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By Guy Norris
Aircraft startup Hermeus received the first military turbofan that will be integrated into the engine core for the hypersonic Darkhorse uncrewed aerial system.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
A request for information published May 31 adds both technologies to a narrower, previous SDA description of the Tranche 2 experimental program.
Space

By Guy Norris
Scientists at GE Research operating SiC metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors have demonstrated advanced extreme-temperature-tolerant electronics.
Emerging Technologies

By Steve Trimble
The MAD-XR’s highly sensitive magnetometer will be installed on board the four-engine P-1s by Mitsubishi Electric Corp.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Tony Osborne
Helicopter operator Bristow Group has snatched a lucrative Irish search-and-rescue contract from competitor and incumbent CHC.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Boeing has signed a prepurchase option agreement with Equatic, a startup that aims to remove carbon dioxide from seawater.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Mark Carreau
NASA has managed to improve the cost performance of 16 major projects over the past year, a GAO report says.
Space

By Ben Goldstein
Regent has signed an agreement to sell 15 of its 12-passenger electric Viceroy seaplanes to Filipino charter operator INAEC Aviation Corporation.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Columbia Helicopters President and CEO Michael Tremblett announced the agreement May 31.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Maxim Pyadushkin
The transporter flew for about 20 min. after taking off from the air base in Isfahan in the central part of the country.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
U.S. officials have repeatedly met with Turkish officials in recent months to try to get Ankara to support Sweden’s push to join NATO.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Michael Bruno
Satellite chip startup SatixFy said Nir Barkan will be acting CEO effective June 1.
Commercial Space

By Steve Trimble
A new audit report blames a cooling system flaw that Lockheed Martin discovered 15 years ago for a problem that could cost $38 billion in extra repair bills.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
Chinese air taxi startup EHang has reiterated its confidence in receiving type certification in the “near future.”
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
The first aircraft participating in the Air Defender 2023 deployment exercise have touched down at German air bases.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Nigeria’s government has provided further confirmation that it has ordered Leonardo M-346 advanced jet trainers and AH-1Z light attack helicopters.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Victoria Moores
After consulting “a large number” of airlines and IFC competitors, the European Commission decided that Viasat’s market position would remain “moderate.”
Interiors & Connectivity

By Steve Trimble
The first B-52 has arrived at a Boeing modification facility to kick off the developmental testing phase of the $2.8 billion radar modernization program.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Tony Osborne
Safran Helicopter Engines' new CEO Cedric Goubet says the engine business will almost double production to 1,000 engines per year in response to the market.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Poland's Armaments Agency signed contracts for the delivery of 800 Lockheed Martin AGM-114R2 Hellfire missiles, to equip the country's new AW149 helicopters.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Chen Chuanren
North Korean state media was unusually quick to announce the failed launch of the spy satellite on the morning of May 31.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Mark Carreau
The four-person crew of Axiom Space’s second private astronaut mission to the International Space Station splashed down safely in the Gulf of Mexico on May 30.
Space

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Air Force hailed the test flights as a “groundbreaking achievement," but magnetic navigation technology still faces technical limitations.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

Aviation Week Staff
Russia’s Roscosmos has added radar observation capabilities to its Earth-monitoring constellation with a launch of the Kondor-FKA satellite.
Space

By Mark Carreau
Axiom Space’s second four-person private astronaut mission (AX-2) to the International Space Station departed the orbital laboratory as planned on May 30.
Space