In Pictures: Top Aerospace & Defense Stories, Dec. 15 2022

December 16, 2022

Aviation Week Forecasts: European Defense Spending To Pass 2% GDP

Credit: Finnish Air Force. The vast increases in military expenditure announced by European nations over the course of 2022 mean that regional defense spending is set to pass 2% of GDP in 2024.

Legacy Aerospace Industry Diving Into AAM: McKinsey

Credit: Lilium. Almost three-quarters of the largest aerospace OEMs and two-thirds of the leading suppliers are now engaged in advanced air mobility (AAM) projects, according to a Dec. 13 report from McKinsey consultants.

‘Moonraker’ Cislunar Sensor To Be Developed For AFRL

Credit: NASA. The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has contracted with Pacific Defense to develop a modular, open architecture sensor to monitor cislunar space.

Reliable Robotics Partners With ASL Aviation On Autonomous Freighters

Credit: Xwing. Reliable Robotics has announced a partnership with European cargo specialist ASL Aviation Holdings aimed at integrating autonomous technologies into air cargo services.

F-35B Crash-Lands At Fort Worth Delivery Center

Credit: Lockheed Martin

A pilot ejected after crash-landing a Lockheed Martin F-35B on the runway next to the company’s delivery center in Fort Worth on Dec. 15.

UK Study Identifies 390 Viable Routes For AAM Service

Credit: Heart Aerospace. A UK government-backed study has identified up to 390 potential regional airport pairs that could be ripe for future commercial advanced air mobility (AAM) services.

Space Station Soyuz Leak Prompts Delay In Russian Spacewalk

Credit: NASA. A cloud of particles streaming from the Soyuz MS-22 crew capsule docked to the Russian segment of the International Space Station (ISS) late Dec. 14 prompted the postponement of a planned 7-hr. spacewalk by two Russian cosmonauts.

U.S. Space Force Establishes Command In South Korea

Credit: USAF/ Airman 1st Class Aaron Edwards. The U.S. Space Force has stood up U.S. Space Forces Korea (SPACEFOR-KOR), the service’s first command outside of the United States. 

Turkish Kizilelma UCAV Makes First Flight

Credit: Baykar. Turkey’s Baykar Kizilelma uncrewed combat air vehicle (UCAV) has made its first flight.

Airbus Will Advance SEAD/DEAD Eurofighter Capability During 2023

Credit: Christophe Gateau/dpa/Alamy Live News. Airbus is expecting contracts to perform an integration study that will pave the way for the introduction of suppression and destruction of enemy air defense (SEAD/DEAD) capabilities on the Eurofighter combat aircraft. 

Aviation Week Forecasts: European defense spending to pass 2% GDP and Legacy Aerospace industry diving into AAM: McKinsey. Take a look at these and more in our daily roundup of aerospace & defense news.

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