Aerospace & Defense Roundup: Sep. 15

AFSOC Preps MC-130 For Potential Arsenal Plane Role

More palletized missile launches from Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) MC-130s are scheduled by year’s end to validate a new role for the combat airlifter, the head of AFSOC said on Sept. 15.

MagniX To Provide Electric Propulsion For Fuel-Cell Dash 8

Universal Hydrogen has selected MagniX to provide the electric propulsion system for its planned conversion of the de Havilland Canada Dash 8-300 regional turboprop to hydrogen fuel-cell power. Credit: MagniX

Verizon Skyward, Parrot Partner On Drone Package

Verizon Skyward and French manufacturer Parrot have partnered to offer a drone training and operations management package based on Parrot’s Anafi USA quadcopter, the companies announced Sept. 15. Credit: Parrot SA

USAF Flies Full-Scale Flight Demo For Next-Gen Fighter

A full-scale flight demonstrator for the U.S. Air Force’s Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program already has flown in and “broken records” in the process, a senior official said on Sept. 15. Credit: Northrop Grumman

RAF Looks To Expand Simultaneous Targeting, Global Reach

Britain’s Royal Air Force (RAF) will adopt new technologies to identify and prosecute targets in more locations simultaneously than what is possible today, the air arm’s most senior officer says. Credit: Airbus

European Theater Dynamics Prompt Mildenhall Base Retention

National support from the UK and a need to retain basing flexibility prompted the U.S. Air Force to reverse its decision to close RAF Mildenhall, England. Confirmation that the Suffolk base—home to the 100th Air Refueling Wing and a co-located special operations group—would remain open came in July. Credit: www.mildenhall.af.mil

New Solar Cycle Should Be Much Like The Last

The new 11-year solar cycle is expected to match its extremely quiet predecessor, which concluded in December 2019. The new prediction forecasts solar geomagnetic activity peaking in July 2025 with the Sun producing 115 sunspots, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said on Sept. 15. Credit: NOAA

USAF flies full-scale flight demo for next-gen fighter, RAF looks to expand simultaneous targeting, global reach, AFSOC preps MC-130 for potential arsenal plane role and more. A roundup of aerospace, space and defense news powered by Aerospace Daily & Defense News. 

 

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