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By Tony Osborne
Spain is already an operator of the Patriot, but it is unclear whether the Foreign Military Sale will replace Spain’s existing systems or further bolster them.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Chen Chuanren
Thales' new center will focus on providing the Singapore Armed Forces with maintenance, support, operational availability and indigenous systems development.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Garrett Reim
Sikorsky plans in 2024 to demonstrate an uncrewed UH-60 helicopter autonomously responding to a wildfire.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
Personal air mobility startup Jetson has announced the successful completion of a $15 million seed round.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Angus Batey
The UK is moving toward an outcomes-based approach in regulating remotely piloted aircraft systems and the advanced air mobility sector.
Advanced Air Mobility

Aviation Week Staff
Azerbaijan plans to renew its satellite constellation, which currently consists of two communications spacecraft and a single Earth observation satellite.
Space

By Steve Trimble
The FAA released a warning to operators last week of higher GPS spoofing activity affecting commercial aircraft on airways near the Iranian borders.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Graham Warwick
U.S. startup Pyka’s Pelican Cargo autonomous electric heavy-payload aircraft has flown in the UK for the first time.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Staff
South Africa is working to develop an indigenous launch capability within five years, with plans to develop a former military site on the Western Cape into a commercial spaceport.
Space

By Graham Warwick
U.S. startup Skyryse has taken delivery of an Airbus H130 from air medical service provider Air Methods.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
RTX company Collins Aerospace has formally opened the Grid, a $50 million advanced electric power systems laboratory.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The pending deliveries will allow Sikorsky and Bell to start installing the 3,000-shp-class turboshaft in the prototypes for the Raider X and 360 Invictus, respectively.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Firefox is a software defined radio for the Tactical Boost Glide, which adds a new dimension to the known capabilities of the hypersonic systems.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Helen Chachaty
Maintainers serving with the Franco-German airlift squadron flying the C-130J Hercules will shortly begin training in a new facility developed by the OEM.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Joby Aviation has begun flying its S4 tiltprop electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft with a pilot on board.
Advanced Air Mobility

Aviation Week Staff
The FCC for the first time has imposed a fine on a satellite operator for failing to properly deorbit a satellite.
Commercial Space

By Guy Norris
The X-66A will combine the experimental high aspect ratio TTBW wing with the modified fuselage of an MD-90.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Staff
Signatories of the Artemis Accords plan to share data to avoid potential lunar mission interference.
Space

By Steve Trimble
The award is a big step for the RDE community, providing a platform to move forward the nascent technology that potentially offers a leap in fuel efficiency.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Graham Warwick
Australia’s V-Star Powered Lift Aviation and radiopharmaceutical supplier Cyclotek have signed an agreement to trial the use of long-range uncrewed aircraft to deliver time-sensitive medical tracers to regional imaging centers.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Chen Chuanren
The Royal Thai Air Force had previously announced that a squadron of Lockheed Martin F-16A/Bs based in Korat would be decommissioned between 2028 and 2031.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The contract is part of a multi-phase project on which GKN has been working since 2019 with Sweden’s Defense Materiel Administration (FMV) and Saab.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Staff
The next mission, Chang’e 6, which is intended to return the first samples from the lunar far side, is expected to launch in May.
Space

By Steve Trimble
The image released by the 412th Test Wing shows a portion of the missile where the solid rocket motor of the booster stage connects to the exhaust section.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Garrett Reim
Astroscale Japan has received an $80 million grant from the Japanese government to “image and diagnose” a large, defunct satellite.
Commercial Space