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By Brian Everstine
AFRL’s Global Lightning prototyping effort began in 2018.
Satellites

By Garrett Reim
The semiconductors could increase power delivery and better manage heat in radar and radio communications systems, Raytheon said on Oct. 2.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Matthew Fulco
Co-production with allies and partners is increasingly intertwined with U.S. efforts to revitalize the defense industrial base.
Supply Chain

By Ben Goldstein
he recent decision by U.S. startup Electra.aero to bring on former Boeing executive Marc Allen as new CEO reflects a shift in focus.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Robert Wall
France is pressing ahead with efforts to field an enhanced standard of its Rafale multi-role fighter and pair it with an uncrewed combat aerial vehicle (UCAV).
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
Departure of the Crew-8 Dragon from the ISS, which launched on March 3, had initially been planned for no earlier than Oct. 7.
Space Exploration

By Chen Chuanren
Taiwan is scrapping its Advanced Defense Fighter program, saying the country’s military primes do not possess sufficiently matured technologies to proceed.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
France plans to send Ukraine Dassault Mirage 2000 fighters in the first three months of 2025, says the country's Armed Forces Minister Sébastien Lecornu.
Budget, Policy & Operations

Selected U.S. military contracts from the past week.
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By Irene Klotz
NASA has added Rocket Lab to the list of teams hired to study alternative architectures for returning high-priority rock and soil samples from Mars.
Space Exploration

By Garrett Reim
The vehicle took off from Glentanner Aerodrome on the South Island of New Zealand.
Commercial Space

News in brief.
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STARFIGHTERS SPACE expands to Texas... NEW FRONTIER AEROSPACE secures seed funding... L3HARRIS to provide radio equipment for NAWCAD...
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By Brian Everstine
U.S. Naval Air Systems Command said in a statement that initial testing has been completed and the Navy will continue to test updates as necessary.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Mark Carreau
A new launch date was not immediately announced.
Commercial Space

By Steve Trimble
Video and imagery from Ukraine published Oct. 5 appears to show the secretive, tailless UCAV being engaged and shot down by its fighter escort.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Fulco
The announcement follows a budget speech by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to India’s parliament in July.
Commercial Space

By Robert Wall
The FCC has issued a special permission to T-Mobile and SpaceX to use the Starlink system’s new direct-to-cell capability in areas affected by Hurricane Helene.
Satellites

By Irene Klotz
The new mission, known as Hera, is a followup to NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART).
Space Exploration

By Robert Wall
The 11-year-old company also detailed plans for a new evolution of its Miura family of rockets.
Commercial Space

By Tony Osborne
Oslo says it is also spending additional money to improve the aircraft’s availability.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
The 7%-scale CX-1 is planned to be followed by the CX-2.
Emerging Technologies

By Tony Osborne
The Netherlands has become the second nation in the Air Force Capability Coalition for Ukraine to deliver aircraft into the war-torn country.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The strategy was first discussed publicly around the time of the NATO summit in Washington in July.
Commercial Space

By Chen Chuanren
IAF sources told local media India Today that the exercise took place at Eastern Air Command “a few months ago.”
Budget, Policy & Operations