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By Steve Trimble
UAC is preparing to ramp up production to up to 12 Il-112Vs a year to meet the Russian Ministry of Defense’s plans to replace a fleet of aging—and Ukrainian—An-26 transports.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lee Hudson
The U.S. Space Force plans to release a solicitation in the second quarter of 2021 to purchase services from internet providers in low Earth orbit that will serve as an alternative to geostationary satellite communications.
Commercial Space

By Molly McMillin
Textron Aviation’s parent company, Textron, is formally standing up an eAviation division to develop opportunities in emerging electric technologies.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
SpaceX’s fourth high-altitude flight of a Starship upper stage prototype ended in a midair explosion on March 30 as the vehicle was beginning its engine reignition sequence to pivot for vertical touchdown.
Space

By Steve Trimble
Lockheed Martin received a $12.8 million contract award from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) on March 25 for the Defense Experimentation Using Commercial Space Internet (DEUCSI) program.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Tony Osborne
Cranfield Aerospace has changed the power source of its Project Fresson zero-carbon aviation initiative to hydrogen fuel cells after batteries were deemed too heavy.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
Virgin Galactic unveiled its next-generation reusable suborbital passenger spaceship on March 30, featuring a new design to enhance operations and a mirror-like exterior that adds thermal protection while setting a new bar for aesthetics.
Commercial Space

By Graham Warwick
Allan McArtor, retired chairman of Airbus Americas, has joined electric cargo aircraft startup Airflow as an advisor.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The UK Ordnance Survey’s Astigan high-altitude pseudo-satellite project has been ended after the initiative was unable to secure a suitable strategic partner.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Guy Norris
Boeing and Hypersonix Launch Systems will conduct a joint study of an air-breathing space launch system powered by the Australian startup’s Spartan scramjet engines.
Space

By Tony Osborne
Saab has flight tested an additive manufactured panel on its Gripen fighter to prove the potential of 3D printed components for urgent battle damage repair.
Aircraft & Propulsion

News in brief
Defense

By Graham Warwick
Boeing-backed Wisk has added the aerospace giant’s Insitu Pacific unmanned aircraft division to the team working to demonstrate autonomous passenger transport in New Zealand.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Steve Trimble
The next upgrade takes the Tomahawk back to its beginnings with the Navy’s anti-ship cruise missile program. The Maritime Strike Tomahawk, also known as Block Va, is now scheduled to enter service in 2023, with a new package of active and passive sensors to fix the location of fast-moving ships.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
French shipbuilders Naval Group and Les Chantiers de l’Atlantique have formed a joint venture to begin studies on the development of France’s future aircraft carrier.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Europe plans a large-scale demonstration of urban air mobility in 2022 focused on the deconfliction of multiple different types of users of low-altitude airspace.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
Singapore’s Air Force has taken delivery of its first H225M helicopter from Airbus as part of a renewal of the city state’s rotary-wing fleet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
Apophis, a 1,120-ft.-wide asteroid that was discovered in 2004, had raised concerns that its frequent Earth-crossing orbit could pose an impact threat. But that all went away on March 26.
Space

By Kim Minseok
North Korea announced on March 25 that it had tested a new type of short-range ballistic missile (SRBM), according to the country’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
The turboprop-powered light attack fighter and trainer arrived on Feb. 23 at SNC’s modification facilities in Centennial, Colorado, the company announced on March 29.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Los Angeles-area rocket startup ABL Space Systems has closed a Series B investment round of $170 million, with the infusion going toward developing the 1,000-kg class RS1 launch vehicle and GS0 deployable launch system that should see its first launch this year.
Commercial Space

By Graham Warwick
Japan’s Toshiba has invested $15 million in U.S. counter-drone defense startup Fortem Technologies, the companies forming a strategic business alliance to combine and market their systems globally.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
Leonardo has confirmed it will offer its AW149 twin-engine multirole helicopter platform as a potential replacement for the UK’s Airbus Puma helicopters, after the government’s Integrated Review confirmed the type would be replaced with a new medium rotorcraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
The upcoming launch of Russia’s Soyuz MS-18 to the International Space Station with two cosmonauts and NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei will initiate a dynamic few weeks of crew exchanges.
Space

By Angus Batey
A campaign to highlight enforcement of the UK’s laws on flights by small unmanned aircraft—and to emphasize the penalties that will be imposed when they are broken—has been launched this week by the nation’s airspace regulator, police force and government.
Business Aviation