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By Garrett Reim
The “mature” detect-and-avoid technology could enable beyond-visual-line-of-sight operations for UAVs within the U.S. National Airspace System, the company says.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Lockheed Martin is set to begin using advanced filament material from polymer 3D printing specialist Stratasys for additional aerospace parts, including flight structures for space vehicles
Space

By Michael Bruno
U.S. startup Flying Ship Technologies, which is building and marketing wing-in-ground-effect maritime cargo vessels, announced a so-called crowdsource-based funding effort March 28.
Emerging Technologies

By Tony Osborne
Canada has selected Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter to replace its fleet of McDonnell Douglas CF-188 Hornets, after the stealthy aircraft emerged as the top-ranked bidder in Ottawa’s multistep assessment process.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Navy plans to ramp up spending for the classified Next Generation Air Dominance Family of Systems over the next six years, a U.S. Navy official said March 28.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Michael Bruno
Boeing announced late March 28 that Leanne Caret, head of the company’s defense and space division, is retiring after seven years leading the business and 35 ye
Defense

By Graham Warwick
Award of a contract to build a large-scale sustainable flight demonstrator aircraft is a centerpiece of NASA’s $971.5 million budget request for aeronautics research in fiscal 2023.
Space

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. military is bolstering its presence in Europe with a deployment of U.S. Navy Boeing E/A-18 Growler electronic attack aircraft.
Budget, Policy & Operations

Comparing the former Trump administration's projections for fiscal 2023 with the Biden administration's fiscal 2023 request.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Michael Bruno
Terran Orbital began publicly trading on the New York Stock Exchange on March 28, while announcing a $200 million backlog of contracted work and more than $40 million in 2021 revenue for the high-volume small-satellite manufacturer and Earth observation services provider.
Commercial Space

By Steve Trimble
A struggling U.S. Air Force hypersonic weapons program faces a potentially significant funding cut in fiscal 2023, adding to the long-term pressure on the program.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The Biden administration is requesting $813.3 billion for national defense, including a $773 billion total for the Pentagon, in an increase of defense spending aimed at more research and development of future systems at the cost of more divestments.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
The $16.8 billion fiscal 2023 budget request for the U.S. Navy’s aviation branch taps the brakes on procurement ramp-ups for several fixed-wing aircraft programs.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
Of the five electric air taxi developers that have been involved in going-public mergers with blank-check companies, only two are following the tried-and-tested aerospace business model of manufacturing, selling and supporting their aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force is planning to cut its purchase of Lockheed Martin F-35As in the short term, looking to buy more Boeing F-15EXs as the Joint Strike Fighter continues to struggle with the development of needed upgrades.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force is planning large spending increases for the Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider as the bomber moves closer to its first flight and more aircraft enter production.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force wants to end production of its next-generation combat rescue helicopter earlier than planned, reducing the program of record by about one-third as it looks to future threats.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force, having been previously blocked by Congress from retiring MQ-9 Reapers that are heavily used for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, is trying a different approach in the fiscal 2023 budget request released March 28.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
Lockheed Martin F-35s being delivered today are cheaper to acquire than they’ve ever been—and even cost less than some competitors that are in some ways less capable.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force plans to start cutting its Lockheed Martin F-22 fleet quickly, retiring 33 of the least-capable Raptors in fiscal 2023 as it looks to invest more in its next-generation fighter.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
“We must all prepare ourselves for the fact that we have a neighbor presently ready to use force to assert its interests,” German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said in a radio interview.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Safran Helicopter Engines is proposing final assembly and testing of Aneto 1K engines for Leonardo’s AW149 in the UK if the rotorcraft and the engine are selected for the UK defense ministry’s New Medium Helicopter (NMH) requirement.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Momentus is preparing its Vigoride space tug for vibration testing in advance of its targeted June launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
Commercial Space

By Tony Osborne
Greece is purchasing six more Dassault Rafales from France, boosting its planned fleet to 24 aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Joby Aviation has begun building the first production prototype for certification flight testing of its S4 electric vertical takeoff and landing air taxi.
Advanced Air Mobility