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By Chen Chuanren
The high-altitude, long-endurance (HALE) aircraft is the first of seven MQ-4C Triton that Australia has acquired in its drive to increase maritime domain awareness.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
The testing marks a major step toward the U.S. startup’s goal of developing a fully reusable, rapid turn-around rocket vehicle.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
DARPA has announced its Steerable Optical Aperture Receivers program, an effort to identify promising new approaches to optical beam steering in miniature form for use in laser communications or LiDAR.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Michael Bruno
Masten Space Systems, a Mojave, California, pioneer of the modern era of new-space startups, has been sold and will combine with Astrobotic, another startup targeting a predicted lunar logistics marketplace.
Commercial Space

By Jen DiMascio
Supply chain, radio and software delays as well as a contract protest contributed to a three-month delay in a planned launch of Space Development Agency satellites.
Space

By Michael Bruno
Industry experts fear the long-expected consolidation of the supplier base is about to begin in earnest.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Brian Everstine
Boeing is looking at ways to integrate more orders for its AH-64 Apache attack helicopter following a major announcement from Poland along with two other nations that have said they intent to buy the chopper as well as at least one more multiyear order from the U.S. Army.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Portuguese MRO house OGMA will provide support and maintenance for fleets of Embraer A-29 Super Tucanos operating in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Mark Carreau
NASA is seeking proposals for the third and fourth agency-sponsored private astronaut missions to the International Space Station set for launches in late 2023 and 2024, a Sept. 14 solicitation notice says.
Commercial Space

By Thierry Dubois
Gomspace and Aerospacelab, two manufacturers of nano and microsatellites, are taking steps to increase the proportion of standardized content in their products, aiming for higher quality and lower cost.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
Ukraine’s air force has transitioned to using road runways to disperse and protect its fast jet operations in the country’s war with Russia.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
A U.S. Navy research center has received the first of three transverse folding-wing uncrewed air systems supplied by Pterodynamics to start the next phase of a months-long prototyping demonstration for autonomous cargo delivery at sea.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Tony Osborne
Bern’s Security Policy Committee of the National Council has given the green light to the purchase of 36 F-35s
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Thierry Dubois
Arianespace is considering increasing Ariane 6’s launch cadence beyond an annual 10-11 after 2026, CEO Stephane Israel says.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
LiquidPiston is to demonstrate a hybrid-electric propulsion system based on its rotary diesel engine in a vertical takeoff and landing uncrewed aircraft system under a contract from the U.S. Army.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Europe has launched a research project to develop a liquid hydrogen tank that is integrated into the aircraft’s fuselage to maximize volume and minimize weight.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Garrett Reim
Sierra Space recently conducted a burst test of a subscale version of its Large Inflatable Flexible Environment habitat.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
Thomas Zurbuchen, a Swiss-American astrophysicist, plans to retire as associate administrator of the NASA Science Mission Directorate at year’s end.
Space

By Graham Warwick
Swedish startup Jetson is closing a $10 million seed round to fund production of its single-seat ultralight electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicle.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
Germany could loosen its arms exports policy as part of a security strategy rethink prompted by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren
Japan appears to be equipping its upgraded Boeing/Mitsubishi F-15J/DJ Eagles with the BAE Systems’ Eagle Passive Active Warning Survivability System after it was almost put on the chopping block for driving up the cost of the F-15 Japan Super Interceptor program.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Mark Carreau
Flight control teams continue to address solar power and attitude control issues associated with the NASA-funded Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment.
Space

By Graham Warwick
Oklahoma and Arkansas are making a bid to be a hub for research, development and production for advanced mobility, including drones, air taxis and technologies such as batteries and autonomy.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Brian Everstine
Boeing is making a large bet on its ability to win future fighter programs to the tune of more than half a billion dollars for four state-of-the-art fabrication, production and assembly facilities that are purpose-built for combat aircraft.
Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
A consortium of Polish companies and missile manufacturer MBDA are set to deliver the first fire unit of Poland’s Narew program in the coming months.
Missile Defense & Weapons