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By Jen DiMascio
The acquisitions mean Slingshot will be able to offer satellite operators a better understanding of the growing number of objects on orbit and other threats.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
NASA is updating requirements for future private astronaut missions to the International Space Station based on some lessons learned from the pioneering 17-day Axiom Space-1 mission to the orbital science lab flown in April.
Commercial Space

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Space Force wants to know what the space domain awareness software tracking capabilities industry can provide as it looks to phase out multiple old systems at many operating locations that serve the SDA mission.
Space

By Brian Everstine
The MQ-9 strike in the heart of Kabul that took out al-Qaida’s senior leader was the culmination of almost a year of “over-the-horizon” U.S. counterterror operations, and a sign of how the U.S. wants to operate its Reaper fleet in the future.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
An L3Harris/AirTractor team has been selected to supply 75 weaponized versions of the AT-802 crop duster to Air Force Special Operations Command after winning the $3 billion contract for the Armed Overwatch program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

The first of two Blue Origin BE-4 engines earmarked for the debut flight of United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket arrived at the manufacturer’s West Texas facility on July 31 for acceptance testing.
Commercial Space

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Space Force is set to complete its Space-Based Infrared System missile detection and missile warning constellation this week with the launch of GEO-6 set for Aug. 4.
Space

By Chen Chuanren
Ahead of China’s People’s Liberation Army Day on Aug. 1, the PLA has released numerous videos of its military capabilities.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
The U.S. Army has contracted with Wichita State University’s National Institute for Aviation Research to develop a digital twin for its AH-64 Apache attack helicopter, a move that will allow it to build parts faster and at lower cost, officials say. It is the third program of its kind between the Army and NIAR. NIAR previously created “digital twins” or 3D engineering for the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter and the M113 armored personnel carrier.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Air Combat Command has developed requirements for an Adversary Aircraft-Unmanned Experimental system, and plans to share the document with a set of selected companies within the next few weeks.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The Czech Republic and Poland will begin policing the airspace of neighboring Slovakia as early as September.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
The recent release of the first science imagery from the James Webb Space Telescope provided a spectacular hint of what is to come from the challenging space observatory—dramatic new imagery and scientific insight into the formation of the first stars and galaxies.
Space

By Michael Bruno
This is the summer of supply chain discontent in aerospace and defense, according to widespread laments by top executives in recent quarterly financial updates.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
Serial production of Aero Vodochody's new trainer is now “running at full speed.”
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
“Outside the F-35, not a single anomaly has been discovered worldwide as a result of the forensic investigation which continues at pace, ” a Martin-Baker official said.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Angus Batey
Operators and manufacturers of advanced-air-mobility (AAM) solutions have several significant hurdles to overcome if they wish to win public acceptance, according to a study published late last month by the UK’s Future Flight Challenge program.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Chen Chuanren
Nearly 13 years after the keel was laid, India’s Cochin Shipyard has handed over the country’s first indigenously built aircraft carrier, Vikrant, to the Indian Navy.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
NASA’s Canadian, European and Japanese space agency partners are speaking enthusiastically about the potential for advances in science and technology during the remaining years of the International Space Station and plans by the U.S. agency to transition those activities to commercial successors.
Space

By Steve Trimble
A unique design feature has excluded the Lockheed Martin F-35 fleet from a grounding order that has hobbled other aircraft using Martin-Baker ejection seats.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. government has approved an export package for a pending German order for 35 Lockheed Martin F-35s that includes U.S.-made stealthy cruise
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
The $850 billion defense spending bill for fiscal 2023 calls for buying 375 aircraft of all types and throws lifelines to several programs.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
Russia is increasing its influence in Western Africa, with more than 1,000 mercenaries bolstered by new air-surveillance radars and air-defense systems in Mali deployed to keep the West from watching, the head of U.S. forces on the continent says.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
U.S. forces in Africa as well as partner militaries across the continent need new, long-loitering surveillance systems and new counter-drone protections, according to the outgoing commander, who wants pilot programs for his command.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Army is comfortable with access to test ranges for its current hypersonic weapon program, but says the lack of infrastructure for the entire military will affect future programs beyond the Dark Eagle.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
President Joe Biden has nominated Lt. Gen. Chance Saltzman to be the second chief of space operations for the U.S. Space Force.
Space