Defense

BAE Systems has been awarded a six-year contract to deliver support and training to a new joint UK-Qatar Hawk squadron based at RAF Leeming, UK.
Maintenance & Training

By Jen DiMascio
The newly formed U.S. Space Force has not done enough to realize the space force vision, which was founded in large part to fix lasting issues with acquisition, according to draft legislation passed by the House Appropriations Committee.
Space

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Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Irene Klotz
The FAA has approved a modification to Blue Origin’s launch license to fly passengers, clearing the way for company founder and financier Jeff Bezos and three crewmates to fly on the New Shepard suborbital launch system on July 20, pending weather and technical checks.
Space

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Air Force has now cleared the Boeing KC-46A to refuel any probe-equipped aircraft from the centerline drogue system on any operational mission, but the tight restrictions remain on the use of the refueling boom and wing aerial refueling pods for operational tasks.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory may use a system design agent to lead industry teams developing a long-range, multimission hypersonic cruise vehicle.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
NASA and the Energy Department selected three reactor design concepts for space nuclear propulsion systems.
Space

By Tony Osborne
Germany has established a military space command in response to the growing militarization of the domain.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
After nearly 50 years of service, the UK Ministry of Defense plans to retire its BAE Systems Hawk T1 fleet.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Graham Warwick
Hard on the heels of being appointed chief executive of delivery-drone developer Volansi, former assistant U.S. Air Force Secretary Will Roper has been named to the board of electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft developer Beta Technologies.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
NASA has added aircraft autonomy developer Reliable Robotics and 13 other entities to the list of partners that will participate in the agency’s first Advanced Air Mobility National Campaign in 2022.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Jen DiMascio
U.S. lawmakers plan to consider whether to block funding for development of a missile defense system for Guam, they say in a report on a fiscal 2022 defense spending bill.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
U.S. and Russian diplomats have pledged to open discussions to create “a mechanism that can lead to control of new and dangerous and sophisticated weapons that are coming on the scene now that reduce the times of response, that raise the prospects of accidental war."
Missile Defense & Weapons

Continuing a tradition that dates back to 1957, Aviation Week editors have announced their selection of the 2021 Laureate Award winners.
Aerospace

By Mark Carreau
NASA and SpaceX reported late July 9 a successful splashdown of the company’s 22nd Dragon resupply mission to the International Space Station.
Space

By Steve Trimble
A South African-designed competitor for U.S. Special Operations Command’s (SOCOM) Armed Overwatch program was damaged on July 9.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Mark Carreau
NASA and Northrop Grumman have finalized a $935 million contract for development of the lunar Habitation and Logistics Outpost module, which along with the Power and Propulsion Element (PPE) will comprise the initial components of the agency’s human-tended, lunar-orbiting Gateway.
Space

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Defense Department will deliver 40 more aircraft to the Afghan Air Force after withdrawing all combat troops from the country, a spokesman
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Tony Osborne
Boeing has rolled out Norway’s first P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft, ahead of a first flight later this month.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Germany plans to arm its warships with the Kongsberg Naval Strike Missile (NSM) as part of a joint cooperation agreement with Norway that includes submarines and associated mission systems.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Graham Warwick
Heaviside becomes the fourth electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (evTOL) aircraft to receive military flight release from the U.S. Air Force under its Agility Prime program.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Michael Bruno
Angeles Equity Partners is adding its own director to Primus' board as part of the deal as the Tier 2 supplier looks to scale up.
Supply Chain

Tunisia was watching closely as the United States Air Force (USAF) quietly received the first of two Beechcraft AT-6E (Wolverine) light attack aircraft.
Defense