Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

News in brief.

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The U.S. Space Force expects to soon receive the first Counter Communications System Meadowlands electronic warfare jamming production unit.

U.S. Space Command is planning a second on-orbit demonstration with partner nation France.

Future U.S. Space Force program solicitations may include one or two extra spacecraft to serve as on-orbit testbeds or aggressor trainers.

Voyager Technologies has contracted Vivace Corp. to manufacture the primary structure of the Starlab commercial space station.

Mission autonomy testing has started on the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. competitor for the initial U.S. Air Force Collaborative Combat Aircraft.

The U.S. Space Force wants its next-generation space situational awareness satellites to have a refueling capability.

The four crewmembers of NASA’s Artemis II Moon mission say they are ready to embrace launching two months earlier than planned if preparations fall into place.

Six major aviation programs to be led by Airbus Defense and Space and Airbus Helicopters were given a Royal Decree by Spain on Sept. 23.

Firefly Aerospace has sold data it collected during its lunar land Blue Ghost Mission 1 to NASA for $10 million.

Aubert & Duval, a specialist in melting, forging, rolling and die forging, is a critical supplier for the European aerospace industry.

Firehawk Aerospace, a defense technology startup that produces solid rocket motors, has raised $60 million in an oversubscribed Series C funding round.

Isar Aerospace is starting to build its backlog for launches ahead of the inaugural flight of is Spectrum rocket planned before year end.

Boeing has submitted commitments to the European Commission as part of its ongoing plan to take over Spirit AeroSystems.

Japan has deployed fighter aircraft to Europe for the first time, reciprocating visits made by the UK Royal Air Force and the German Air Force.

Spacecraft developer Quantum Space has acquired the “propulsion assets” of Phase Four.

Serbia has shown off newly acquired Israeli defense equipment during a parade in Belgrade.

Beijing SAWES Energy Technology has conducted flight tests of the S1500, which it says is the world’s largest buoyant airborne turbine.

Anduril and RTX Technologies have unveiled new ground-launched variants of heavy munitions at a U.S. Air Force event this week.

Tests have shown that when used in uncrewed applications, Pratt's small turbofan engines could provide up to 20% more thrust than they were originally qualified for, the company says.

RTX Technologies unveiled a larger, Gallium Nitride-enabled upgrade for the active electronically scanned array (AESA) as a retrofit option for Boeing F-15Es.

Boeing Defense and Palantir announced Sept. 23 the two companies have entered an agreement to use the latter's artificial intelligence software.

The window for NASA’s Artemis II mission that aims to take four astronauts around the Moon could open as early as Feb. 5.

The U.S. Air Force's renewed look at the future of its aerial refueling fleet is again prioritizing stealthy, new build aircraft, if the service can afford it.