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

October 04, 2023

Reliable Robotics Study Examines Autonomy For Large USAF Aircraft

Credit: Reliable Robotics.

Reliable Robotics has completed a study for the U.S. Air Force examining retrofitting the service’s large multi-engine jets with its autonomous flight control technology and says only “modest” changes would be needed to accommodate its systems.

FCC Imposes Fine On DISH For Failing To Deorbit Satellite

Credit: FSA.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for the first time has imposed a fine on a satellite operator for failing to properly deorbit a satellite.

RTX Affirms NASA-Boeing X-66A Propulsion Role

Credit: Boeing.

RTX companies Collins Aerospace and Pratt & Whitney have confirmed their combined roles in the propulsion system for Boeing’s X-66A Transonic Truss-Braced Wing (TTBW) flight demonstrator, which is in development as part of NASA’s Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project.

Artemis Signees Agree To Swap Data To Avoid Lunar Mission Conflicts

Credit: NASA.

In an attempt to deconflict multiple and simultaneous lunar exploration projects, signatories of the Artemis Accords plan to share data to avoid potential mission interference, the head of Japan’s space agency said during the ongoing International Astronautical Congress here.

DARPA Taps Raytheon For RDE-Powered, High-Speed Missile

Credit: DARPA.

Raytheon Missiles and Defense has been selected to build and demonstrate a ramjet-rotation detonation engine (ram-RDE)-powered, high-speed missile intended to be launched by fourth-generation fighters under a DARPA-funded program.

Australia Plans Dufour eVTOL Medical Delivery Trial

Credit: V-Star Powered Lift Aviation.

Australia’s V-Star Powered Lift Aviation and radiopharmaceutical supplier Cyclotek have signed an agreement to trial the use of long-range uncrewed aircraft to deliver time-sensitive medical tracers to regional imaging centers.

Thailand To Delay Major Fighter Procurement To 2025

Credit: Suhaimi Abdullah/Getty.

The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) looks set to skip major aircraft procurement in 2024 after the military was asked by the country’s new prime minister to delay spending so that the government can invest in other areas.

GKN Contracted For Gripen C/D Engine Upgrades

Credit: Saab.

GKN Aerospace has been contracted to upgrade the engine that equips the Saab JAS 39 Gripen C/D combat aircraft.

Thailand to delay major fighter procurement to 2025 and GKN contracted for Gripen C/D engine upgrades. Take a look at these and more in our daily roundup of aerospace & defense news.

These are some of the top stories from AWIN. Subscribe now for unrivalled, intelligent content, trustworthy data, exclusive analytics and meaningful insight. AWIN Premium is the only online resource that spans the commercial, military, business aviation and MRO market sectors.

With a focus on the programs and technologies shaping the market, as well as the most robust databases in the industry, AWIN Premium simplifies locating new business opportunities so you can generate new revenue.

AWIN Premium Membership includes Aviation Daily, Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, and The Weekly of Business Aviation, and digital access to Aviation Week & Space Technology, Inside MRO, Air Transport World (ATW), and Business & Commercial Aviation (BCA).