The UK's broad plans to expand the country’s access in space so far do not include building a bespoke global navigation satellite system akin to the U.S. GPS system.
Trump’s backtracking comes one day after the U.S. announced it is officially removing Turkey from the F-35 program because of the nation’s purchase of the S-400.
The UK is elevating the role of its 11-year-old Joint Forces Command, which was charged with shaping and overseeing joint operations for a new era of “gray zone” conflict.
The service is creating a replicated threat in a degraded and denied environment, Brig. Gen. Walter Rugen, Future Vertical Lift cross functional team director, told Aerospace DAILY July 16 at Ft. Myer in Arlington, Virginia.
“[The] Chandrayaan-2 launch, which was called off due to a technical snag on July 15, 2019, is now rescheduled at 2:43 pm IST (local time) on Monday, July 22,” according to a senior official at the state-run Indian Space Research Organization.
Startup Ampaire says it already holds “more than a dozen” letters of interest from regional airlines and charter providers for its "Electric Eel" conversion of the Cessna 337 Skymaster.
United Launch Alliance (ULA) says the upcoming launch of a Delta IV rocket with a GPS III satellite will be retargeted for no earlier than Aug. 22 to allow time for technicians to replace and retest a faulty component in the booster’s upper stages.
U.S. AIR FORCE released request for proposals for Ground Based Strategic Deterrent intercontinental ballistic missile system July 16. Contract award expected fiscal 2020.
The announcement moves the UK into the exclusive club of nations vying to develop hypersonic weapons and aircraft, joining China, France, Japan, Russia and the U.S.
The flights were unique, Everdrone says, because the landings were performed in a GPS-denied location between tall buildings and were only possible because of the drone’s onboard sensing system.
The autonomous vehicle is designed to fly at 90 kph (56 mph) at 100-300 m (300-1,000 ft.) altitude, carrying a person or cargo payload up to 150 kg (330 lb.) over a range of 15 km (9 mi.).
Textron remains on track to deliver its first Longitudes in the third quarter, following an FAA certification process that has dragged on. The company believes a final FAA approval will trigger a burst of orders for its newest business jet.
Boaz Levi, executive vice president and general manager of IAI’s systems, missiles & space group, says, “This contract is a breakthrough as it advances us from system development and delivery to looking after the operational needs of our customers.”
Researchers at the TsAGI central aerohydrodynamic institute near Moscow are exploring a concept for a short-takeoff-and-landing (STOL) aircraft able to operate in harsh climates such as the Arctic, Siberia and the Russian Far East.
LOCKHEED MARTIN has $492.1m contract for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems M142 launchers and associated support/maintenance/repairs/parts/software/training/testing.
“It’s a very tough situation that they’re in, and it’s a very tough situation that we’ve been placed in the United States,” President Trump told reporters July 16. “With all of that being said, we’re working through it."
