Singapore To Get First A3R MRTTs By Year’s End
The first Airbus A330 multirole tanker transport upgraded with an automatic refueling system will be delivered to the Republic of Singapore Air Force by year’s end, becoming the first air arm to possess such technology.
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Thu, 06/30/2022 - 17:35
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NASA Launches Search For Sustainable Airliner X-Plane Demo
NASA has launched its hunt for a large-scale experimental aircraft to demonstrate the airframe configuration and technologies for a sustainable single-aisle-class airliner that could enter service by the mid-2030s.
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Thu, 06/30/2022 - 16:32
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Sweden Signs GlobalEye Order, Adds Options For Two More
Saab plans to deliver two of the Bombardier Global 6000-derived surveillance systems in 2027 to to the Swedish Defense Materiel Administration, the company says.
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Thu, 06/30/2022 - 16:26
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Bye Cites Progress On Certification Plans For eFlyer Trainer
After disruptions and delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Bye Aerospace and the FAA are finalizing certification plans for the eFlyer 2 electric trainer, keeping the company on course to have the first electric aircraft certified under Part 23 Amendment 64 airworthiness regulations.
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Thu, 06/30/2022 - 15:00
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U.S. Astronaut To Fly On Soyuz To Space Station
Tracy Caldwell Dyson is likely to be the third U.S. astronaut to fly aboard a Russian Soyuz capsule to the International Space Station under a new crew seat exchange agreement to be signed by NASA and Roscosmos.
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Wed, 06/29/2022 - 17:50
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Delft University Research Shows Flying V Scales Into Airliner Family
Researchers with the Netherlands’ Delft University of Technology have designed a three-member family of Flying-V aircraft to demonstrate that the next-generation concept scales.
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Wed, 06/29/2022 - 16:36
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White House Lifts Policy Ban On New Weapons Sales To Turkey
A senior Biden administration official has endorsed Turkey’s plans to modernize its large fleet of Lockheed Martin F-16s.
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Wed, 06/29/2022 - 14:44
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U.S. Army Links Ramjet PRSM To Future Mid-Range Capability
The U.S. Army has identified a future ramjet-rocket version of the Precision Strike Missile as the long-term solution for the Mid-Range Capability system in the long-range precision fires arsenal.
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Wed, 06/29/2022 - 14:03
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ULA Plans To Fly Last Atlas V In Late 2025
With its new Vulcan rocket on track to debut late this year or in early 2023, United Launch Alliance (ULA) is aiming to end Atlas V launch services in late 2025, ULA clarified following a June 28 press conference where the company erroneously said Atlas V would be retired in late 2024.
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Tue, 06/28/2022 - 21:50
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U.S. Army Awards TITAN Prototype Contracts To Palantir, Raytheon
The U.S. Army on June 28 awarded contracts to Raytheon Technologies and Palantir to create a prototype for its Tactical Intelligence Targeting Access Node.
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Tue, 06/28/2022 - 21:31
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AFRL Modifies THOR High Power Microwave System
When the Air Force Research Laboratory sent its Tactical High Power Microwave Operational Responder system downrange for an overseas assessment, the lab’s engineers back home did not want to sit still and wait for the system to come home, so they got to work on upgrades.
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Tue, 06/28/2022 - 18:59
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USAF Wants Tanker Upgrades As It Looks To Stealth, Autonomy For KC-Z
The U.S. Air Force wants to modify its Boeing KC-135s and KC-46s in a new effort that the service says is independent of the KC-Y “bridge tanker” program it started last year, but now says is looking less likely to become a competition.
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Tue, 06/28/2022 - 18:19
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S. Korea’s KF-21 Finishes Ground Tests, Moves Toward July First Flight
Korea Aerospace Industries has completed a range of ground tests for its KF-21 Boramae fighter aircraft, paving the way for its first flight in July.
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