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By Steve Trimble
Space Systems Command, which was formally activated during an outdoor ceremony on Aug. 13, received an urgent call by its new commander to expect more change as the U.S. military adjusts to a warfighting posture in the space domain.
Space

By Maxim Pyadushkin
Russia’s Roscosmos and Tunisian telecommunication company Telnet Holding signed a memorandum of understanding on Aug. 13 in Moscow calling for the preparation of Tunisia’s first person to travel into space, Roscosmos chief Dmitry Rogozin said.
Space

By Jen DiMascio
Contractors vying to develop the future system that would defend the U.S. against intercontinental ballistic missiles say they can meet the aggressive schedule being pushed by military leaders.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Michael Bruno
Slingshot Aerospace, an Austin, Texas, startup focusing on space traffic-control products and services, has acquired another startup, Stellatus Solutions, which was building a platform for competing satellite operators to communicate among themselves.
Commercial Space

By Graham Warwick
It was a week of ups and downs for the urban air mobility (UAM) industry, illustrating the turbulence roiling the nascent market as companies jockey for leading positions.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
UK startup Electric Aircraft Group (EAG) has secured an investment from Irish regional airline CityJet to advance its plans to develop a hydrogen-electric 90-seat regional aircraft for entry into service in 2030.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Opener’s BlackFly might start its life as a toy for the affluent early adopter, as did the Ski-Doo and the Sea-Doo, but its designer believes the single-seat electric vertical-takeoff vehicle will ultimately find multiple practical uses.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Jen DiMascio
The four-star admiral urged industry to deliver systems on time as the U.S. faces two peer, nuclear-capable forces for the first time.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Chen Chuanren
The Indian Space Research Organization said the mission failed when the cryogenic third stage failed to ignite.
Space

By Bill Carey
Satellite communications provider Inmarsat announced a major upgrade to its L-band network on Aug. 12 that promises higher data speeds and smaller, lower-cost terminals for aviation users.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Graham Warwick
Overair is emphasizing low noise and robust performance margins as it unveils the production configuration for its Butterfly quad-tiltrotor electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing air taxi.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The Office of Naval Research (ONR) has reopened a sources-sought process for the Screaming Arrow hypersonic cruise missile demonstrator nearly five
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Finland’s HX fighter contest is on track for a selection before the year-end, the program director for the procurement has said.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Air Force is no longer committed to fielding an early operational capability with the Skyborg autonomy program by the end of fiscal 2023
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Mark Carreau
As NASA’s Osiris-Rex asteroid sample return mission speeds back to Earth to drop off materials gathered from the surface of Bennu, scientists have used data gathered during 30 months of close-up reconnaissance to determine the 500-meter-wide (1,640-ft.) object poses an extremely small impact threat to Earth.
Space

By Tony Osborne
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has suggested the country will invest in a fleet of firefighting aircraft after a series of devastating forest blazes forced the country to call on international help.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Hanwha Systems has joined a growing list of investors in the OneWeb low Earth orbit communications satellite constellation.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
The Cygnus, named for the late NASA astronaut Ellison Onizuka, carries 8,210 lb. of crew supplies, ISS equipment, science experiments and technology demonstrations.
Space

By Graham Warwick
Instead of the original ducted tail rotor, the Bell 360 Invictus will now have a conventional open tail rotor.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
A second attempt at collecting a sample of the Martian surface is planned for September.
Space

By Steve Trimble
Airbus has said the partnership’s Bridge Tanker proposal will be based on the Airbus A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT), but comments from a Skunk Works executive suggest advanced upgrades could be added for the U.S. version of the international best-seller.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Guy Norris, Steve Trimble
As part of longer-term KC-46A upgrade plans aimed at current aircraft as well as the U.S. Air Force’s upcoming Bridge Tanker requirement, Boeing has flown two test aircraft to demonstrate tracking technology for future autonomous air-to-air refueling (A3R) capability.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
A specialist in dexterous robotic manipulators has received $1 million in U.S. Army funding to develop a system to autonomously refuel Boeing AH-64 Apache helicopters in the field.
Emerging Technologies

By Steve Trimble
PALMDALE, CALIFORNIA—Lockheed Martin will build the first rocket-boosted hypersonic gliders for the U.S. Air Force at the Skunk Works facilities here
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Graham Warwick
Africa has emerged as a proving ground for drone delivery, headlined by Zipline’s large-scale on-demand medical delivery networks in Rwanda, Ghana and now Nigeria. Now the continent is turning its attention to urban air mobility.
Advanced Air Mobility