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By Michael Bruno
Fresh off its declaration that it was becoming a space-based weather service provider, ClimaCell has revealed its financing for getting there.
Commercial Space

By Michael Bruno
AST Spacemobile, the new publicly traded version of nanosatellite startup AST & Science of Midland, Texas, should emerge from its reverse-merger with a special purpose acquisition company on April 6 sporting around $462 million.
Commercial Space

The Embraer KC-390 is now qualified to refuel another KC-390 in-flight for the Brazilian air force, the manufacturer said April 1. Boom-equipped air
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The UK Royal Air Force has disbanded the squadron flying its Raytheon Sentinel wide-area surveillance aircraft, ending the type’s service career.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
European missile manufacturer MBDA says it will scale back spending on Germany’s Tactical Air Defense System (TLVS) after a government review of ground-based air defenses prioritized a requirement for short-range air defense and upgrades to the country’s existing Patriot systems.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Bill Carey
NASA estimates the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the agency’s major programs through fiscal 2020 and beyond at nearly $3 billion.
Space

By Michael Bruno
Area-I’s offerings include its Altius UAV, whose current customers include the U.S. Army, Air Force, Navy, Special Operations Command and NASA.
Supply Chain

By Steve Trimble
Boeing said it is disappointed by Canada's decision to disqualify the KC-46 for the Strategic Tanker Transport Capability project, but stands ready to re-enter if the competition is reopened to bidding.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Maxim Pyadushkin
Russia has made another step toward the development of a new Soyuz 5 medium lift launch vehicle, with NPO Energomash reporting on March 31 that it had completed test firings of the first RD-171MV liquid rocket engine.
Space

By Tony Osborne
The UK business of Kaman Corporation has been purchased in a management buyout.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

The concept expands upon the objectives of an ongoing experiment by DARPA. The immediate goal of the Gremlins program is demonstrate in-flight recovery of a Dynetics/Kratos X-61A by a Lockheed Martin C-130.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Guy Norris
Just over a week after NASA outlined renewed plans to foster the development of U.S. commercial low Earth orbit free flyers to succeed the International Space Station, Sierra Nevada Corp. has unveiled ambitious plans to develop an orbital ecosystem based on its inflatable habitat design and Dream Chaser lifting body space vehicle.
Space

By Graham Warwick
South Korea’s Hanwha Systems plans to invest 450 billion won ($400 million) in urban air mobility over the next three years.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Tapping into the crosscurrents of the commercial space boom and advanced technologies such as cloud computing, Amazon is opening an AWS Space Accelerator to assist and network with related startups, with applications due April 21.
Commercial Space

By Tony Osborne
The UK’s bid to propose the Eurofighter Typhoon for Finland’s HX future fighter tender includes local assembly of both the aircraft and the engine as well as participation in the development of an active electronically scanned array radar for the platform.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Finland-based Iceye, an Earth observation data analytics provider with its own constellation of synthetic aperture radar satellites, said March 31 it plans to launch more satellites this year than previously planned, with the next launch booked for midyear.
Commercial Space

By Michael Bruno
San Diego-based Cubic, a provider of military training and C4ISR systems, will go ahead with a takeover by Veritas Capital and Evergreen Coast Capital, an affiliate of Elliott Investment Management, after the buyers raised their price in the face of an unsolicited foreign bid.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Michael Bruno
Lift Aircraft, maker of the Hexa electric vertical takeoff and landing multicopter, has joined Joby Aviation in gaining U.S. military flight release via the U.S. Air Force’s Agility Prime program, according to the Air Force director of AFWerx.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
The Space Telescope Science Institute has selected 286 proposals for the initial cycle of observations planned with the NASA-led James Webb Space Telescope, which is planned for launch from French Guiana on Oct. 31.
Space

A request for proposals will be released by the end of June to install a network gateway pod on a Boeing KC-46 as part of Capability Release 1 of the Advanced Battle Management System.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Tony Osborne
The UK Royal Air Force wants to bring its Mosquito loyal wingman and Alvina swarming drone system into service before the end of this decade to operate alongside its Eurofighter Typhoon and F-35 Joint Strike Fighter fleets.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lee Hudson
The U.S. Marine Corps envisions arming autonomous unmanned aircraft with Long-Range Anti-Ship Missiles in a future war with China.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Graham Warwick
Hydrogen propulsion pioneer ZeroAvia has secured an investment from British Airways (BA) and kicked off development of a fuel-cell power train for 50-seat-plus regional aircraft.
Emerging Technologies

By Tony Osborne
German defense companies Diehl, Hensoldt and Rheinmetall Electronics have teamed up to offer a short-range air defense system for the country’s armed forces branded ARGE NNbS.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Irene Klotz
SpaceX is aiming for a mid-September launch of a privately chartered Crew Dragon spacecraft on a three-day, 336-mi.-high, free-flying mission called Inspiration4, bankrolled and commanded by Shift4 Payments CEO Jared Isaacman.
Commercial Space