decision awaits a NASA Program Control Board session planned for the middle or end of next week.

With a maximum takeoff weight of 2,500 lb. (1,133 kg), the company describes the aircraft as the “largest civilian drone available for purchase today.”

The flight, which Stratolaunch has scheduled toward the end of the third quarter, is expected to round out a two-year test campaign.

The company recently completed environmental testing for its Tactical Satellite (TacSat) spacecraft at its facilities in Littleton, Colorado.

The removal of that future revenue shrunk the satellite bus manufacturer’s backlog from $2.7 billion to $312.7 million, Terran Orbital says.