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By Chen Chuanren
The flight marks the first time NASA has launched from a commercial spaceport outside of the United States.
Space

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency has narrowed a competition to build a hypersonic missile interceptor to Northrop Grumman and Raytheon, eliminating a bid by Lockheed Martin to enter the next stage of the Glide Phase Interceptor prototyping program.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Irene Klotz
Launch aboard aa SpaceX Falcon Heavy had been targeted between Sept. 20 and Oct. 11.
Space

By Steve Trimble
The perceived lack of responsiveness from Boeing has delayed the Air Force’s ability to finalize production contracts for the first lots of F-15EX fighters, the service's acquisition chief says.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The Netherlands government has decided to accelerate the purchase of Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighters and General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper UAS, citing concerns about a “strained” defense market.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Cyprus has joined the growing list of customers for the military version of Airbus’ H145 twin-engine light helicopters.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
Major NASA projects are experiencing their greatest collective cost overruns and schedule delays since annual reviews of the trend began in 2009, according to the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) latest assessment to Congress.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Garrett Reim
Urban Sky has started selling imagery captured from cameras hoisted into the stratosphere by its “Microballoons.”
Emerging Technologies

By Tony Osborne
German defense officials have reiterated that the country’s purchase of Boeing’s P-8 Poseidon maritime patroller is an interim effort, with the country still aiming to participate in the Franco-German Maritime Airborne Warfare System program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
NASA has issued five contracts with a combined maximum value of $103.4 million to four companies in support of mission-enabling spacecraft and aircraft management services overseen by the Flight Operations Directorate at NASA’s Johnson Space Center.
Space

By Michael Bruno
Satellite communications equipment startup SatixFy, which is waiting to go public under a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) deal, said June 23 David Ripstein will be its new CEO.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
Redwire has sold what it says is the “first” space-manufactured optical crystal, to researchers at Ohio State University.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Archer has restarted flight-testing of its Maker technology demonstrator, but has significant ground to cover to catch up with its closest rivals in the electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing industry.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Army has tapped Aurora Flight Sciences to serve as an integrator for at least six Air Launched Effects systems onto Boeing AH-64 helicopters and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-1C UAS.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon is heading toward a substantial budget authorization increase after the House Armed Services Committee approved an additional $37 billion over the Defense Department’s request by a 57-1 vote early June 23.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The four-nation Eurofighter program has secured a further 20 orders for the combat aircraft after Spain signed its Halcon contract.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
NASA has decided it has enough data from a series of launchpad tanking tests on the Space Launch System rocket and Orion capsule to return the stack to the Kennedy Space Center Vehicle Assembly Building and begin preparations for launch.
Space

By Jen DiMascio
Launched on last month’s SpaceX Transporter 5 rideshare mission, a small satellite is allowing Blue Canyon Technologies to demonstrate a streamlined method of operation.
Space

By Mark Carreau
The U.S. House Appropriations commerce, justice and science subcommittee has marked up a $25.45 billion NASA fiscal 2023 budget measure that would provide less than the $25.97 billion requested by the White House but more than the $24.04 billion the space agency received for the current fiscal year.
Space

By Jen DiMascio
An Ariane 5 rocket has lifted off from Kourou, French Guiana, to place two telecommunications satellites into geostationary orbit.
Space

By Chen Chuanren
South Korea has become the seventh country to develop heavy-rocket technology, after placing two satellites into low-Earth orbit with its Nuri rocket.
Space

By Chen Chuanren
The Taiwan Navy has grounded all of its Sikorsky S-70C(M) helicopter fleet after one crashed at Zuoying Naval Base on June 22, leaving four injured, including one critically.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren
A coalition consisting of Singapore’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAAS) and its Economic Development Board’s Office for Space Technology and Industry (OSTIn), along with SITA and Startical, has signed a memorandum of understanding to commence a proof-of-concept trial of space-based VHF communication for air traffic control (ATC) purposes.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Guy Norris
As part of Boeing’s growing suite of safety initiatives, the company has selected Aireon to provide historic and near real-time flight data to expand the aircraft manufacturer’s advanced data-analytics capabilities.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Spanish unmanned-aircraft manufacturer Umiles has unveiled a concept prototype of an electric air-taxi and its design for a piloted two-passenger production aircraft, the Integrity3. A single-seat design, but remotely piloted, the prototype is planned to fly mid-year.
Advanced Air Mobility