https://aviationweek.com/themes/custom/particle/dist/app-drupal/assets/awn-logo.svg
Skip to main content
  • Market Sector
    • Aerospace
    • Air Transport
    • MRO
    • Defense and Space
    • Business Aviation
  • Markets
    • Aerospace
      • Aircraft & Propulsion
      • Connected Aerospace
      • Emerging Technologies
      • Manufacturing & Supply Chain
      • Advanced Air Mobility
      • Commercial Space
      • Sustainability
    • Air Transport
      • Aircraft & Propulsion
      • Interiors & Connectivity
      • Airports & Routes
      • Airlines & Lessors
      • Safety, Ops & Regulation
      • Maintenance & Training
      • Sustainability
    • MRO
      • Aircraft & Propulsion
      • Interiors & Connectivity
      • Emerging Technologies
      • Supply Chain
      • Safety, Ops & Regulation
      • Workforce & Training
      • Sustainability
    • Defense and Space
      • Aircraft & Propulsion
      • Sensors & Electronic Warfare
      • Missile Defense & Weapons
      • Supply Chain
      • Budget, Policy & Operations
      • Space
      • Sustainability
    • Business Aviation
      • Aircraft & Propulsion
      • Interiors & Connectivity
      • Airports, FBOs & Suppliers
      • Flight Deck
      • Safety, Ops & Regulation
      • Maintenance & Training
      • Sustainability
  • Marketplace
  • Services
    • Services
      • Advertising
      • Marketing Services
      • Fleet, Data & APIs
      • Research & Consulting
      • Network and Route Planning
      • Marketplace
  • Store
    • Market Sector

      • Aerospace
      • Air Transport
      • MRO
      • Defense and Space
      • Business Aviation
    • Type View All Products
      • Intelligence Bundles
        • AWIN - Premium
        • AWIN - Aerospace and Defense
        • AWIN - Business Aviation
        • AWIN - Commercial Aviation
      • Market Briefings
        • Advanced Air Mobility Report - NEW!
        • Aerospace Daily & Defense Report
        • Aviation Daily
        • SpeedNews
        • The Weekly of Business Aviation
      • Directories
        • Air Charter Guide
        • Aviation Week Marketplace
        • Route Exchange
        • The Engine Yearbook
      • Data Services
        • AC-U-KWIK
        • Aircraft Bluebook
        • Airportdata.com
        • Airport Strategy and Marketing (ASM)
        • CAPA – Centre for Aviation
        • Fleet Discovery Civil
        • Fleet Discovery Military
        • Fleet & MRO Forecast
        • MRO Prospector
      • Publications
        • Air Transport World
        • Aviation Week & Space Technology
        • Aviation Week & Space Technology - Inside MRO
        • Business & Commercial Aviation
        • CAPA - Airline Leader
        • Routes magazine
        • ShowNews
      • Resources
        • Downloadable Reports
  • Events
    • Recent webinars
    • Events View All Events
      • MRO
        • MRO Americas
        • MRO Asia
        • MRO Australasia
        • MRO Baltics & Eastern Europe Region
        • MRO Europe
        • MRO Latin America
        • MRO Middle East
        • Military Aviation Logistics and Maintenance Symposium (MALMS)
        • Asia Aerospace Leadership Forum & MRO Asia-Pacific Awards
      • Commercial Aviation/A&D
        • A&D Mergers and Acquisitions
        • A&D Programs
        • A&D Manufacturing
        • A&D Raw Materials
        • A&D SupplyChain
        • A&D SupplyChain Europe
        • Advanced Air Mobility
        • Aero-Engines Americas
        • Aero-Engines Europe
        • Aero-Engines Asia-Pacific
        • Aerospace IT
        • Engine Leasing Trading & Finance Europe
        • Engine Leasing, Trading & Finance Americas
      • Air Transport
        • CAPA Live
        • Routes Americas
        • Routes Europe
        • Routes World
        • ATW Airline Awards
        • CAPA Airline Leader Summit
        • CAPA Americas Aviation & LCCs Summit
        • CAPA Latin America Aviation & LCCs Summit
        • CAPA Australia Pacific Aviation Summit
        • CTC Asia Corporate Travel Summit & Sustainability Expo
        • CAPA World Aviation Outlook Summit
        • GAD Americas
        • GAD World
      • Aerospace and Defense
        • A&D Mergers and Acquisitions Conference (ADMA)
        • A&D Manufacturing Conference
        • Aerospace Raw Materials & Manufacturers Supply Chain Conference (RMC)
        • A&D Programs
      • Awards
        • Aviation Week 20 Twenties
        • Aviation Week Laureate Awards
        • Program Excellence Awards and Banquet
        • CAPA Asia Aviation Summit & Awards for Excellence
  • About
    • About Aviation Week Network
      • Our Story
      • Content and Data Team
      • Aviation Week & Space Technology 100-Year
    • Contact Us
      • Subscriber Services
      • Advertising, Marketing Services & List Rentals
      • Content Sales
      • Events
      • PR & Communications
      • Content Licensing and Reprints
      • FAQ
  • Log In
  • Register
  • My Account
    • Profile
    • Sign Out
  • AWIN Access
  • My cart
    Back to
  1. Defense and Space

