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By Chen Chuanren
Japan has conducted a helicopter flight powered by sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), a first in the country.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
A Canadian procurement official on June 2 restated the government’s commitment to finalizing a contract by year’s end to buy 88 F-35As, but an industry executive raised new doubts that the goal could be achieved.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
The U.S. Navy has signed a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement with Kleos Space to provide radio frequency geolocation data as part of an experiment.
Commercial Space

Aviation Week Staff
Roscosmos State Corp. tested a turbine on May 13 which was designed to produce electric power for ion engines on Russia’s future nuclear space tug.
Space

By Graham Warwick
Jaunt Air Mobility has signed a letter of intent (LOI) for almost 100 Journey electric vertical takeoff and landing air taxis with a Canadian startup planning to develop and service a vertiport network in Quebec.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Mark Carreau
NASA has selected Axiom Space and Collins Aerospace as part of a potential $3.5 billion public private partnership for the development, training and operations of a new generation of astronaut spacesuits to support the agency’s human exploration of the Moon as well as continuing maintenance and upgrades to the International Space Station (ISS) through 2030.
Space

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force’s Next Generation Air Dominance fighter has begun engineering and manufacturing development based on progress from a previous DARPA program t
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Leonardo Helicopters says the sudden departure of the managing director of its UK division was by “mutual agreement.”
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
A diverse set of options and timelines has come forward as the Canadian government begins evaluating options for a new maritime patrol fleet to replace the Lockheed CP-140 Aurora aircraft.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Graham Warwick
NASA has added more industry partners to its Advanced Air Mobility National Campaign, signing Space Act Agreements with vehicle developers Electra Aero, Overair and Supernal as well as urban transportation consultants Ellis & Associates.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
The UK is to upgrade its stock of submarine-launched Raytheon Tomahawk cruise missiles, improving their range and resilience against jamming threats.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon is escalating its military aid for Ukraine with a new tranche of materiel that includes M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) for the first time, along with more Mi-17 helicopters, air surveillance radars and other equipment as part of a $700 million package.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
Embraer’s urban air mobility spinoff Eve has engaged Porsche Consulting to help define the supply chain, manufacturing and logistics strategy for its electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicle.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Applications ranging from inspecting gravel roads to monitoring fence lines are among use cases to be demonstrated under projects selected by North Dakota’s Vantis statewide drone beyond-visual-line-of-sight network.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force plans to field a fleet of 22 Boeing E-7A Airborne Early Warning and Control aircraft to replace its 31 E-3 Sentry AWACS, with the Wedgetail having beaten out two other contenders for the program, according to a new justification document.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Mark Carreau
The initial Protoflight Model small satellite for NASA’s Sun Radio Interferometer Space Experiment mission has completed functional and environmental testing at Utah State University’s Space Dynamics Laboratory.
Space

By Tony Osborne
The Netherlands will procure additional F-35s, MQ-9 Reapers and a new fleet of medium-lift transport helicopters as part of a dramatic uptick in the country’s defense budget.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
The call comes as CAE executives say they are being told by Lockheed Martin that the fighter program’s expanding list of customers faces a shortage of training capacity for new F-35 pilots and maintainers.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
Since China’s EHang burst onto the scene in 2016, the country has lagged the U.S. and Europe in numbers of startups entering the nascent advanced air mobility market.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Garrett Reim
Sierra Space and Spirit AeroSystems have signed a strategic partnership to improve production efficiency and assembly of Sierra Space’s Shooting Star cargo module. The letter of intent covers the development and production of future Shooting Star cargo modules. Sierra Space and Spirit AeroSystems will also work together to find ways to speed up the time it takes to bring Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser family of spaceplanes to market, the companies said on May 31.
Commercial Space

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon has awarded a new contract for Stinger anti-aircraft missile replacements while also shifting more internal money for military assistance to Ukraine, and is seeking to stockpile critical munitions as it looks at lessons learned from Russia’s invasion.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
Resurgence of the COVID-19 pandemic in China and resulting travel restrictions have slowed efforts to certify the EH216S autonomous air taxi, EHang told analysts on May 31.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Guy Norris
Honeywell is looking to push continuous operation of its megawatt generator to higher levels having recently run the hybrid-electric aircraft power system at up to 1.02 megawatts.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Steve Trimble
The service life extension program will preserve the multi-role fleet for another decade until the government can select a replacement.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Graham Warwick
Achieving transition from rotor-borne vertical to wing-borne horizontal flight is a key milestone in the development of a winged electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft–a landmark that surprisingly few of the advanced air mobility startups have yet reached.
Advanced Air Mobility