Defense and Space

The company is hoping the upgraded Starship survives its return through the atmosphere.

The 4,000-lb.-thrust Draper has now amassed more than 50 hot fire tests.

Lloyd’s Register will also advise Regent on the maritime certification process of the 12-passenger Viceroy with the U.S. Coast Guard.

The satellite will be equipped with upgrades including a coronagraph to more closely monitor solar activity like the ramp-up in flares experienced in May.

AST SpaceMobile has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Verizon to provide direct-to-cellular service from its satellites.

The U.S. State Department has approved a Swedish top-up purchase of Sikorsky Black Hawk helicopters.

The Space Force says Boeing and Northrop Grumman are the only bidders qualified to build the next-generation jam-resistant satcom payloads.

Canada’s MDA has taken an ownership stake in Houston-based Voyager Space’s Starlab commercial space station.

NASA received 48 responses to its April 16-May 17 solicitation for alternative ideas to bring samples collected by the Perseverance Mars rover back to Earth.

NASA has cleared Boeing and United Launch Alliance (ULA) to proceed with a June 1 launch attempt of the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft.

Saab has proposed a Nordic pooling and sharing initiative for the operation of Sweden’s planned future fleet of GlobalEye airborne early warning aircraft.

The F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) has confirmed that the Lockheed Martin F-35B that crashed in New Mexico on May 28 was a development test aircraft.

ELT GROUP acquired remaining 30% of ELTHUB, Italy to enhance its position with space and electro-optics sector.

CERBERUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT acquired majority stake in M1 SUPPORT SERVICES (govt aviation support).

George Krivo to Chief Executive Officer of M1 Support Services, Denton, TX.

An ongoing study is focusing on reviving the military variant of the former Short Brothers Sherpa utility aircraft for the defense and firefighting markets.

Germany is looking to place a top-up order for Patriot air-and-missile defense systems.

Canada finalized a contract with the CAE- and KF Aerospace-led SkyAlyne team to modernize the initial fixed-wing and helicopter RCAF pilot training pipeline.

Boeing has bolstered its presence in the UK by opening an office in Bristol, England, focused on its defense business.

German police are investigating a collision between a consumer drone and a German Air Force Eurofighter combat aircraft.

The Center for the Study of Space Crime, Policy and Governance plans to host its initial annual Space Piracy Conference Feb. 11-12, 2025.

The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has claimed its Chengdu J-20 fighter can reach supercruise.

Sweden will transfer a pair of airborne early warning aircraft to Ukraine in a bid to bolster the country’s air defense and support its future F-16s.

The EarthCARE satellite is designed to determine what role clouds and aerosols play in heating and cooling the atmosphere to better understand climate change.

Sierra Nevada is starting work on the Air Force’s E-4B replacement and outlining teammates.