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By Graham Warwick
Startup Natilus is to locate engineering and manufacturing for its planned family of autonomous cargo aircraft at Brown Field in San Diego.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Vertical Aerospace expects to certificate its VX4 air taxi concurrently with the UK and Europe, with the European Union Aviation Safety Agency agreeing to validate UK Civil Aviation Authority type certification of the electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Aero Vodochody plans to deliver 12 L-39NG jet trainers to Hungary's defense forces in 2024 under a new contract announced on April 20. The contract
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Graham Warwick
As it ground-tests a 2-megawatt electric motor with the intent of converting a 100-seat regional jet to zero-emission propulsion, Wright Electric has received a U.S. Air Force contract to modify the technology into a lightweight, high-power generator as a battlefield recharger for electrified vehicles.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
BAE Systems plans to provide energy-management components, including the battery and cabling, for the megawatt-class hybrid electric propulsion system being developed by GE Aviation under the recently awarded NASA Electrified Powertrain Flight Demonstration project.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris, Steve Trimble
After spending decades in the laboratory, a new propulsion technology enters testing on weapon system.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
NASA selected six U.S. satellite communications providers on April 20 to develop and demonstrate near-Earth space communication services to support future agency missions as part of the Communications Services Project.
Commercial Space

By Jen DiMascio
Astrobotic unveiled the flight model of its Peregrine lunar lander on April 20, the version that is scheduled to fly to the Moon in the fourth quarter of 2022 on a United Launch Alliance Vulcan Centaur rocket.
Commercial Space

By Graham Warwick
German hydrogen propulsion startup H2Fly has claimed the first flight by a hydrogen-powered passenger aircraft between two commercial airports after flying its four-seat HY4 testbed from its base in Stuttgart to Friedrichshafen for display at the upcoming Aero Friedrichshafen show.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Bill Carey
Advanced air mobility developer Beta Technologies has raised $375 million in financing to support ongoing development of its Alia-250 electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft and ground charging infrastructure.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Russia successfully tested the silo-based RS-28 Sarmat heavy intercontinental ballistic missile on April 20, clearing the way for a delayed fielding to the 62nd Missile Division Uzhur later this year.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Thierry Dubois
Nomade, a three-year project aimed at investigating manufacturing technologies for liquid-hydrogen tanks on board commercial aircraft is gathering aerospace players in France.
Emerging Technologies

By Brian Everstine
The Ukrainian military has more combat aircraft operating than weeks ago because of a surge of spare parts from other nations that operate the same Soviet-era aircraft, the Pentagon said.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Fast-growing Sierra Space has named former Lockheed Martin Skunk Works leader Jeff Babione as its chief operating officer.
Space

By Thierry Dubois
Composite materials specialist Saint-Gobain and engineering service provider Roctool have joined forces to offer a swifter curing process that, combined with 3D textile forms, is designed to speed manufacturing of complex aircraft parts.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Thierry Dubois
Dassault Aviation has received the first down payment from the United Arab Emirates under the December 2021 contract for 80 Rafale fighters, the airframer announced late on April 19.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy appears to have tested a ship-launched ballistic missile based on the Dongfeng (DF)-21 land-based tactical ballistic missile.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Garrett Reim
Despite advances in electric propulsion and battery energy density, as well as a patent filing showing its interest in hybrid-electric systems, Bell is taking a more conventional route to AFWerx’s High-Speed Vertical Takeoff and Landing Challenge.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Michael Bruno
Venturi Astrolab, which last month unveiled its Flex rover family for manned Moon and Mars missions, is buying certain technologies from European electric vehicle maker Venturi Group, with which it has a “strategic partnership” and a shared name.
Commercial Space

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force and Boeing this month reached an agreement on the preliminary design review (PDR) of the KC-46 tanker’s Remote Vision System, ending a several-month stalemate between the two sides on how to move forward on an issue with the jet’s panoramic display.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
If Lockheed Martin’s financial results for the first quarter and reaffirmed 2022 guidance are any indication, investors are unlikely to be either inspired or horrified about U.S. defense sector prospects for much of this year—regardless of hopes of spending growth or concerns over inflation and suppliers.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The coming overhaul of the U.S. Air Force’s bomber fleet to two aircraft will require a large-scale change in the service’s thinking and training after decades of conducting the same missions with a fleet of three bombers.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Air Force plans to cut F-35A orders for a second year beyond the previously announced fiscal 2023 budget request, then start ramping up
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine wants NASA to make greater investments in missions to study the plausibility of current life on Mars, the mysteries of the moons of Jupiter and Saturn, and advanced strategies for defending the Earth from potential asteroid impacts.
Space

By Molly McMillin
Bombardier has designated its Wichita site as its new U.S. headquarters, a key pillar in its strategy for growth in the U.S., the company announced at an event at the facilities.
Aircraft & Propulsion