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By Maxim Pyadushkin
The launch of the Luna-25 automatic lander planned for October will mark Russia’s return to lunar exploration.
Space

Aviation Week Staff
The Japanese defense ministry has suspended spending on the upgrade of the F-15J fighter due to cost overruns, according to multiple news reports.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Flight tests of an aircraft converted to electric propulsion from piston power have shown noise energy levels at least 100 times lower, highlighting the potential for electric aircraft to reduce airport noise pollution.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Airbus and the Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO) are to develop a terminal for aircraft to receive laser-based communications.
Connected Aerospace

By Thierry Dubois
Philippe Baptiste, an engineer by training with experience in science, industry and politics, is to succeed Jean-Yves Le Gall at the helm of French space agency CNES after the country’s parliament approved the nomination.
Space

By Steve Trimble
Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Air Force have checked a key box on the list of post-contract award activities for the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) program, the company said on April 7.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Graham Warwick
Three years after first investing in Zipline, Toyota has partnered with the U.S.-based drone delivery startup to develop a national-scale medical delivery network to improve access to health care in Japan.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Lee Hudson
A group of bipartisan lawmakers are cautioning the U.S. defense secretary on signing off on all combatant commander requests at the expense of military readiness.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Irene Klotz
SpaceX on April 7 completed its eighth mission of the year to deploy its Starlink broadband network, boosting the constellation to about 1,400 spacecraft.
Commercial Space

By Tony Osborne
The first of 27 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters destined for Denmark has been handed to the country’s air force in a ceremony.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
NASA’s Osiris-Rex spacecraft completed a final 6-hr., close-up, image-gathering session over the rocky surface of the asteroid Bennu early April 7.
Space

By Bill Carey
UPS announced on April 7 that it plans to purchase up to 150 Beta Technologies’ Alia electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft to augment package deliveries in small and midsize markets.
Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
Korea Aerospace Industries plans to enter the urban air mobility market as part of a new strategy to make the South Korean manufacturer the No. 1 aerospace company in Asia by 2030.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Steve Trimble
The rare public discourse on a normally internal, interservice dispute highlights a fundamental question for the Pentagon: Preserve the U.S. Air Force and Navy's role in long range strike, or expand the options to include the Army and Marine Corps.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Michael Bruno
Swedish-British small satellite manufacturer AAC Clyde Space this month entered a conditional agreement to buy privately owned Omnisys Instruments, a Swedish developer and manufacturer of sensors for space projects, in a deal worth about $8.7 million.
Commercial Space

By Steve Trimble
Siding with nearly 50 years of tradition, the U.S. Air Force on April 7 named the newly-delivered Boeing F-15EX as the Eagle II in a ceremony at Eglin AFB, Florida.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Agriculture is the latest market to get the electric vertical flight treatment, with crop protection startup Guardian Agriculture emerging from stealth with a $10.5 million seed funding round.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Kim Minseok
New details about Korean Aerospace Industries’ (KAI) proposal to develop a multipurpose military transport aircraft for South Korea have emerged.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Former NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine will chair the advisory board at Voyager Space Holdings, the market’s first vertically integrated new-space holding company that recently acquired the Launch Co, Nanoracks and others.
Space

By Lee Hudson
The U.S. Air Force has selected Collins Aerospace to design a new wheel and carbon brake system for the B-52 as part of the aircraft’s life extension program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Privately owned TECT Aerospace of Wichita, which manufactures complex aerostructure components, parts and assemblies, filed to begin U.S. bankruptcy proceedings April 6.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

News in brief
Defense

By Maxim Pyadushkin
The Russian government has approved an extension of its bilateral cooperation with the U.S. on exploration and the use of space for peaceful purposes for 10 more years, until Dec 31, 2030.
Space

By Mark Carreau
NASA proceeded with a new round of drop tests on April 6 for the latest version of the Orion crew capsule test article.
Space

By Irene Klotz
As SpaceX prepared to deliver its 24th batch of Starlink satellites into orbit this week, President and Chief Operating Officer Gwynne Shotwell said beta trials will continue until the network, designed to deliver high-speed, low-latency internet, is more reliable.
Commercial Space