Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

For its recent Mission Pegase 2022 exercise, the French Air and Space Force demonstrated its ability to reinforce New Caledonia, conduct satellite communications and engage a simulated invasion force.

The goal of having a European constellation enter into service in late 2024 appears ambitious at best.

Air Canada has placed a preorder for 30 of the aircraft, now called the ES-30.

The high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) aircraft is the first of seven MQ-4C Triton that Australia has acquired in its drive to increase maritime domain awareness.

The testing marks a major step toward the U.S. startup’s goal of developing a fully reusable, rapid turn-around rocket vehicle.

DARPA has announced its Steerable Optical Aperture Receivers program, an effort to identify promising new approaches to optical beam steering in miniature form for use in laser communications or LiDAR.

Masten Space Systems, a Mojave, California, pioneer of the modern era of new-space startups, has been sold and will combine with Astrobotic, another startup targeting a predicted lunar logistics marketplace.

Supply chain, radio and software delays as well as a contract protest contributed to a three-month delay in a planned launch of Space Development Agency satellites.

Industry experts fear the long-expected consolidation of the supplier base is about to begin in earnest.

Boeing is looking at ways to integrate more orders for its AH-64 Apache attack helicopter following a major announcement from Poland along with two other nations that have said they intent to buy the chopper as well as at least one more multiyear order from the U.S. Army.

Portuguese MRO house OGMA will provide support and maintenance for fleets of Embraer A-29 Super Tucanos operating in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

NASA is seeking proposals for the third and fourth agency-sponsored private astronaut missions to the International Space Station set for launches in late 2023 and 2024, a Sept. 14 solicitation notice says.

Gomspace and Aerospacelab, two manufacturers of nano and microsatellites, are taking steps to increase the proportion of standardized content in their products, aiming for higher quality and lower cost.

Ukraine’s air force has transitioned to using road runways to disperse and protect its fast jet operations in the country’s war with Russia.

The substantial cash deal, agreed in August 2021, was confirmed as completed on Sept. 13.

A U.S. Navy research center has received the first of three transverse folding-wing uncrewed air systems supplied by Pterodynamics to start the next phase of a months-long prototyping demonstration for autonomous cargo delivery at sea.

Bern’s Security Policy Committee of the National Council has given the green light to the purchase of 36 F-35s

Arianespace is considering increasing Ariane 6’s launch cadence beyond an annual 10-11 after 2026, CEO Stephane Israel says.

LiquidPiston is to demonstrate a hybrid-electric propulsion system based on its rotary diesel engine in a vertical takeoff and landing uncrewed aircraft system under a contract from the U.S. Army.

Europe has launched a research project to develop a liquid hydrogen tank that is integrated into the aircraft’s fuselage to maximize volume and minimize weight.

Sierra Space recently conducted a burst test of a subscale version of its Large Inflatable Flexible Environment habitat.

Thomas Zurbuchen, a Swiss-American astrophysicist, plans to retire as associate administrator of the NASA Science Mission Directorate at year’s end.

Swedish startup Jetson is closing a $10 million seed round to fund production of its single-seat ultralight electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicle.

Germany could loosen its arms exports policy as part of a security strategy rethink prompted by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Japan appears to be equipping its upgraded Boeing/Mitsubishi F-15J/DJ Eagles with the BAE Systems’ Eagle Passive Active Warning Survivability System after it was almost put on the chopping block for driving up the cost of the F-15 Japan Super Interceptor program.