Defense

The FAA has for now called off public hearings on SpaceX’s request to increase the pace of Starship-Super Heavy launch operations.

Poland’s government has signed the largest-ever export deal for Boeing’s Apache attack helicopter.

A U.S. Army Theater High Altitude Area Defense missile destroyed this Aerotherm reentry vehicle launched by a Coleman Research Hera rocket on Aug. 2, 1999.

NASA has delayed a decision on how best to return the Boeing CST-100 Starliner crew to Earth.

The U.S. and Sweden are dangling incentives to secure combat aircraft orders in Thailand and the Philippines.

The start of powered runs of the X-59’s single GE Aerospace F414 will mark a key milestone on the road to first flight.

NEW ZEALAND took delivery of its first C-130J-30 as part of order for five through FMS with USAF.

BOEING has $2.56b USAF contract for two rapid prototype E-7A AEW&C Wedgetails (737-700s); deal includes lifecycle development, training, and support. It is currently producing three E-7As for RAF and aircraft has been selected by NATO.

The upcoming Boeing acquisition of Spirit AeroSystems is highly important, Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kansas) says.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Aug. 11 ordered the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group to accelerate its deployment to the region.

The Edge Node satellites will carry a variety of RPO sensors onboard and software to be tested for future cubesat-scale satellites.

The resilient missile warning/missile tracking (MW/MT) in the MEO Epoch 2 constellation could include up to 18 satellites.

The Air Force announced Aug. 9 the terms of its recently reached agreement with Boeing.

For now, drone exports by Ukraine are not legal.

RAAF chief Air Marshall Stephen Chappell says he signed a letter of intent with Luftwaffe commander Lt. Gen. Ingo Gerhartz.

Bell Textron has signed a purchase agreement with the Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO) for new aircraft. This acquisition is to develop and enhance RAFO’s capabilities.

Poland has signed an agreement for the production of 48 M903 Patriot launchers, part of Warsaw’s wider push to enhance its air and missile defense capacity.

The Royal New Zealand Air Force took delivery of its first Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Hercules on Aug. 8 to kick off a much-needed fleet modernization.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the first U.S. military payloads to be hosted onboard allied commercial satellites launched on Aug. 11.

While Taiwan's defense spending has been rising in recent years, officials have acknowledged that next year will represent the peak of Taipei's defense spending—at least in the medium term.

Power-dense motors; controls from high flyers; rechargeable thermal battery; in-space refueling port.

The Russian aircraft manufacturer is pursuing attack and logistics UAV concepts that have evolved because of the war in Ukraine.

The Hybrid Space/Submarine Architecture Ensuring Infosec of Telecommunications (HEIST) initiative was launched July 31.

Plumbing and wiring were removed or incorporated into the new engine’s primary structure.

The rocket lifted off from China’s Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center on Aug. 6 with 18 Qianfan “Thousand Sails” satellites.