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By Guy Norris
The TPS comprises a composite material that combines the strength of carbon fiber with the high-temperature stability of ceramics.
Space Exploration

By Guy Norris
20 years ago, NASA saw incremental aircraft improvement would no longer mitigate the environmental impact of projected growth; revolutionary change was needed.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Three of the modular systems would produce 1.2 megawatts, enough to power a regional aircraft, the Toulouse-based company says.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Robert Wall
Russia used the event in China for the Su-57’s international debut.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Thales forecasts earnings margins to bounce back to more than 7% by 2028 from the 1% the business generated last year.
Commercial Space

By Robert Wall
The Swedish company is working with Saab and Orbcomm on the Very High Frequency Data Exchange System communications link.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
The EU has approved funding to support member state efforts to buy more defense equipment collectively, including Diehl IRIS-T and MBDA Mistral systems.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Craig Caffrey
The transition from Biden to Trump is set to be more turbulent than most given the scale of policy divergence, but how will defense spending be affected?
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MILDEF acquiring military IT provider RODA... X-BOW collaborates with Texas State University... BLADE AIR MOBILITY reports quarterly results...
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Haleigh Kling
The Kawasaki Heavy Industries P-1 is a maritime patrol, anti-submarine warfare fixed-wing patrol aircraft in service with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. More profiles of major military aircraft programs are available to Aviation Week Intelligence Network subscribers at awin.aviationweek.com.
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By Mark Carreau
The session focused on structural cracks with air leaks in the Russian segment and the safe potential deorbiting of the outpost in a contingency.
Operations & Safety

By Sean Broderick
The EL9’s debut—at least in concept form—came one year and two days after the company’s EL-2 Goldfinch technology demonstrator made its first flight.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
A subscale version of the hydrogen fuel cell powertrain has been test flying in France on a demonstrator based on a G1 Aviation ultralight aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Vivienne Machi
SES has launched six out of 13 planned O3b mPOWER satellites.
Satellites

By Steve Trimble
The additional orders come after the Air Force selected Anduril and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) for CCA Increment 1 prototypes in April.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
Under the contract, Rocket Lab will launch two dedicated missions for the commercial customer beginning in mid-2026 from Wallops Island, Virginia.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Suzhou-based WeFly says the agreement with Ruohang is the largest single eVTOL purchase order so far signed in China.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Irene Klotz
Whitesides was former NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden’s chief of staff during the President Barack Obama administration.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Brian Everstine
The new systems under Replicator 1.2 will be delivered by August 2025.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Garrett Reim
The satellites are expected to launch in 2026.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
Warden also indicated she does not expect major U.S. defense policy shifts with the pending change of presidential administration in Washington.
Supply Chain

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Air Force approved Merlin’s airworthiness plan to demonstrate parts of the Merlin Pilot autonomy suite in KC-135s.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
The aircraft is designed for use in urban and intercity transportation, for business travel, sightseeing, medical services and logistics transportation.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Robert Wall
Spire Global says it has agreed to sell its maritime business to ship tracking provider Kpler for around $241 million to retire all its outstanding debt.
Satellites