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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

By Graham Warwick
Flights of UMS Skeldar’s V-200 rotary-wing uncrewed aircraft have demonstrated a detect-and-avoid system capable of automatically maneuvering a UAV around intruder aircraft
Emerging Technologies

By Chen Chuanren
Australia’s department of defense is sticking with the Lockheed Martin C-130J to replace and expand the Royal Australia Air Force’s existing fleet of 12 C-130Js under its medium air mobility replacement program.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Tony Osborne
Sweden is proposing to follow Australia and Norway and decommission its NH90 fleet earlier than planned after struggling with availability issues.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
No longer in safe mode, NASA’s Capstone small satellite mission continues to blaze a trail in space for the planned lunar Gateway station.
Space

By Tony Osborne
The RAF is to emphasize low-cost capability as it begins to re-explore its Lightweight Affordable Novel Combat Aircraft (LANCA) work after canceling its Mosquito demonstrator during the summer.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Cameri, which is operated by Leonardo, was built primarily to support production of F-35s for Italy, but the Netherlands also selected the facility for the assembly of its F-35As.
Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
As well as a launch provider, UK-based Orbex will now become a launch site operator with assistance from Jacobs.
Commercial Space

By Steve Trimble
New research shows China’s growing capabilities to disrupt military satellite communications.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Garrett Reim
The Air Force Research Laboratory is developing an interface standard it hopes will be adopted by commercial industry, too.
Space

By Garrett Reim
NorthStar Earth & Space’s initial three space situational awareness satellites are scheduled to launch into orbit in mid-2023.
Commercial Space

By Bill Carey
Slovenian manufacturer Pipistrel, now part of Textron Aviation, announced on Oct. 31 that it has delivered the first Velis Electro electric airplane in Canada.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Self-piloted recreational flights over the Hudson and East Rivers in New York could begin as early as 2023 using Lift Aircraft’s single-seat, semi-autonomous Hexa electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicle.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Irene Klotz
NASA plans to add a crewed lunar landing on its Artemis IV mission—previously a dedicated assembly flight for the lunar Gateway—and award a contract to SpaceX to ferry astronauts to and from lunar orbit and the Moon’s surface.
Space

By Steve Trimble
Lockheed Martin upgraded a Stalker uncrewed aircraft system during a flight demonstration with new software code that enhanced the processing ability of the onboard sensor to identify and track a target, the company said.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

Antonio Segovia
The first Lockheed Martin KC-130R Hercules with an NP2000 propeller system was delivered to the Chilean Air Force’s Aviation Group 10 in September.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
As F-15C/Ds are withdrawn from retirement over the next two years, the Air Force will rotate “more advanced” aircraft to backfill the 44th and 67th Fighter Squadrons on Kadena Air Base
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
On the heels of listing publicly, startup Amprius has signed a 3-year agreement to supply its high-energy-density batteries to BA Systems’ Air business for use in electrically powered flight applications.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Michael Bruno
Small-satellite maker Terran Orbital has formally aligned with Lockheed Martin, receiving a $100 million investment boost.
Space

By Chen Chuanren
On Oct. 31 a Long March-5B rocket blasted off at 3:37 p.m. local time from Wenchang Space Launch Site on Hainan Island.
Space

By Guy Norris
Hypersonic development company Stratolaunch says the first separation drop of a Talon test vehicle is now planned for the end of the year following the successful completion of the initial captive carry flight from Mojave Air and Space Port on Oct. 28.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force next year will start defining what its future airlift capability will be, speeding up the work alongside an accelerated timeline for a next-generation tanker.
Budget, Policy & Operations

Jeremiah Gertler
There’s an old model in marketing–sell the razor handle cheap, so you can keep making money on the blades. Get somebody focused on the boldface price on a sticker rather than what it’s actually going to cost over its lifetime.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
NASA generated a nationwide total economic output that exceeded $71.2 billion in 2021, up 10.7% from 2019, while supporting 339,600 jobs and leading to $7.7 billion in federal, state and local tax revenues, according to the agency’s latest economic impact report.
Space

By Chen Chuanren
KAI will develop three prototypes for Seoul's Marine Attack Helicopter (MAH) program based on its KUH-1 Surion, seeing off competition from Bell's AH-1Z Viper.
Aircraft & Propulsion