Share

Aerospace & Defense Roundup: Aug. 26

August 27, 2020

Cape Canaveral Plans Three Launches In One Week

For the first time in 19 years, Cape Canaveral plans to launch three rockets in one week. The first launch is a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta 4 Heavy National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) mission scheduled for Aug. 27. The following day a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the SAOCOM 1B satellite for Argentina, and a Falcon 9 Starlink launch is scheduled for Aug. 30. Credit: NASA

Reliable Robotics Reveals Autonomous Caravan For Unmanned Cargo

Credit: Reliable Robotics
A startup founded by former SpaceX and Tesla engineers is developing an autonomy platform to convert the Cessna 208 Caravan for unmanned cargo operations. Reliable Robotics performed the first automated landing with a Caravan on June 30 having already flown a Cessna 172 Skyhawk fully unmanned in U.S. airspace.

NASA Names Third Astronaut To Boeing Starliner ISS Mission

Looking ahead to a 2021 certification of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner as a second means of commercially transporting crew to and from the International Space Station (ISS), NASA has assigned a third astronaut to the company’s first planned operational mission. That astronaut is Jeanette Epps, an aerospace engineer selected by NASA for astronaut training in 2009, after seven years as a technical intelligence officer with the Central Intelligence Agency. Credit: NASA
Japanese defense ministry
F-X

Dynetics Flies Second X-61, Moves Closer To Aerial Recovery Test

DARPA

Russian Helicopters To Develop New Naval Helicopter

Russian Helicopters has been contracted by Moscow to develop a new-generation naval helicopter. The new shipboard rotorcraft will be developed by engineers from the company’s National Helicopter Center, which was formed in 2019 through a merger of the design offices of both Mil Moscow and Kamov, the OEM announced on Aug. 25 at the Army 2020 annual military technical forum. Credit: U.S. Navy

Vertical Aerospace To Fly Winged EVTOL In 2021

British electric aircraft developer Vertical Aerospace has revealed its design for a tiltrotor electrical vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. Bristol, England-based Vertical hopes to fly a prototype of the VA-1X—a fixed-wing tiltrotor powered by eight distributed electric motors—in the third quarter of 2021, with the aim of bringing it to market in 2024. Credit: Vertical Aerospace

FlightSafety Wins USN TH-73A Helo Aircrew Training Services Deal

The U.S. Navy has awarded a $220 million, five-year base contract to FlightSafety Services for aircrew training services (ATS) to support the TH-73A helicopter program. FlightSafety will provide 18 flight simulation training devices (FSTD) beginning in 2021-2026. The total contract value is about $363 million. The Navy revealed that two companies vied for the contract, but did not disclose the other vendor. Credit: Naval Air Systems Command

UK Calls For Consensus On Responsible Use Of Space

The UK has launched a draft United Nations (U.N.) resolution on the responsible use of space, as concern grows about the potential impacts to national economies if space-based infrastructure is damaged through accidents or misunderstandings between nations. Credit: India defense ministry

Rolls-Royce Targets Disposals As COVID-19 Ravages Revenues

Aero-engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce is looking to sell off assets as the impact of the coronavirus crisis on the travel industry bites deep into the company’s finances. The British engine-maker said it has identified “a number of potential disposals” that would allow the company to generate proceeds of £2 billion ($3 billion), including Spanish aero-engine firm ITP Aero. Credit: Rolls-Royce
Previous
Next

Rolls-Royce targets disposals as COVID-19 ravages revenue, Russian Helicopters to develop new naval helicopter, Vertical Aerospace to fly winged eVTOL in 2021, UK calls for consensus on responsible use of space and more. A roundup of aerospace, space and defense news.

Aviation Week Intelligence Network
Monitor the market and connect your business to the people, programs and proprietary data driving the Aerospace & Defense market - only available with AWIN.

ASD_AWIN_thumbnail_270

Stay Connected.
Stay Informed
Grow Your Business.

Learn How

Follow us on

Markets

  • Aerospace
  • Air Transport
  • MRO
  • Defense and Space
  • Business Aviation

Products

  • AWIN Intelligence Bundles
  • Market Briefings
  • Publications
  • Data Services
  • Directories
  • Resources

Contact Us

  • Subscriber Services
  • Advertising, Marketing Services & List Rentals
  • Content Sales
  • Events
  • PR & Communications
  • Content Licensing and Reprints
  • FAQ

Other Resources

  • Aviation Week Marketplace
  • Knowledge Center
  • Newsletters
  • ShowNews
  • Advertising - Media Kits
Copyright © 2023. All rights reserved. Informa Markets, a trading division of Informa PLC.
  • Accessibility
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookie Policy
  • Terms of Use