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By Tony Osborne
The Swedish Air Force will begin to introduce the new-model Gripen E fighter to a frontline squadron beginning in 2025.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The Russian Navy fired a hypersonic cruise missile from a submerged submarine on Oct. 4, a possible first if the test weapon includes a scramjet engine.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
Another landmark in the rapid evolution of China’s aerospace industry was on display last week in Zhuhai.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
Engineers from NASA and Aerojet Rocketdyne have completed the second in a series of Space Launch System (SLS) rocket engine tests for the production of the advanced RS-25 liquid hydrogen and oxygen engines assigned to human missions to the Moon beyond Artemis IV.
Space

By Steve Trimble
The circular 12,200-mi. flight started on Sept. 24 at Edwards AFB, California, and landed back at the base on Oct. 2.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon wants to get a better handle on addressing the challenge of climate change, starting with next year’s budget request.
Budget, Policy & Operations

Sweden’s military has requested government approval to purchase Saab’s GlobalEye airborne early warning (AEW) platform. Swedish defense officials announced that a formal request to begin an acquisition of the Bombardier Global business jet platform was launched on Oct. 1.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Guy Norris
GE Aviation says it will use a modified Saab 340B regional airliner as a flying testbed for hybrid electric propulsion technology to be evaluated as part of NASA’s Electric Powertrain Flight Demonstration (EPFD) program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Sweden’s Saab is exploring and testing a suite of solutions that could aid air combat operations in regions where global navigation satellite systems are being jammed or spoofed.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Tony Osborne
The Spanish Air Force has begun its first training flights with its new Pilatus PC-21 turboprop trainers.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Chen Chuanren
North Korea test launched a new, locally developed surface-to-air missile on Sept. 30, the country’s fourth test of a new weapon in a month.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
The 495th Fighter Squadron joins one Boeing F-15C and two F-15E now in the 48th Fighter Wing at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
The aft airframe was shipped on Sept.10 from Linkoping, Sweden to Boeing’s plant in St. Louis, where it arrived a few days later.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Graham Warwick
The availability of feedstocks for biofuels in the Netherlands in 2050 is expected to be far lower than the demand for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), concludes a report released by the Royal NLR aerospace research center.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
SpaceX’s 23rd NASA-contracted Dragon resupply mission to the International Space Station splashed down under parachute in the ocean waters off Florida’s Atlantic coast near St. Augustine late Sept. 30, returning a 4,600-lb. cargo that included time-sensitive scientific research.
Commercial Space

By Chen Chuanren
China is in the process of trialing two types of domestically built turbofans on its Xian Y-20 strategic airlifter.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Chen Chuanren
The U.S. State Department has given the go-ahead to sell a single Boeing EA-18G Growler to Australia to replace an aircraft that was written off after an engine fire in 2018.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Velo3D, a metal 3D-printing startup that is targeting aerospace and defense customers among others, started trading as a public company Sept. 30 when its shares moved on to the New York Stock Exchange.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Molly McMillin
GE Aviation’s Catalyst engine, a clean-sheet turboprop engine that will power Textron Aviation’s new Beechcraft Denali, completed its first flight Sept. 30 on a King Air 350 Flying Test Bed.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
U.S. startup Launchspace Technologies has signed a contract with Airbus to test its orbital debris remediation and spacecraft shielding technology for 12 months on the Bartolomeo external platform on the International Space Station.
Commercial Space

By Graham Warwick
U.S. satellite servicing startup Starfish Space has raised $7 million in funding to develop its planned Otter space tug.
Commercial Space

By Graham Warwick
UK electric air taxi infrastructure company Skyports is aiming for the first commercial passenger flights from a new London vertiport in 2025.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Michael Bruno
Key Wichita-based aerospace and defense supplier Spirit AeroSystems is reorganizing its business structure around commercial, defense and space and aftermarket end markets as it continues to diversify its revenue streams and stabilize its outlook.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
Congress on Sept. 30 approved a continuing resolution to fund the government through Dec. 3, just hours before an impending government shutdown.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Michael Bruno
The Pentagon is seeking industry’s input on supply chain issues in four key areas ranging from weapons capabilities to manufacturing, as well as the health of the defense industrial base, according to a Federal Register notice.
Supply Chain