Defense

India’s heaviest rocket, the GSLV Mk. 3, placed the sophisticated GSAT-29 communication satellite into orbit Nov. 14.

Chinese freight company SF Express plans to use pilotless Avic Y-5B biplanes, based on a 70-year-old Soviet design, in an air delivery setup to be running by 2023.

Russian central aerohydrodynamic institute TsAGI has assisted in development of a floatplane version of the Czech L-410UVP-E20 turboprop utility aircraft.

The Philippines expects to receive a batch of UH-1 Iroquois helicopter parts donated by Japan in early 2019.

South Korea is likely to require further Airbus A330 MRTT tankers following the completion of delivery of the first four aircraft next year.

Japanese engineers have verified a concept design for a stealth inlet as part of a technology acquisition effort for a proposed indigenous fighter.

Bangladesh’s air force has set out a vision for increased reliance on domestic industry in a bid to reduce its dependence on foreign suppliers.

A future fleet of USAF light attack aircraft could be fitted with an exportable datalink in a bid to boost interoperability with developing air forces.

House Armed Services Committee leadership members have appointed two people to lead the National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence.

NASA plans to award a contract to Influit Energy to adapt its nanoelectrofuel (NEF) flow battery to electric aircraft propulsion.

Composite cryogenic propellent tank buildup marks the start of prepping Boeing’s Phantom Express spaceplane for DARPA’s XSP reusable launch vehicle program.

Claims of attacks against critical targets are often overblown or suspect, but should be taken seriously.

The first of two former British Royal Air Force Lockheed C-130J Hercules airlifters has been delivered to Bahrain.

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has reported the successful Pacific Ocean recovery of the HTV-7 Small Re-entry Capsule (HSRC).

Airbus Defense & Space is working toward a demonstration of in-orbit satellite manufacturing in 2022.

European defense procurement agency OCCAR has invited Airbus’s Germany-based business to be the prime contractor for the EuroMALE UAS.

Dassault Aviation has been awarded a contract to carry out detailed study work for a future maritime surveillance aircraft based on its Falcon 2000 LXS bizjet.

China’s air force boldly brandished four examples of a newly-developed missile for the first time inside the weapons bay of the country’s most advanced fighter.

U.S. Defense Undersecretary Mike Griffin is reconsidering the merits of missiles that use older, semi-active radar technology to home-in on targets.

A Japanese demonstrator fighter engine has been run to full thrust with no problems, a program official says.

India’s state-run space agency is preparing to launch its GSAT-29 high throughput communication satellite on a heavy-lift GSLV Mk. 3 on Nov. 14.

New AH-1Z attack helicopters will address the fast-attack boat threat.

Since 1952, UTC Aerospace Systems has supported the B-52. As the USAF looks to extend the bomber’s mission, UTC Aerospace Systems stands ready with the right experience and technology for the future.

Euroconsult’s annual satellite market forecast is predicting a fast decrease in the average value of a satellite—minus 15% compared to last year’s study.

A Rocket Lab Electron booster lifted off from New Zealand’s Mahia Peninsula on Nov. 11.