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By Michael Bruno
Just weeks after announcing a successful demonstration of their combined products and services for U.S. military and intelligence customers, big-data analytics disruptor Palantir Technologies said it will invest in BlackSky, a startup with a burgeoning constellation of imaging satellites and its own data analytics service.
Space

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has restarted production of several major structural assemblies to support new Lockheed Martin F-16 Block 70/72
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick, Brian Everstine
After some logistical hurdles during the CRAF effort’s first few days moving evacuees to the U.S., federal officials have worked with airlines and airports to improve procedures.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Steve Trimble
Boeing has delivered the last of a 16-year run of F/A-18E/F Super Hornet Block II fighters, the company announced Sept. 2 on Twitter. The company
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
LG Chem, South Korea’s largest chemical company, plans to build the country’s first plant producing biodiesel and sustainable aviation fuel from vegetable oils.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Japan’s SoftBank and its subsidiary HAPSMobile are developing new high-capacity communications systems as they prepare to launch commercial services providing connectivity from the stratosphere using long-endurance unmanned aircraft.
Commercial Space

By Tony Osborne
Qatar’s first BAE Systems Hawk jet trainers, which will fly as part of a joint Qatari and UK Royal Air Force training squadron, have been formally handed over.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Jen DiMascio
The House Armed Services Committee has approved a bill to authorize spending $778 billion for U.S. defense efforts in fiscal 2022, increasing by about 3% the amount it had initially sought.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren
The Japanese Ministry of Defense has requested billions of yen to study and develop both defensive and offensive capabilities in the unmanned, hypersonic, electronic warfare and space domains.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Oil and gas support helicopter operator CHC says it has completed the acquisition of Babcock’s offshore helicopters business, even though the transaction is still awaiting approvals from competition watchdogs in Australia and the UK.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The SCiFIRE project is expected to build on the DARPA Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept program and mature technology for the follow-on Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile program.
Missile Defense & Weapons

Brian Everstine
The Pentagon is reaching out to small businesses to learn about the barriers they face in winning Defense Department contracts, as the proportion of smaller companies in the defense industrial base continues to shrink.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Jen DiMascio
The House Armed Services Committee on Sept. 1 voted 42-17 to authorize a $23.9 billion increase in U.S. defense spending, for a total of $778 billion in fiscal 2022.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Nigeria’s Air Force has inducted the Embraer A-29 Super Tucano as the country strengthens its air arm to fight against the growing threat of Islamic extremists in West Africa.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
For most electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicle developers, certifying the advanced flight controls is a key challenge.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Marine Corps will fly Lockheed Martin F-35Bs off of a Japanese ship for the first time in October or November, Gen. David Berger, the commandant, said on Sept. 1.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Michael Bruno
Former GE Aviation chief David Joyce is joining Boeing’s board of directors, while Navy Adm. (ret.) Ed Giambastiani Jr. will leave at the end of the year, the company announced Aug. 31.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
Airbus has secured a much-anticipated and long-awaited export contract for its A400M airlifter with an order from Kazakhstan for two aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
A Japanese industrial team led by Mitsubishi Power is to develop a commercial-scale supply chain for sustainable aviation fuel.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Asia Pacific Staff
The Japanese Defense Ministry’s fiscal 2022 budget request seeks 5.48 trillion yen ($50 billion), a 7% increase from the 5.12 trillion yen it sought the prior year.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick, Guy Norris
Joby Aviation has become the first company to fly an electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft as part of NASA’s Advanced Air Mobility National Campaign.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The Netherlands aerospace center Royal NLR is conducting a series of flights with an electric aircraft under an initiative to help airports gain knowledge on the feasibility, potential and handling of electric-powered aircraft.
Emerging Technologies

By Guy Norris
Textron said that the Catalyst will “soon” fly on GE’s King Air 350 flying testbed in Berlin.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jen DiMascio
The Space Development Agency (SDA) is looking for bids to build about 150 satellites to support the military in high-end regional conflicts, with plans to begin launches in late fiscal 2024.
Space

Brian Everstine
The House Armed Services Committee chairman wants to cut the Defense Department’s buy of F-35s in the short term in favor of adding dozens of fourth-generation aircraft, including Super Hornets, that the U.S. Navy does not want, while in the long-term cutting back on Joint Strike Fighter procurement if sustainment costs don’t improve.
Budget, Policy & Operations