Defense

By Tony Osborne
Sikorsky has approved the use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel on its S-92 twin-engine heavy helicopter, as the greater aviation industry looks to more widely adopt the fuels to reduce carbon emissions.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jen DiMascio
Under the wing of Boeing, Millennium Space Systems is hitting its stride making smart end-to-end satellite constellations to be deployed in multiple orbital regimes.
Space

By Michael Bruno
CPI Aero acknowledged late Sept. 23 that it has been notified by the premiere stock exchange that it does not meet the NYSE’s continued listing standards.
Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aerospace

By Jen DiMascio
Singapore’s UAS teaming test; Boeing to make Loyal Wingman down under; U.S. titanium imports down; and Raytheon expands AESA radar sales.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
China canceled a Fractional Orbital Bombardment System in 1973, but Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall warns the concept may be revived.
Defense

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force’s troubled KC-46 will be freed up for operational refueling of F-15s and F-16s “very soon” as part of the rollout of limited operations for the aircraft as permanent fixes to the tanker’s remote vision system continue to be developed.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
A U.S. Air Force overhaul of its infrastructure across the Pacific is overdue so that it will be ready for a possible conflict with China, a service official says.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
A move by the U.S. Army to field a large, fixed-wing surveillance aircraft could face an extra layer of scrutiny within the Pentagon.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly for a $1 billion bill to replenish Iron Dome interceptors for Israel on Sept. 23, one day after a group of lawmakers stripped the measure from another spending bill.
Missile Defense & Weapons

This webinar took place on September 23, 2021. As the Dubai Airshow approaches, leading Aviation Week editors and forecast analysts will convene for a
Aerospace

By Guy Norris
In response to the proliferation of new space launch systems and small satellite deployments, German Aerospace Center DLR has developed a Launch Coordination Center to help manage the safe and efficient launch and re-entry of missions through European airspace.
Commercial Space

By Brian Everstine
How many C-130s does the U.S. Air Force need?
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
The billionaire commander of the three-day mission to space talks about his experience and the importance of humans continuing to explore the heavens.
Defense

By Chen Chuanren
The RSAF’s IAI Heron 1 medium altitude long endurance (MALE) UAS was paired with an undisclosed “small UAS” during an exercise held at Mountain Home AFB, Idaho.
Budget, Policy & Operations

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The ability of nations to defend their territorial airspace is a cornerstone upon which their sovereignty rests. Governments therefore invest
Defense

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Space Force’s recently disclosed effort to field a space-based ground-moving targeted indicator capability is part of a coming migration of aerospace missions to orbit, especially in the realm of tactical intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance.
AFA Air Space and Cyber Conference

By Brian Everstine
U.S. Air National Guard pilots are flying against officially retired F-117s as a way to practice homeland defense missiles against cruise missiles, with the stealth characteristics of the Nighthawks serving as a representation of the threat.
AFA Air Space and Cyber Conference

By Steve Trimble
Raytheon has expanded sales and options for gallium nitride-enabled active electronically scanned array radars for fighters.
AFA Air Space and Cyber Conference

By Irene Klotz
After flying three crews for NASA, SpaceX puts civilians into orbit.
Commercial Space

By Michael Bruno
How fast will U.S. military jet and large commercial aircraft build rates pick up?
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
NASA has awarded Aerojet Rocketdyne a $600 million maximum value contract for the design, certification, production and other requirements for the main engine of the Orion crew capsule.
Space

By Graham Warwick
The startup has decided it wants to start flying people as soon as possible and so will certify the autonomous single-seat Heaviside H2 now in flight testing as its entry into the market.
Advanced Air Mobility

Specialist surveillance company 360iSR has teamed up with Canadian UAV to develop a global programme to provide comprehensive unmanned aerial systems (UAS) operations training.
Maintenance & Training