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By Graham Warwick
Looking ahead to the need to build bases on the Moon and Mars, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has conducted experiments with the remote control and automated operation of construction equipment.
Space

By Maxim Pyadushkin
Russia’s United Engine Corp. plans to complete a demonstrator of its first hybrid-electric powerplant by 2023, says Mikhail Shemet, deputy director of the PDV future helicopter engine program at Klimov.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei could remain aboard the International Space Station long enough to set a new record for a single U.S. spaceflight, a NASA official says.
Space

By Tony Osborne
The French Navy has ordered an additional two commercial model H160 twin-engine medium helicopters from Airbus to support the search-and-rescue mission.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has inducted the JF-17 Thunder combat aircraft into its fleet as part of an ongoing modernization.
Defense

By Chen Chuanren
Airbus and the Republic of Singapore Air Force say they have completed development of an automated aerial refueling capability for the A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport.
Defense

By Lee Hudson
Pratt & Whitney plans to open a new engine airfoil facility in North Carolina in the second half of 2022 to support the ramp-up in global F135 production, but facility construction was delayed for six months because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Aerojet Rocketdyne has agreed to pay a $37,008 fine to the U.S. government and worked to significantly change its hiring practices to include lawful permanent residents at U.S. sites.
Commercial Space

By Graham Warwick
The European Space Agency has selected two consortia to define an infrastructure to provide commercial communication and navigation services for lunar exploration.
Space

By Irene Klotz, Guy Norris
Potential issues with the WhiteKnightTwo carrier jet for Virgin Galactic’s air-launched SpaceShipTwo suborbital spaceplane have been resolved, clearing the way for the company to resume flight tests as early as May 22, pending weather and technical checks.
Commercial Space

By Tony Osborne
Turkey’s Baykar Makina has conducted the first flight of a series-production Akinci medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned air system.
Aerospace

By Tony Osborne
Adversary air operator Top Aces says it has achieved FAA certification of its new fleet of F-16s.
Defense

By Chen Chuanren
Japan’s Subaru Corp. has begun deliveries of locally assembled Bell 412EPX helicopters, handing over the first unit to the Japan National Police Agency.
Defense

By Irene Klotz
NASA is looking at a proposed Biden administration stimulus bill to boost the agency’s fiscal 2022 budget.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Irene Klotz
Bidders vying for a seat on Blue Origin’s first crewed suborbital spaceflight pushed the price to $2.6 million on May 19, the first day of a public online auction, with proceeds to benefit the company’s charitable foundation.
Defense

By Maxim Pyadushkin
Russia’s Roscosmos has approved crews for flights to the International Space Station through 2023.
Defense

By Mark Carreau
More than most federal agencies and due to its high-profile activities and public outreach, NASA offers an increasingly worrisome target for cyber criminals.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
First Sea Lord Adm. Tony Radakin told the First Sea Lord’s Sea Power Conference on May 19 that he was challenging the Navy to “create an air wing for each carrier” and “accelerate the transition to a hybrid manned/unmanned airwing.”
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
European citizens generally would welcome urban air mobility, particularly for medical transport applications, but have concerns over safety, security, noise and the effects on wildlife and the cultural heritage of Europe’s old cities.
Aerospace

By Tony Osborne
To be run by the air force, the new space command will be established in this year’s third quarter from a facility in Kalkar that already commands German air operations.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren
The Australian Department of Defense has confirmed that it will set up a space division under the ambit of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) by early 2022.
Space

By Irene Klotz
NASA’s top contractor remains Boeing, followed closely by second-place Lockheed Martin, the agency’s fiscal 2020 Annual Procurement Report, released May 18, shows.
Defense

By Jen DiMascio
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket helped the U.S. Space Force expand its ability to watch for missile launches around the world with the May 18 delivery to geosynchronous orbit of the fifth Lockheed Martin Space-Based Infrared satellite.
Defense

By Steve Trimble
U.S. Special Operations Command has started to reinvent how it provides airborne reconnaissance as the threat pushes existing platforms out of the airspace, the organization’s acquisition executive said on May 18.
Defense

By Irene Klotz
After a test run on the International Space Station, Orbit Fab plans to launch a free-flying fuel-depot demonstration mission in June to push development of satellite-refueling and in-orbit service technologies.
Defense