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By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Army has awarded Lockheed Martin a second yearly contract for early operational capability versions of the Precision Strike Missile.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Kim Minseok, Chen Chuanren
Korean Air Aerospace Division has released more details concerning its KUS-LW “loyal wingman” concept, weeks after the company was chosen to design a low-o
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
MintAir, a startup that plans to become an advanced air mobility operator in South Korea, has signed a letter of intent with Electra.aero to acquire 50 electric short takeoff and landing aircraft for passenger and cargo regional air mobility services.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Garrett Reim
SkyDrive of Japan has unveiled renderings of its two-seater SD-05 electric vertical takeoff and landing passenger aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
Kyiv’s government has decided to strip the Iranian ambassador of his accreditation after Iranian loitering munitions purchased by Russia began striking targets in Ukraine.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
A bipartisan group of senators want the Pentagon to have more authority in managing industry production lines for critical munitions, with the aid to Ukraine highlighting potential shortages in the industrial base.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
Brazil’s interest in the P-8A is driven by the need to find a replacement for an aging fleet of Lockheed P-3AM Orions now performing maritime patrol.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Tony Osborne, Craig Caffrey
UK Defense Secretary Ben Wallace has said funding pledges by new UK Prime Minister Liz Truss—to raise defense spending to 3% of gross domestic product—will be realized.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Mark Carreau
In response to the approach of Hurricane Ian toward the eastern Gulf of Mexico, NASA announced early Sept. 26 that the Artemis I Space Launch System rocket and Orion crew capsule will be rolled back from the launchpad to the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center.
Space

By Kim Minseok
Designated the KF-21N, the carrier-based variant of the fighter was revealed at DX Korea 2022.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
Concerns about the approaching Tropical Storm Ian, which was moving toward the Florida peninsula, spurred managers to postpone the launch.
Space

By Carole Rickard Hedden
Ferrovial Vertiports, which is working with Lilium to develop a network of vertiports in Florida for operation of Lilium Jets, is extending its partnership with infrastructure consulting firm AECOM.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Molly McMillin
Growing up in a U.S. Air Force family, Maj. Kyle Oliver, the No. 5 pilot in the Thunderbirds air-demonstration squadron, knew from a young age he wanted to join the military and fly jets.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
After the U.S. Treasury announced exemptions to new sanctions, Elon Musk said SpaceX is “activating Starlink” internet in Iran.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
Satisfied with the outcome of a cryogenic-propellant demonstration on Sept. 21, NASA has confirmed plans to proceed at least temporarily toward a third attempt to launch the Artemis I test flight of the Space Launch System rocket and Orion crew capsule.
Space

By Garrett Reim
DARPA has awarded a $6.5 million contract to BAE Systems’ FAST Labs research and development group to develop novel filters that protect against radio and microwave jamming.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
Military acquisition leaders from more than 40 nations are scheduled to meet Sept. 28 to determine how to provide Ukraine with long-term support.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Airbus Defense and Space CEO Michael Schoellhorn says there is a “renewed dynamic” between the company and France’s Dassault Aviation in discussions to advance the multibillion euro European Future Combat Air System (FCAS) program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
A Raytheon/Northrop Grumman team will build operational prototypes for a scramjet-powered cruise missile to be fielded by the U.S. and Australian air forces starting in 2027, the U.S. Defense Department said on Sept. 22.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Mark Carreau
NASA reports all systems with the Double Asteroid Redirection Test mission spacecraft are “go” for its planned Sept. 26 collision with a small asteroid named Dimorphos.
Space

By Garrett Reim
An SES-led consortium of 20 European companies plans to develop and launch the Eagle-1, a communications satellite that uses quantum key distribution for end-to-end encryption.
Space

By Tony Osborne
Missile manufacturer MBDA hopes it can reignite British Army interest in its Brimstone missile with proposals for a tank-destroyer module that would equip the Army’s new Boxer armored fighting vehicle.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Irene Klotz
Dynetics says it has matured its technology and plans to compete in a follow-on program for additional crewed lunar landing services.
Space

By Irene Klotz
Axiom Space plans to train and fly two Saudi astronauts on a flight to the International Space Station as early as next year.
Space

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Navy has started working on a new, longer-range version of a high-altitude, air-launched torpedo for the Boeing P-8A.
Missile Defense & Weapons