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By Guy Norris
Virgin Galactic is set to return its first SpaceShipTwo spaceplane VSS Unity to test flights in the coming months following the completion of upgrade work and says it remains on track to begin the long-delayed start of commercial spaceflights in the second quarter of 2023.
Commercial Space

By Graham Warwick
With the stated goal of helping regional aviation transition to net-zero operations, Monte Aircraft Leasing has added another offering to its portfolio with a letter of intent to purchase 40 modification kits from Cranfield Aerospace Solutions to convert Britten-Norman Islanders to hydrogen-electric propulsion.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. and South Korea are focusing on large-scale exercises aimed at increasing combat readiness, as North Korea has continued its barrage of missile tests, including the failed launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile on Nov. 3.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
A low-cost positioning, navigation and timing service that would use the same L-band frequency range as the Global Positioning System could be installed on hundreds of military satellites in low Earth orbit, the Space Development Agency revealed on Nov. 3.
Space

By Graham Warwick
Joby Aviation has confirmed that launch of its aerial ridesharing service has been delayed to 2025, citing the FAA’s change of direction on certification and internal challenges related to the startup’s vertical integration.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Plans by NASA and Boeing to launch the crewed test flight of the company’s CST-100 Starliner to the International Space Station will move from early February to April of 2023 as the agency works to deconflict visiting crew and resupply missions to the seven-person orbital laboratory as well as continue the verification of critical Starliner flight systems.
Space

By Brian Everstine
Gen. B. Chance Saltzman takes over command from retiring Gen. Jay Raymond, who has led the Space Force since its December 2019 inception.
Space

By Chen Chuanren
The future Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) fleet of Lockheed Martin C-130J is set to double, while Indonesia is expected to take delivery of its first C-130J-30 in February or March 2023.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace has said the UK has just 33 pilots for its 27-strong F-35 fleet as it struggles to bring personnel through its flying training system.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Irene Klotz
A modified Sikorsky S-92 helicopter will attempt to snare the returning booster by its parachute line.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
NASA has issued a draft request for proposals (RFP) from industry for a Lunar Terrain Vehicle (LTV) for exploring the Moon’s south pole as part of the
Space

By Guy Norris
Bell will supply the vehicle’s feathering system and flight control surfaces while Texas-based structures specialist Qarbon Aerospace will produce the fuselage and wing.
Commercial Space

By Tony Osborne
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has laid the foundation stone for the plant that will produce Airbus C295s turboprop airlifters for the Indian Air Force.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Tony Osborne
A new-generation version of ENAER's Pillan piston-engine training aircraft will enter service with the Chilean Air Force.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Boeing and U.S. officials are working to sell Indonesia 36 F-15IDs, based on the F-15EX Eagle II.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The root cause of a blade failure on the Rolls-Royce F405 Adour engine has been identified.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Steve Trimble
Bridger Aerospace is the first customer for Aurora Flight Sciences' Skiron-X .
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Molly McMillin
Pete Bunce, General Aviation Manufacturers Association president and CEO, outlined the multiple challenges and threats that business aircraft manufacturers are facing at the Corporate Jet Investor conference.
Aircraft & Propulsion

News in brief.
Defense

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force is ready to make a commitment to fielding a Collaborative Combat Aircraft—a loyal wingman-type drone to fly alongside future fighters—after r
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Mark Carreau
As NASA presses ahead to transition International Space Station operations to multiple commercial free-flying platforms, the agency is also working to retain its international and U.S. National Laboratory partners, according to two days of testimony provided to the NASA Advisory Council’s Human Exploration and Operations Committee.
Space

By Garrett Reim
Spire Global has won a contract from DARPA to design a satellite that would carry sensors to very low Earth orbit to study the ionosphere.
Space

By Irene Klotz
A triple-core Falcon Heavy, currently the most powerful rocket operating today, lifted off from a fog-shrouded Kennedy Space Center on Nov. 1 on a challenging and classified mission for the U.S. Space Force.
Commercial Space

By Tony Osborne
Sweden should make decisions on development of future combat aircraft no later than 2030, proposals for development of the country’s armed forces have suggested.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren
Airbus is expecting a contract for two Indonesian A400Ms to go into full effect in November and has already secured production slots for the aircraft, a company official says.
Multi-Mission Aircraft