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By Mark Carreau
NASA has reached an “inflection point” as it prepares to reach out sustainably to the Moon, Mars and other deep space destinations with human explorers, a steep and risky slope, NASA’s Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel says.
Space

By Tony Osborne
Hungary will update its Saab Gripen fighters to the MS20 Block 2 standard, which could enable them to launch MBDA’s Meteor beyond visual range air-to-air missile. The Hungarian Air Force, which leases its 14 C/D model Gripens, has contracted the upgrade with Sweden’s FMV defense material agency. This will put the Hungarian fleet into a configuration similar to Sweden’s aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force has started installation of the “enhanced” Remote Vision System (RVS) on its Boeing KC-46 fleet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
French defense materiel agency the DGA has begun testing engine technologies to support the development of a powerplant for the European Future Combat Air System (FCAS).
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau
Embraer has agreed to sell its Evora site in Portugal to Spanish aerostructures specialist Aernnova for $172 million in the hope that the facility can attract business from other aircraft manufacturers while reducing Embraer’s exposure in aircraft components.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Chen Chuanren, Kim Minseok
Pyongyang claims to have tested what it describes as a “hypersonic glide vehicle” in a launch witnessed by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Maxim Pyadushkin
Roscosmos plans to start deployment of a new multi-satellite constellation this year to offer services similar to SpaceX’s Starlink and OneWeb.
Space

By Mark Carreau
NASA’s astronaut corps, currently historically lean, is so structured around International Space Station (ISS) operations that it may not be prepared to deal with attrition and reassignments as it faces numerous challenges, the agency’s inspector general says.
Space

By Steve Trimble, Sean Broderick
The FAA ordered the ground-stop at around 2:30 p.m. in Los Angeles “as a matter of precaution,” the agency said Jan. 11, adding that it “regularly takes precautionary measures.”
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Mark Carreau
NASA will strive for a closer relationship between its climate science activities and its other research and technology pursuits—whether they be human space exploration or aeronautics—with this week’s appointment of a new combination chief scientist and senior climate advisor, Administrator Bill Nelson told a Jan. 11 news briefing.
Space

By Steve Trimble
A senior Pakistani government official says the country’s air force has become the first export customer for the Chengdu J-10, a single-engine Chinese fighter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Europe’s spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, will be the base for several micro-launchers, which will help the European industry progress in reusability, according to Philippe Baptiste, chairman and CEO of French space agency CNES.
Commercial Space

By Tony Osborne
The UK Royal Air Force has rounded out its Boeing P-8 Poseidon fleet with the delivery of the ninth and final aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Germany’s new government is reportedly reconsidering how the country can replace its Panavia Tornado fleet, potentially putting Lockheed Martin’s F-35 back in contention.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Sweden’s Savback Helicopters is expanding the range of rotorcraft it sells, adding Dufour Aerospace’s electric tiltwing aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Irene Klotz
Start-up space services provider Astroscale has hired another startup, Orbit Fab, to refuel its planned fleet of orbital space tugs.
Commercial Space

By Chen Chuanren, Kim Minseok
Two fighter jets have crashed in East Asia within hours of each other in separate accidents, at least one of which has resulted in a fatality.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
A U.S. startup that plans to use airships to transport green hydrogen and air cargo has been selected for a business accelerator program run by Dassault Systemes.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
HawkEye 360, a commercial provider of space-based radio frequency data and analytics, has added Leidos to its Series D venture capital round.
Commercial Space

By Michael Bruno
Aerospace supplier and UAV maker Kaman has restructured into three business segments from one to provide investors and stakeholders more visibility into the company’s operations.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
A U.S. Navy officer asked the Skunk Works representative at the Lockheed Martin exhibit booth an impromptu question during the U.S. Air Force’s Weapons and Tactics Conference in the fall of 2020.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Mark Carreau
Katherine Calvin has been named NASA’s chief scientist and senior climate advisor, Administrator Bill Nelson has announced.
Space

By Tony Osborne
The first UK military air traffic control facility to be modernized under the defense ministry’s £1.5 billion ($2.03 billion) Project Marshall has become operational.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
France’s Gendarmerie is set to become the first law enforcement operator of the new Airbus H160 twin-engine medium helicopter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Spanish testing specialist Applus has been funded to develop the means for cryogenic testing of hydrogen tanks for aircraft, in support of Airbus’ initiative to field a zero-emissions airliner by the mid-2030s.
Aircraft & Propulsion