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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

By Chen Chuanren
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has completed the first flight of a modernized version of its SH-60 antisubmarine- warfare helicopter.
Defense

By Graham Warwick
The latest investment round gives Beta Technologies the funds to advance toward FAA certification while valuing the Vermont-based startup at $1.4 billion.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Michael Bruno
The new three-story building, next to York’s other two buildings, will allow for a fourfold increase in production capacity once fully utilized.
Space

By Chen Chuanren
Japan’s Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB) has joined a growing list of regulators to certify Airbus’ newest helicopter, paving the way for All Nippon Helicopter to take delivery of the H160.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
NASA’s Kayla Barron, a U.S. Navy lieutenant commander and nuclear engineer, will join three other U.S. and European astronauts aboard the SpaceX Crew-3 mission, which is scheduled to launch to the International Space Station (ISS) for a six-month tour of duty as soon as Oct. 23.
Space

By Steve Trimble
U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM) has now officially confirmed the five bidders, which Aerospace DAILY named on May 10, that will compete for
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Mark Carreau
New technologies could effectively address the growing threat to operational spacecraft posed by orbital debris, according to Darren McKnight, senior technical fellow at Leo Labs.
Space

By Tony Osborne
Defense ministers from the European Future Combat Air System-developing nations say they have reached an agreement on the next steps for the program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
A system designed to enhance the performance of the Ariane 6 but that has contributed to the launcher’s development delays has now completed qualification testing.
Space

Events of note for the aerospace & defense industry during the upcoming week.
Defense

By Steve Trimble
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on May 15 launched 52 Starlink satellites and two rideshare payloads into orbit after lifting off from pad 39A at Kennedy
Space

By Steve Trimble
The second launch failure of an Electron vehicle on the company’s 20th mission is now being investigated by the FAA to identify the root cause.
Space

By Maxim Pyadushkin
China has become the third nation after the U.S. and the Soviet Union to land a spacecraft on Mars.
Space

By Steve Trimble
U.S. Army officials revealed a long-range, loitering munition and a turbojet-powered Air Launched Effects system during the Edge21 demonstration event here on May 14.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Chen Chuanren
The Australian Army has received its first of three Leonardo AW139 helicopters under its Army Interim Commercial Helicopter Capability.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The NATO requirements appear to emphasize the higher performance and low cost of ownership, with the proposed prices similar to that of the standard troop-transport NH90.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Army’s 35 modernization priorities all survived budget reviews in the first months of the Biden Administration for the fiscal 2022 budget request, but there may be a wave of major spending changes in fiscal 2023.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Guy Norris
Just over a week after conducting the first successful high-altitude flight and landing of a full-scale Starship prototype, SpaceX has revealed details of how it intends to perform the first orbital test flight of the complete two-stage vehicle and Super Heavy booster.
Space

By Graham Warwick
Funded by the UK’s Future Flight Challenge, the Air-One hub is scheduled to open in central Coventry, England, later this year.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Lee Hudson
F-35 Program Executive Officer Lt. Gen. Eric Fick has confirmed that the stealthy fighter’s Autonomic Logistics Information System (ALIS) replacement will not be delivered in 2022 and he anticipates having an updated program schedule in the next six to nine months.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lee Hudson
A U.S. Air Force general has confirmed that problems with GDC Technics—a cabin interiors designer for VIP aircraft and a subcontractor on the VC-25B—will delay the delivery of the new Air Force One.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
MagniX has delivered the first propulsion unit to sister company Eviation to power the Alice 11-seat all-electric aircraft, moving the prototype toward a first flight scheduled for later this year.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Maxim Pyadushkin
The next two piloted flights to the International Space Station aboard Russian Soyuz MS spacecraft later this year will be carrying civilians—a film crew first, and later, tourists.
Space