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By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Army wants its Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk fleet flying for the next 40 to 60 years.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
ViaSat-3 Americas, the first terabit-class communications satellite, reached orbit on May 1.
Commercial Space

By Graham Warwick
Sweden’s Northvolt has joined other advanced battery developers in targeting its latest technology at aviation first.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The United Arab Emirates plans to establish a manufacturing facility for electric passenger and cargo aircraft and drones.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Brazilian helicopter operator Helisul Aviation has expanded its interest in electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Garrett Reim
A team of scientists at NASA’s Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston have successfully extracted oxygen from simulated lunar soil in a test.
Space

By Irene Klotz
A 52.5-ft.-long antenna for the ice-penetrating radar instrument aboard the Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) spacecraft has failed to fully deploy.
Space

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Army will stand down flying operations on a rolling basis next week to focus on safety and training after a series of fatal helicopter crashes.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Army is setting the requirements and looking to release a request soon for the second phase of the high-altitude ISR prototype program.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Steve Trimble
The three contracts come less than two months after a presidential directive applied Defense Production Act Title III authorities for hypersonic programs.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
The Long Range Tactical UAS targets the same size of UAS as the Marines’ existing Close Range UAS, which is the 48.5-lb., rail-launched Insitu Scan Eagle.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Steve Trimble
The government can now launch a feasibility study to “closely review the necessity and economic feasibility" of the $2.03 billion project before final approval.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Army had previously planned to include surrogate engines for FARA prototypes in the event of T901 engine delays.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Fulco
L3Harris Technologies posted $4.47 billion in revenue in the first quarter, a 9% annual increase.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Angus Batey
Electrification of regional and subregional aircraft offers huge potential and a faster route to both meaningful reduction in transport emissions and profits.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Helen Massy-Beresford
A holding company owned by Airbus, Safran and Tikehau Capital has finalized the acquisition of Aubert & Duval, a French critical-parts and metals supplier.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
MBDA supply hundreds of missiles, launchers and associated equipment for 22 Pilica+ air defense batteries.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
AeroVironment is planning offerings for two new U.S. Army uncrewed aircraft system programs.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Brian Everstine
Boeing is surveying the international market and hopeful for more interest in its AH-6 Little Bird.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Textron Aviation continued to see solid demand for its business jet and turboprop aircraft during the first three months of 2023.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Joby Aviation plans to buy “key powertrain and actuation components” from the Toyota Motor Company for its electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. military’s V-22 operators—the Marine Corps, Navy and Air Force—have reached the end of their programs of record for the tiltrotor.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Mark Carreau
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson says that the troubled initial test launch of SpaceX’s Super Heavy/Starship combination has added uncertainty to Artemis III.
Defense and Space

By Steve Trimble
The award funds production of a certain number of X-Bow’s 3D-printed solid propellants and SRMs for a series of flight tests.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Michael Bruno
Honeywell International Chairman and CEO Darius Adamczyk expects his company to become more active in mergers and acquisitions.
Supply Chain