Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Bradley Perrett
China is developing a multi-shot scheme for a manned Moon landing that would feature docking in lunar orbit and a low-risk launcher based on current technology.
Space

By Lee Hudson
The U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA) awarded L3Harris and SpaceX contracts to each build four satellites for detecting and tracking ballistic and hypersonic missiles.
Space

By Steve Trimble
Washington-based Meta Aerospace has acquired four Boeing KC-135Rs from the Singapore government to offer aerial refueling services to the U.S. government.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
A new era of ubiquitous teaming between manned and unmanned military aircraft is not far away.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Piotr Butowski
A Russian military flight test center celebrated its 100th anniversary on Sept. 29 by publishing a video showing the flight of a group of four Su-57 fighters, one of which carried two R-77M medium-range air-to-air missiles that had not been seen before.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Safran has added Spain’s ITP Aero to its team developing a new turboprop engine from the Ardiden 3 turboshaft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
Northrop Grumman’s 14th NASA-contracted resupply mission Cygnus capsule reached the International Space Station early Oct. 5, delivering a nearly 7,800-lb. cargo.
Space

By Bradley Perrett
A Boeing loyal-wingman drone under development in Australia may be assembled in the northeastern state of Queensland.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bradley Perrett
Electronic warfare programs feature prominently in the Japanese defense ministry’s request for funding for the next fiscal year.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

Selected U.S. military contracts from the past week.
Defense

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Defense

Brief news items of interest to aerospace & defense professionals.
Defense

By Mark Carreau
Northrop Grumman's 14th NASA-contracted Cygnus resupply capsule was on course to reach the International Space Station early Oct. 5th with a diverse
Space

By Graham Warwick
U.S. Army Funds Research Into Multifuel Engines For UAVs Graham Warwick, [email protected] Technology enabling unmanned aircraft engines to run on whatever type of fuel is locally available is to be developed under an $11.4 million grant awarded to the University of Wisconsin-Madison by the U.S. Army Research Laboratory.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
A drone has delivered a package to a moving barge in winds as part of trials by the Port of Rotterdam Authority in the Netherlands to determine whether the technology can improve the efficiency of Europe’s largest seaport.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Lee Hudson
The U.S. is shifting its irregular warfare strategy to a broader approach that includes information warfare and gray zone operations to counter China, Iran and Russia, a Pentagon official says.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Irene Klotz
A joint venture of the UK government and Indian mobile network operator Bharti Global has won U.S. Bankruptcy Court approval to buy aspiring global, high-speed internet-via-satellite operator OneWeb.
Space

By Steve Trimble
The broad agency announcement (BAA) released on Sep.t 28 adds to a flurry of activity by MDA over the past two years as the agency builds a layered hypersonic defense weapon system from scratch.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Lee Hudson
The U.S. Air Force and Army have signed a two-year collaboration agreement to develop Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control (CJADC2) capabilities with a focus on defining mutual standards for data sharing on a future battlefield.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Graham Warwick
Having already received a pitch from German electric air taxi startup Lilium, transit officials for Florida’s Tampa Bay area are also to be briefed by urban air mobility hopeful Wisk. .
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Samuel Archer
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Defense

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Defense

By Mark Carreau
The scrub of Northrop Grumman’s 14th NASA contracted resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS) was logged at 2 min. 40 sec. prior to a planned liftoff on Oct. 1 at 9:43 p.m., EDT.
Space

By Steve Trimble
The 12 vertical takeoff and landing UAS with six ground stations are included in an MDA system worth an estimated $417 million, the State Department has announced.
Aircraft & Propulsion