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By Graham Warwick
U.S. startup Flying Ship Technologies has signed a purchase agreement with an unidentified European customer for its wing-in-ground-effect maritime cargo vessels. Valued at $100 million, the agreement is secured by a deposit that is cancellable and refundable up to 90 days before delivery of the first of the ekranoplan-style vehicles.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Following modifications to overcome issues uncovered during taxi tests, a Russian flying testbed is being prepared for the first-ever flight to use a superconducting electric motor for propulsion.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Using its experience in providing on-demand helicopter service in New York and other cities, Blade Urban Air Mobility is working with electric air-taxi developers to tailor their aircraft to its operations.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Lee Hudson
The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps are lacking the necessary training capacity for a war with China or Russia and plan to issue an in-depth analysis in December that could reveal what will be required.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
SpaceX’s 22nd Dragon resupply mission spacecraft is headed for a late July 9 splashdown and recovery off Florida’s Gulf Coast, following a weather-delayed departure from the International Space Station’s U.S. segment with a 5,300-lb. return payload of science experiments, technology development hardware and other equipment.
Space

By Tony Osborne
France has tested a laser weapon as a defense against unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) that it hopes to use in protect major public events starting in 2023.
Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
Lufthansa Technik, working with the City of Hamburg and other German partners, plans to modify an Airbus A320 to test maintenance and ground-handling procedures for liquid-hydrogen-powered aircraft. Operation of the demonstrator is planned to begin in 2022.
Airports & Networks

By Graham Warwick
Charged with enabling zero-emission transatlantic flight within a generation, the UK’s Jet Zero Council has launched a competition designed to demonstrate how airport upgrades could enable the introduction of electric- and hydrogen-powered aircraft.
Airports & Networks

By Bill Carey
Emergency airworthiness directives (AD) have been issued requiring main-rotor hub inspections of certain Bell helicopters following the fatal crash of a Bell 212 last month in Canada.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Maxim Pyadushkin
Launch of the long-delayed Nauka was planned for July 15, but technical issues have pushed back the launch.
Space

By Tony Osborne
Senior Dutch defense officials were present for a ceremony held at General Atomics’ Reaper production line in Poway, California on July 7 for the unveiling of the Block 5-model aircraft, the first of four systems being acquired for the Royal Netherlands Air Force.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Two subscale models of a fan-in-wing vertical-takeoff business jet are to fly in 2022 under the UK government-supported Project NOMAD.
Emerging Technologies

By Michael Bruno
Despite euphoria creeping into industry chatter on the back of new large orders and OEM forecasts for ramping up production rates, a new report warns profits in the industry this year are likely to barely reach breakeven at best.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
NATO has launched a new phase in its Alliance Future Surveillance and Control (AFSC) contest to find a replacement for its Boeing E-3 Sentry airborne-early-warning platforms.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Graham Warwick
Deutsche Aircraft has partnered with German hydrogen propulsion specialist H2Fly to demonstrate a zero-emission, fuel-cell-powered version of the Dornier 328 regional turboprop.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Japan and the UK have entered the final stage of discussions about joint development of the engine for Japan’s F-X fighter, according to the Asahi newspaper.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Air Force has detonated a warhead for the first Lockheed Martin AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon, the service said on July 7.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
The UK is looking for a zero-emission training aircraft as the Royal Air Force (RAF) targets net-zero carbon emissions by 2040.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Steve Trimble
“Although we call it a life extension, aside from energetics, everything in [the Trident II D5 Life Extension 2 missile] is going to be completely new,” Vice Adm. Johnny Wolfe, director of the Navy's Strategic Systems Program (SSP) office, said July 7.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
The UK Royal Navy is bolstering the firepower of its six Type 45 air-defense destroyers with the installation of MBDA’s Sea Ceptor surface-to-air missile system.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Chen Chuanren
Blacktree has joined Airbus Defense and Space’s Team Maier initiative, established in October 2020 to provide solutions for Australia's JP 9102 military satellite communication program.
Space

By Chen Chuanren
The airshow's organizers say attendance by overseas visitors, which may be difficult depending on COVID-related border restrictions, is not critical to the success of this year's event.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The distinctive, 100-kg (220-lb.) UAS100 has been designed to carry up to 10 kg with a radius of action of 100 km (62 mi.) and perform surveillance of critical infrastructure.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Existing aeronautical standards are not adequate for certifying artificial intelligence (AI) with safety-critical systems, and new means of compliance will have to be developed, concludes a report jointly issued by standards developers SAE International and Eurocae.
Emerging Technologies

By Lee Hudson
The Pentagon has terminated the $10 billion Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure Cloud contract with Microsoft because the effort no longer meets requirements, and instead is launching a new multi-vendor program called the Joint Warfighter Cloud Capability.
Budget, Policy & Operations