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By Mark Carreau
The grid would provide long-term support of habitats, rovers and scientific research at the Moon’s south pole.
Space

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Thales reported an increase in large orders in the first half, driven by the aeronautics and defense and security businesses, leaving it with a record orderbook.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The £6.5 billion ($8.4 billion) contract is known as the Portfolio Management Agreement 2 (PMA2).
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Matthew Fulco
The Pentagon has awarded BAE Systems’ FAST Labs a $22 million contract to develop advanced microelectronics for the defense industrial base.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Vivienne Machi
The 2024 National Strategy for the Arctic Region was released July 22.
Space

By Graham Warwick
Electric vehicle makers are more concerned with battery energy capacity rather than power capability.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Mark Carreau
"We are still taking a look at the cause of the water leak and what we want to do to recover," says Dana Weigel, NASA's ISS program manager.
Space

By Robert Wall
Airbus is starting to make changes to its satellite plans, including becoming more conservative on potentially high-risk programs, after a series of earnings hits.
Space

By Brian Everstine
“The big thing here is this is a start to getting Ukraine into Western equipment [and] Western tactics," U.S. Air Force Gen. James Hecker says.
GASCC & RIAT

By Tony Osborne
The UK Royal Air Force’s Rapid Capability Office (RCO) has acquired its own flight test asset to trial new capabilities and technologies.
GASCC & RIAT

By Tony Osborne
The UK Royal Air Force plans to trial augmented reality technology.
GASCC & RIAT

By Graham Warwick
Whisper Aero has unveiled a prototype glider powered by its largest electric ducted-fan thruster to date.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Steve Trimble
The Joint Program Office (JPO) broke the delivery pause by deciding to accept aircraft with “truncated” capabilities for at least several months.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Tier 1 and 2 aerospace supplier Triumph Group has unveiled a new set of high-level managers.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Michael Bruno
Newly public Loar Holdings is buying Applied Avionics of Fort Worth for $385 million in cash.
Supply Chain

By Steve Trimble
Blades of the first ducted fan thruster in the hybrid propulsion system are “spinning as we speak,” GA-ASI President David Alexander said.
GASCC & RIAT

By Michael Bruno
Space Infrastructure Ventures on July 12 agreed to provide up to $2.3 million via a convertible note until Sept. 1.
Commercial Space

By Steve Trimble
A Northrop spokesman did not immediately respond to Alexander’s statements.
GASCC & RIAT

By Steve Trimble
Naval Air Systems Command published a request for information for the CAMS weapon system, seeking a missile in the same class as the Boeing AGM-84 Harpoon.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
Saab’s chief executive sees sales growth this year at the high end of its targets after the Swedish defense company posted another banner quarter of orders.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The U.S. Navy plans to buy active expendable BriteCloud decoys from Leonardo to improve the self-protection equipment of the F-35.
GASCC & RIAT

By Graham Warwick
The four projects will receive $6.25 million in funding in the first round of the state’s Advanced Air Mobility Activation Fund.
Advanced Air Mobility

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By Graham Warwick
The government approvals increase the drone-to-pilot ratio threefold over Wing’s prior authorizations.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Michael Bruno
The take-private deal marks a near-complete reversal from the $2.6 billion valuation that the startup sported when it became a publicly traded company.
Commercial Space