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By Guy Norris
California-based electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxi developer Overair has begun full power ground tests of the 20-ft.-dia. rotor system that will power a flying demonstrator of the company’s Butterfly quad-tiltrotor starting in 2023.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Brian Everstine
The Nov. 15, 2021, Russian anti-satellite direct-ascent missile test that created a large, lingering field of debris in Earth’s orbit has prompted the U.S. military to work in tandem with its closest allies to share intelligence and shows the importance of increasing international collaboration in space operations.
Space

By Tony Osborne
Chile reportedly is to buy three of the UK’s surplus Boeing E-3 Sentry airborne early warning aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The Netherlands plans to deploy its Lockheed Martin F-35s to Bulgaria this spring to support NATO air policing duties.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Michael Bruno
Canada on Jan. 20 unveiled a strategy for satellite-based Earth observation to boost its industry’s market share and academic prowess.
Space

By Steve Trimble
The first of the Canadian-based company’s F-16As configured as an Advanced Aggressor Fighter (AAF) completed an initial test flight on Jan. 19.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Steve Trimble
A new Link 16 antenna designed to operate in space has been delivered to one of the two teams signed up to demonstrate Transport Layer satellites later this year.
Space

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. National Reconnaissance Office on Jan. 20 awarded contracts to five companies to provide synthetic aperture radar capabilities as part of the agency’s effort to guide innovation and collect commercial remote sensing capabilities for national security and defense missions.
Space

By Graham Warwick
Safran has invested in Ineratec, a German startup developing technology for the production of carbon-neutral synthetic fuels using renewable energy and recycled CO2.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
U.S. manufacturer Enstrom Helicopter has announced that it is filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, apparently ending a six-decade run.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Site work on the first purpose-designed urban vertiport is to begin by the end of January in Coventry, UK.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Michael Bruno
Chairman Helmuth Ludwig explained the personnel changes stem from the board’s desire to “to unlock the potential of Circor and accelerate progress on our strategic priorities.”
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick
Two early-stage startups have joined forces to lay the foundations for an on-demand regional air service in Western Australia using small electric aircraft.
Emerging Technologies

By Kim Minseok, Chen Chuanren
A deal could be worth as much as $4.5 billion, surpassing the record $3.5 billion missile deal signed Jan. 17 which represents South Korea’s largest defense export to date.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has revealed that the company is in the process of developing a maritime surveillance aircraft (MSA) based on a business jet airframe with an unspecified Asian country.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
As part of efforts to broaden the operational utility of the Bell 525 super-medium helicopter at entry into service, the manufacturer plans to begin a dedicated icing certification program in parallel to the aircraft’s long-running baseline type certification effort.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Space Force this spring will finish an analysis of technologies that can serve a space-based Ground Moving Target Indicator mission, moving the role away from aircraft and into orbit.
Space

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force fleet in fiscal 2021 saw a total of 21 of its most serious incidents, a lower number from previous years, while its less-serious mishap rates have increased.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Tony Osborne
The UK Royal Navy is looking to experiment with a low-cost shipborne uncrewed fixed-wing air system as part of the development of its Future Maritime Aviation Force.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Swiss startup Daedalean has closed a $58 million financing round that will provide the funds needed to bring its machine-leaning-based visual guidance, navigation and control suite to market over the next four years.
Emerging Technologies

By Michael Bruno
Vantage Robotics, a Silicon Valley startup that provides the Vesper small UAV and ground control station to the U.S. military and others, has received new funding from Ohio for staff growth in the Buckeye State, as well as more funding from venture capitalists.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
More sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production plants are being announced in the U.S. and Middle East as energy companies respond to commitments from airlines to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The Italian government has reopened the bidding to find a new owner for beleaguered aerospace firm Piaggio Aerospace.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Michael Bruno
Radian Aerospace has unveiled plans for “the world’s first fully reusable horizontal takeoff and landing, single-stage to orbit spaceplane” for sending passengers and cargo to low Earth orbit.
Commercial Space

By Tony Osborne
The first six of a planned 18 Rafales overflew the Acropolis in Athens before touching down at the nearby Tanagra Air Base.
Aircraft & Propulsion