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By Steve Trimble
A Canadian-built turboprop engine has been tested on the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. MQ-9B aircraft for the first time, the San Diego-based maker of uncrewed air systems said on Aug. 16.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force and Boeing completed the first three FAA supplemental type certifications for the MH-139 Grey Wolf in early August and the new helicopter is set to start military testing this month, the service says.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The pilot or co-pilot deviated from the planned route, entered a valley at low level and then banked the aircraft at angles far beyond the MV-22B’s limit for maintaining altitude.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren
The U.S. Navy’s 7th Fleet has seen an increase in "unsafe, unprofessional or non-standard intercepts."
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
Privately owned Lockheed Martin F-16s are now eligible to fly adversary air, or “aggressor,” missions for the U.S. Air Force, Canadian contracted air
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
After scrapping a deal with Russia for Mi-17 helicopters, the Philippines is considering a U.S. offer to fulfill its heavy-lift helicopter requirement.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
The teaming system will consist of one crewed aircraft and three or four stealth uncrewed air systems.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
The U.S. Space Council, in coordination with a variety of regulatory agencies, plans to start meeting with private space companies to discuss reforming space regulation to accommodate new technologies.
Commercial Space

By Steve Trimble
How many F-35s will be ordered in Lot 15, and how much will they cost? A new contract award may shed some light on the matter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The balloon platform will be demonstrated under the UK’s Project Aether.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Prague plans to purchase three IAI Heron 1s.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Garrett Reim
Capella Space’s third generation of synthetic aperture radar satellites, named Acadia, will feature inter-satellite laser communications systems, faster downlinks and higher resolution images.
Commercial Space

By Angus Batey
Cranfield Aerospace Solutions has announced two new investors as it continues to work toward flying a hydrogen fuel cell-powered nine-seat demonstrator.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Defense Department’s Inspector General has launched an evaluation of the ability of the U.S. Army and Navy’s shared hypersonic programs to meet schedule goals for development and fielding.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force’s engine buyers have a bold warning: the industrial base that develops advanced propulsion for combat aircraft is at risk and could even collapse without a decision to re-engine the F-35.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
The transition occurred Aug. 11 during a ceremony at the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Space

By Chen Chuanren
Thailand’s cabinet has approved THB369 million ($10.4 million) for the Royal Thai Air Force to make infrastructure preparations in anticipation of a potential F-35A acquisition.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Blue Canyon Technologies has won a contract to build 18 small passive microwave sounder satellites for weather data company The Tomorrow Companies.
Commercial Space

By Graham Warwick
The U.S. Vertical Lift Consortium has named 19 finalists in its Urban Air Mobility Challenge, paving the way for a pitch competition in Washington on Sept. 28 and a chance to win $50,000 in funding.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Garrett Reim
DARPA has selected 11 teams for phase one of the Space-Based Adaptive Communications Node program.
Space

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force’s plan to dramatically cut its buy of Sikorsky HH-60W combat rescue helicopters would be a Nunn-McCurdy Breach as the cost per unit of the choppers would spike, raising more questions about the future of the program.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
If Congress blocks the U.S. Air Force’s plan to retire 33 of its oldest F-22s, the service would then see impacts on its plan to field new drones to complement the Next Generation Air Dominance as it faces the bill to upgrade the Raptors.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Irene Klotz
The Federal Communications Commission is revoking plans to award SpaceX up to $886 million over 10 years to subsidize broadband internet service to rural households in the U.S. via the Starlink satellite network.
Commercial Space

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force now plans to sell off the six aircraft it bought about two years ago following the end of a light attack experiment, the service’s predecessor to the new U.S. Special Operations Command’s (SOCOM) Armed Overwatch program.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force is looking to reprogram funding to give it flexibility to award a prototype contract for Boeing E-7A Wedgetails in the event that a continuing resolution blocks starting the program on time.
Budget, Policy & Operations