MHI Assembles H3 Second Stage, Ready For Captive Testing
Credit: H3: JAXA
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has assembled the second stage of the first H3 medium-lift space launcher, preparing for captive firing tests in a few months.
French Navy Gears Up For Maritime Patrol ATL2 Introduction
Credit: Atlantique 2: C. Cosmao/Dassault Aviation
The first two upgraded Atlantique 2 (ATL2) maritime patrol aircraft were delivered this past summer to the French Navy’s Lann-Bihoue air base where they are undergoing “operational experimentation”.
B-21 Program On Track, But Facing Schedule Pressure
Credit: B-21: Northrop Grumman
The first stealth bomber has entered production inside Northrop Grumman’s Site 4 facility at Plant 42 in Palmdale, California. But the pressure on the development program is rising ahead of a scheduled first flight milestone in December 2021.
NASA, Boeing Set Dec. 17 For Starliner Debut Flight
Credit: Boeing
Boeing aims to fly its CST-100 Starliner commercial space taxi on a long-awaited trial run to the International Space Station (ISS) on Dec. 17, setting the stage for a crewed flight test as early as March 2020.
Germany looks set to have the largest NH90 helicopter fleet in the world as it gears up to equip its naval air arm with an all-NH90 force by the late 2020s.