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By Steve Trimble
Canada selected the F-35A to replace its aging Boeing CF-18 fleet in 2022 after a lengthy, circuitous competition.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Mark Carreau
Docking of the Crew-10 Dragon Endurance capsule to the orbital lab’s U.S. segment Harmony module is planned for 11:30 p.m. EDT on March 15.
Space Exploration

By Bill Carey
The agency on March 14 released several safety steps it is taking in the aftermath of the late-January fatal midair collision.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Brian Everstine
The Third Multi-Domain Task Force is also pressing for additional long-endurance uncrewed aircraft systems.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Thierry Dubois
The first applications might be seen in runway overrun awareness and alerting systems (ROAAS), and then traffic detection, over the next 12 months.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Guy Norris
The U.S. engine maker first disclosed the study last July.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
Boeing has named Don Ruhmann as its second chief aerospace safety officer, effective immediately; Ruhmann is replacing the retiring Mike Delaney in the role.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The information call came in response to a Joint Urgent Operational Need, a designation that allows new systems to be fielded within two years.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jeremy Kariuki
Bell Textron’s 407GXi is available with a new interior package, part of the company’s latest entry to its Designer Series.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Garrett Reim
The communications satellite has L-band and Ka-band payloads.
Satellites

By Chen Chuanren
FL-60A was developed by state-owned armed manufacturer Norinco and has an estimated range of 100 km (62.1 mi).
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Michael Bruno
As Airbus and Boeing production finally ramps up post-pandemic, industry may find some supplier plants where insufficient attention and investment have been made.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Robert Wall
The coalition of parties agreed to a pact that would give them a majority in a planned vote in parliament on March 18.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren
China has completed development of the Feilong-60A, the country’s first modular rocket-based loitering munition dubbed locally as “Chinese HIMARS.”
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
China says it is open to accommodating foreign participation in its Tianwen-3 Mars sample return mission.
Space Exploration

By Robert Wall
France, Italy and the UK have agreed to accelerate delivery of Aster air and missile defense interceptors as part of a top-up order for 218 additional missiles.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
The TIA flights are among three blocks of activities that are now being pursued.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The Freedom Eagle (FE-1) missile is BlueHalo’s candidate for the Next-Generation Counter-Uncrewed Aircraft System (UAS) Missile (NGCM).
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
The service’s long-term goal is to replace both the C-32A and C-40B/C executive transports with a single platform.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
BlackSky’s says its proprietary AI software system can rapidly detect vehicles, aircraft, vessels and buildings within images gathered by its Gen-3 satellite.
Satellites

By Graham Warwick
With would-be operator Straightline Aviation placing a $50 million firm order for the first hybrid cargo airship, to be produced by AT² Aerospace based on a Lockheed Martin Skunk Works design, are we about to enter a new age of airships?
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
The UK supply chain is stymied in financing the investments needed for the short-term production ramp-up and the longer-term push for decarbonization, ADS says.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Steve Trimble
The USAF wants to evaluate how the ALQ-167 Angry Kitten pod can support larger Fairchild Republic A-10s and mobility aircraft, including the Lockheed C-130.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Robert Wall
Spire Global is moving to shore up its financial position with a planned private placement to generate $40 million in extra capital.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
NASA scrubbed the planned March 12 launch of the SpaceX Crew-10 Dragon capsule to the ISS due a hydraulic issue with the ground system clamp arm.
Operations & Safety