Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

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Participants in a webinar on the utilization of space resources this week expressed growing interest in establishing rules—akin to NASA’s proposed

Rolls-Royce and Reaction Engines have entered a new strategic partnership to develop high-speed aircraft propulsion systems and study potential

Resources like the vast quantities of water ice believed to reside within shadowed craters at the Moon’s south and north poles promise to reduce the costs of initial exploration substantially.

The sUAS will be available from the General Services Administration, or the military can purchase them using other transaction authority.

The AI program developed by Alpha Dogfight finalist Heron Systems won all five mock dogfights against the human-controlled aircraft, rendering the fighter pilot obviously confused after the first four defeats.

The combined 40-ft.-plus structure includes the Blue Origin lander and the Lockheed Martin ascent module that is expected to house NASA’s Artemis astronaut crews during their initial, weeklong lunar sorties.

The sale of Lockheed Martin F-35s to Poland paves the way for future Joint Strike Fighter deals to close within six months of the initial agreement.

AMAG Austria Metall said it is acquiring a 70% share of the German company Aircraft Philipp Gruppe (ACP)—more vertically aligning expertise in the

Israel’s Urban Aeronautics has signed an agreement with U.S.-based emergency air transport provider Hatzolah Air to develop a version of its CityHawk air taxi for emergency medical service applications.

Since December, the San Francisco-based company has completed more than 70 autonomous flights from takeoff to landing with the converted Caravan.

The acknowledgment is the clearest indication that Mayhem will serve as a testbed for dual-mode or turbine-based combined cycle (TBCC) hypersonic propulsion systems.

Air BP and Neste are to offer a vastly increased amount of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to airport customers, the two companies said Aug. 19.

Florida’s aerospace and spaceport development authority Space Florida has agreed to invest in Aerion Supersonic in a deal aimed at supporting development of the high-speed aircraft manufacturer’s new production site in Melbourne on the state’s east coast.

AVIATION WEEK NETWORK forecasts that the world’s fleet of western-designed trainer and light combat aircraft (LCA) will generate $48.9 billion in

Brief news items of interest to aerospace & defense professionals.

A United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy is scheduled to launch a classified satellite for the National Reconnaissance Office during a launch window

SpaceX is sticking by its lawsuit against the U.S. military for its decision not to award it one of three design and development contracts awarded two years ago, saying the decision has inflicted “substantial harm” on the company.

The U.S. Navy plans to present industry with a plan for purchasing two additional satellites for the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) constellation

KBR will acquire Centauri, a space engineering and development boutique firm for defense and intelligence, in an $800 million deal.

The first F/A-18E/F Block III is “in the beginning phases” of a demonstration to prove the Super Hornet can operate on an aircraft carrier with a Short Take-Off But Arrested Recovery (STOBAR) system

FAA receives more than 100 reports of drone sightings by pilots, citizens and police each month—it lists more than 400 in its latest report, for the April-June period.

An additively manufactured bearing housing developed by Honeywell for the ATF3-6 turbofan has become what is claimed to be the first 3D-printed flight-critical engine part to be certified for service on an operational powerplant.

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