Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Vivienne Machi
NASA’s two Mars-bound Escapade spacecraft will fly on the inaugural launch of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket.
Space

By Steve Trimble
After a two-year silence, Kronstadt has revealed the results of a draft design project for its Grom UAS: a dumbed-down configuration emphasizing cost over capability.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Marine Corps and Sikorsky made the announcement Aug. 19, noting the delivery took place at a ceremony in Owego, New York, earlier this month.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Aero Vodochody test pilots have completed the first site acceptance tests of the delivered, reassembled aircraft after they were shipped into Vietnam,
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Garrett Reim
The partners aim to “build a circular economy in space” in which space junk and expired satellites can be recycled and manufactured into new spacecraft.
Commercial Space

By Graham Warwick
The U.S. Air Force has awarded startup SandboxAQ additional funding to further develop its quantum-sensor magnetic navigation system.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

Julia Green
The Montreal-based company’s sales reached $1.07 billion in the April-June period, compared to $1.01 billion during the same period a year earlier.
Supply Chain

By Vivienne Machi
The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off at 11:56 a.m. Pacific time from Space Launch Complex 4E.
Operations & Safety

By Vivienne Machi
The firm fixed-price other transaction authority contract awards are worth around $424 million to build and operate 20 new data communications satellites.
Commercial Space

By Brian Everstine
For the past two years, one of the U.S. Air Force’s top priorities has been “resilient basing."
Budget, Policy & Operations

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

By Steve Trimble
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.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
The Japan Coast Guard has acquired a pair of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-9B Sea Guardians.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
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.
Budget, Policy & Operations

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

By Matthew Fulco
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.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Ben Goldstein
The single-seat Helix is a tilt-body recreational eVTOL based on the previous-generation BlackFly.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Steve Trimble
A notification sent to Congress estimates the total cost of the proposed export package at $5 billion.
Missile Defense & Weapons

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

By Steve Trimble
The installation of the unmanned air warfare center (UAWC) features the MD-5E ground control station.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

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

By Graham Warwick
The proof-of-concept aircraft uses off-the-shelf systems.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Robert Wall
Sweden’s Defense Material Administration, known as FMV, could have personnel in Ukraine this fall.
Supply Chain

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

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