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By Steve Trimble
A memorandum of understanding signed on April 23 by the FAB and the Brazilian manufacturer launches a study and evaluation of the “necessary capabilities for the conceptual deisgn and development of advanced” UAS.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Steve Trimble
Weapons and sensors for 12 General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. MQ-9B Sky Guardians for a previously announced potential sale to Australia have been confirmed by a required U.S. government agency notification.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Irene Klotz
NASA’s Mars Ingenuity Helicopter conducted a third flight test on April 25, zipping downrange as far as 164 ft. and temporarily out of view of cameras on the Perseverance rover.
Space

By Lee Hudson
The Pentagon is assessing what future contractor presence may look like for U.S. companies, especially those supporting aircraft maintenance, in Afghanistan after the military drawdown.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Maxim Pyadushkin
The celebration of the 60th anniversary of Yury Gagarin’s first orbital flight sparked a new discussion in Russia about its space exploration priorities.
Space

By Lee Hudson
The U.S. Army has announced that a regiment located in Ansbach, Germany, will be the first unit to field and test the Mobile-Short Range Air Defense System that is designed to protect soldiers from unmanned aircraft systems, rotary-wing and fixed-wing threats.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
The SpaceX Crew-2 astronauts experienced several minutes of unexpected suspense as they prepared for a scheduled 8-hr. sleep period following their 5:49 a.m. EDT liftoff on April 23 from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center due to the potential close approach of a space debris fragment.
Space

By Graham Warwick
A U.S. military version of Logos Technologies’ BlackKite ultralight wide-area motion imaging sensor has completed two weeks of flight testing on the Insitu RQ-21A Blackjack small tactical unmanned aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lee Hudson
The U.S. Air Force has grounded the B-1B fleet after identifying a “discrepancy” with an augmenter fuel pump filter housing.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lee Hudson
Two senior House Democrats are threatening to not support inserting additional F-35s over the base budget request in fiscal 2022 because of a laundry list of problems, including a large backlog the program is facing at the depots.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Lee Hudson
Lockheed Martin has disclosed that the company waived $60 million in fees because of delays in F-35 Technology Refresh-3 and Block 4 development.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Slovakian pilots have test flown Aero Vodochody’s L-39NG jet trainer as part of a proposal for strategic cooperation between Prague and Bratislava.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Tony Osborne
The Royal Netherlands Air Force has resumed flights with its Lockheed Martin F-35s a day after a temporary grounding prompted by concerns over engine wear.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lee Hudson
The Pentagon has directed a “strategic pause” on transitioning the F-35’s autonomic logistics information system to a new, cloud-based network because of funding cuts.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center an hour before dawn on April 23, sending a Crew Dragon capsule carrying four astronauts on a one-day journey to the International Space Station (ISS.)
Space

By Graham Warwick
A four-year research project to develop a cheaper method of producing sustainable aviation fuel from agricultural and forestry residues has kicked off in Europe.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Zero-emissions propulsion startup Universal Hydrogen has raised $20.5 million in Series A funding from investors including the venture arms of Airbus, JetBlue Airways and Toyota.
Emerging Technologies

By Lee Hudson
There are mixed opinions among the services on how to make the fifth-generation fighter affordable.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The Netherlands has temporarily halted operations with its Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter fleet over concerns about engine wear.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jen DiMascio
The first MH-60R helicopter for the Indian Navy flew for the first time in Owego, New York, where Sikorsky is producing the aircraft, U.S. Naval Air Systems Command said in a tweet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Turkey’s Roketsan has developed a new glide bomb to be used with the Baykar Makina’s Akinci twin-engine medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned air system.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Lee Hudson
The F-35 program is facing 3% cost growth of the F135 engine in Lot 15 because of Turkey’s ouster from the program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Satellite manufacturer Airbus Defense and Space has committed to one launch and an undisclosed number of optional launches with Isar Aerospace’s Spectrum micro-launcher.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter added 51.9 sec. of flight time during a second demonstration of controlled powered flight on Mars.
Space

By Tony Osborne
Qatar’s air force is to become the second military customer for Pilatus’ PC-24 business jet, the Swiss manufacturer has revealed.
Aircraft & Propulsion