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By Steve Trimble
A salvo of two Raytheon SM-6 Dual II missiles missed a medium-range ballistic missile target in a U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) intercept test on
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
The 2.8-metric-ton-class aircraft would be a clean-sheet design aimed at meeting the UK Ministry of Defense’s rotary-wing unmanned air system (RWUAS) requirements.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
NASA engineers are working on corrective actions to fix a navigation system timing issue on the agency’s Ingenuity Mars helicopter after the vehicle
Space

By Maxim Pyadushkin
Tianzhou-2 will make an automated rendezvous and docking with Tianhe, a core module of China’s new space station that was orbited a month ago.
Space

A major programs summary with totals and changes for aircraft-related programs, systems and weapons.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Tony Osborne
Croatia has selected a French offer of secondhand Dassault Rafale fighters as the country’s future combat aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

The U.S. Missile Defense Agency’s fiscal 2022 budget request for $8.9 billion is a decrease of 2.5% compared to the previous year, but the agency continues to fund key programs like the Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor and a Guam defense system to compete with China.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Mark Carreau
The Biden administration has proposed substantial boosts in spending across NASA’s human exploration, planetary science, and Earth science/climate research as part of a 2022 budget proposal that could ease the previous administration’s plans to return to the Moon’s surface with U.S. astronauts in 2024.
Space

By Steve Trimble
Despite being named the U.S. Air Force’s second-highest modernization priority only months ago, the Biden administration’s fiscal 2022 budget request
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Lee Hudson
The Pentagon’s fiscal 2022 budget request proposed $936.7 million for the U.S. Space Development Agency, which is an increase of $600 million or 36% compared to the previous year.
Space

By Graham Warwick
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency is working with Japanese toymaker Takara Tomy to build a transformable lunar robot to collect data on the Moon’s surface to use in development of a manned pressurized rover.
Space

By Graham Warwick
A four-seat hybrid-electric aircraft is being prepared for flight tests under a European research program.
Air Transport

By Lee Hudson
The Pentagon’s fiscal 2022 budget request is designed to keep the U.S. up with China by proposing the largest R&D investment in history, $112 billion, according to a senior defense official.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
The fiscal 2022 spending request forwarded to Congress on May 28 proposes fewer units of aircraft across all fleets, including fighters; mobility; intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance; and rotorcraft.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Michael Bruno
British aerostructures and aviation parts maker Senior Plc has been jockeying with a distressed-asset investment group, which recently made an offer to buy Senior for about $1.05 billion, the company revealed May 28.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lee Hudson
The service’s fiscal 2022 budget request includes $65.5 billion for operations and maintenance, $21.3 billion for procurement and $12.8 billion for research, development, test and evaluation.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
Unspecified issues have delayed certification by the FAA of the military-unique features on the derivative of the Leonardo AW-139 civil helicopter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The fiscal 2022 budget request submitted by the U.S. Air Force on May 28 includes $200.1 million for the Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Lee Hudson
The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps’ fiscal 2022 top-line funding request of $211.7 billion is a 1.8% increase compared to the previous year.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Jen DiMascio
The White House is requesting that the U.S. Space Force’s budget grow by nearly 13% to $17.4 billion in fiscal 2022, according to budget documents obtained May 28 by Aviation Week.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
Spanish air navigation service provider Enaire and technology company Indra have formed Startical to develop and deploy a constellation of more than 200 small low-Earth-orbit satellites to provide a global air traffic management service.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Air Force’s $156.3 billion budget request for fiscal 2022 marks a 2.3% increase over the previous year, and includes funding to buy 48 Lockheed Martin F-35As.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
Electric Power Systems has unveiled its first certified commercial battery system for electric-powered aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The 48-page report sheds new light on the causes of a deeply flawed refueling boom that now must be redesigned for $100 million and replaced on all KC-46s that will be delivered through 2023.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Bill Carey
The FAA plans to transition a new rocket tracking capability from test to operational status in June, providing a way to reduce flight disruptions as the pace of commercial space launches increases.
Safety, Ops & Regulation