In Pictures: Top Aerospace & Defense Stories, May. 03 2023

May 04, 2023

LaPlante: F-35’s Hot Production Line Helping FMS Customers

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Iran’s First Transport Turboprop Prepares For First Flight

Credit: ACSL.

Iran is preparing its first indigenous light military transport aircraft—Simorgh—for its first flight.

Stratolaunch Resets Test Plan Around Mojave Runway Closure

Credit: Stratolaunch/Ethan Wagner.

Stratolaunch is targeting a key separation test of its Talon hypersonic test vehicle before the end of May, but says the looming closure of the longest runway at Mojave Air and Space Port for upgrade work means the first powered Talon flight will be pushed into the second half of the year.

Space-Based Moving Target Indicator Plan A Scaled-Up NRO Design

Credit: U.S. Air Force.

The Department of the Air Force’s future ground-moving target indication capability from space will be a scaled-up version of an existing National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)-designed constellation, an adoption that the service says will allow them to operate the mission faster than expected.

Slow Development Programs Pressure Mercury Systems’ Margins

Credit: Mercury Systems.

Mercury Systems had a respectable fiscal third quarter, but overshadowing the performance was significant pressure on margins tied to slow-moving development programs. 

Turkish Aerospace Expects Over 150 Domestic Orders For Gokbey Helo

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Turkish Aerospace is awaiting a new arrangement between the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and Turkey’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation before completing certification of its new T625 Gokbey utility helicopter. 

ST Engineering Prepares V60 VTOL UAS For Production

Credit: Chen Chuanren.

ST Engineering says the Veloce 60 (V60) vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) drone is in its final stage of development and nearing production.

Turkish Aerospace expects over 150 domestic orders for Gokbey Helo and ST engineering prepares V60 VTOL UAS for production. Take a look at these and more in our daily roundup of aerospace & defense news.

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