Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

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.

In an upbeat earnings call, Mercury’s management said the company had exited or retired risk on three more challenged programs

The two fighters were returning from a refueling training mission in Germany when the accident occurred around 12:30 p.m. local time on Aug. 14.

“We are planning to continue to invest in this domain,” Chief Executive Bezhalel Machlis said on an Aug, 14 second-quarter earnings call.

Copenhagen's four Canadair-built Challengers are facing availability issues, prompting defense materiel officials to look at alternatives.

France joins Croatia, Greece, Portugal and Spain in acquiring the firefighting aircraft, which the European Commission is partly funding through its RescEU program.

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Part of the problem of using a solid rocket motor to deorbit is that the type can generate slag.

Bulgaria operates one of the smallest military aircraft fleets in Europe, but the modernization of key capabilities is underway to respond to the worsening security situation in Eastern Europe and in the Black Sea.

The tests are believed to form part of the Royal Air Force’s reusable Hypersonic Air Vehicle Experimental (HVX) program.

The deal includes 50 new F-15IA aircraft and 25 Mid-Life Update modification kits for 25 of the country’s existing F-15Is.

InSight’s findings suggest Mars could host enough ground water to cover the entire planet to a depth of between 1 and 2 km (0.6 and 1.2 mi.).

With total revenue of $97 million, up 17% year-on-year, Loar beat a consensus estimate of $90.1 million.

With a cargo payload of 2 tons, the unnamed UAS is the largest uncrewed transport UAS developed in China.