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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

By Mark Carreau
Congress has authorized ISS operations through 2030.
Space

Aviation Week Staff
Financing issues are delaying development of a new Russian space station in low Earth orbit.
Space

By Steve Trimble
Acquire thousands of cheap drones within a few years by empowering combatant commands and defense-wide agencies, Anduril's Chris Brose says.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Angus Batey
A German startup is aiming to prove that low-cost regional airlines can be disruptors.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Mark Carreau
NASA plans to extend its New Horizons mission, the first to conduct a close flyby of distant Pluto and its moons, until the end of the decade with a focus on gathering data on solar activity and its influences across the Solar System.
Space

By Steve Trimble
The milestone clears the Joint Program Office to seek a decision on full-rate production status for the family of Lockheed Martin F-35 fighters.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
The need to redesign the Vega-C light- to medium-lift launcher’s second stage nozzle is causing another delay for the fledgling program.
Space

By Tony Osborne
Slovakia has 14 Block 70-model fighters on order to replace its Soviet-era Mikoyan MiG-29s that were withdrawn last year and transferred to Ukraine.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The two-seat Rafale B was formally transferred on Oct. 2 during a ceremony at the Mont-de-Marsan air base, where Croatian pilots are being trained on the type.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Leonardo Helicopters says it has handed over the 56th and final aircraft, a NATO Frigate Helicopter version of the NH90 for the Italian Navy.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
Reports suggest recent occurrences are more significant than routine jamming; EASA and FAA have issued special alerts to operators and other authorities.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Garrett Reim
Gitai’s 1.5-m-long autonomous dual robotic arm system (S2) has successfully passed all NASA safety reviews for its planned International Space Station external demonstration.
Space

By Steve Trimble
The settlement includes a $1.539 million payment to whistleblowers who sued Boeing on behalf of the U.S. Defense Department for allegedly making false claims.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Steve Trimble
The request for information published on Sept. 29 by the Air Force tells industry to assume a CCA program will be launched in the first quarter of fiscal 2025.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The purchase of the two Erieye Saab 340s springs from an urgent requirement from Poland to bolster aerial surveillance of its borders with Russia.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
The parameters for thruster operations are being altered in response to warmer thermal predictions for their use, according to a NASA mission update.
Space

By Tony Osborne
MD Helicopters has closed a 12-helicopter deal with the Nigerian Army to deliver light attack versions of the company’s MD530 single-engine light rotorcraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
The Australian armed forces say the priority now is bringing the new fleet of UH-60M Black Hawks into service.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
Canadian air taxi startup Horizon Air recently announced a design change from five to seven seats for its hybrid-electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Steve Trimble
The Marines awarded a contract to a Malloy-Survice Engineering team in April to deliver 189 Tactical Resupply UAS.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Garrett Reim
Ispace technologies U.S. has unveiled a redesigned Series 2 lunar lander renamed the APEX 1.0.
Commercial Space

By Brandon Patrick
Speculation has emerged of a possible Rafale purchase to replace the Royal Saudi Air Force's oldest fleet.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Irene Klotz
The FAA also called for organizational changes following the Sept. 12, 2022, uncrewed New Shepard-23 mission.
Commercial Space

By Steve Trimble
The first uncrewed aircraft system to operate from an aircraft carrier is two years behind schedule due to design, production and supplier management problems.
Multi-Mission Aircraft