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By Steve Trimble
The new development program is part a series of contracts awarded in the past year worth a total of $974 million to continue and expand production of the radar seekers for PAC-3.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Michael Bruno
An Italian startup focused on the rapidly growing ground-segment-as-a-service market, Leaf Space, has raised €10 million ($12.15 million) in a Series A venture capital round, the company announced Jan. 13.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
An $88 million project backed by the Jeff Bezos Earth Fund has selected SpaceX to launch a nonprofit’s methane-tracking satellite in October 2022.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
Intuitive Machines has for a second time selected SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket for the launch of a NASA Commercial Lunar Payload Services mission lander to the Moon.
Commercial Space

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Air Force selected the Army’s Redstone Arsenal facility over six locations in the final eight days of the tenure of President Donald Trump, who created the new organization as the new combatant command supported by the U.S. Space Force.
Space

By Irene Klotz
Efforts to find and fix small leaks aboard the International Space Station continue.
Space

By Mark Carreau
Japan has joined the space agencies of Canada and Europe in formally partnering with NASA in the development of a lunar-orbiting, human-tended Gateway.
Space

By Steve Trimble
The allegations concerned five contracts with the Navy and two contracts with Special Operations Command to support UAS over an eight-year period ending in 2017.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Sweden will retain around 40 Saab Gripen C/Ds fighters into the 2030s as part of the country’s enhanced defense plans, ministers have revealed.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
A newly created “European launcher alliance” will gather the European Commission, the European Space Agency, EU member states and the launcher industry to work out a road map for future European launchers, the EC has announced.
Space

By Steve Trimble
As the system integrator for the intermediate-range OpFires missiles, Lockheed’s Missile and Fire Control division completed a preliminary design review during Phase 3a.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Graham Warwick
Retired Airbus CEO Thomas Enders has joined the board of Lilium, adding the weight of his reputation to the German startup’s ambitious plans to launch a regional air mobility service by 2025.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Thierry Dubois
Exotrail has conducted an in-orbit demonstration of its miniaturized electric thruster, paving the way for the propulsion of nanosatellites.
Commercial Space

By Tony Osborne
The UK’s defense equipment plans continue to be unaffordable, auditors have warned, with estimates suggesting a shortfall of up to more than £17 billion ($23.1 billion) over the next 10 years.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Rolls-Royce will study the potential of nuclear power for future space exploration under a new contract with the UK Space Agency.
Space

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
General Motors’ urban air mobility aspirations have been confirmed following CEO Mary Barra’s keynote on Jan. 12 at CES 2021.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
Leonardo’s AW139 twin-engine medium helicopter has been ordered by Colombia’s air force for VVIP duties.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
After a one-day weather delay, SpaceX’s upgraded Dragon resupply capsule departed the International Space Station early Jan. 12 for a first-ever commercial atmospheric re-entry and parachute descent off the Florida coast with a 4,400-lb. scientific and equipment return payload.
Commercial Space

By Tony Osborne
France has lifted the lid on the development of a hybrid inertial navigation system that can take star readings in daylight.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Graham Warwick
Archer said the agreement supports its vision of being a leader in the first wave of urban air mobility providers with the goal of beginning passenger services by 2024.
Advanced Air Mobility

Brief news items of interest to aerospace & defense professionals.
Defense

By Jen DiMascio
MHI is forming an F-X development team at its Aichi plant, several unnamed Japanese government sources tell the Kyodo newswire.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Countering small unmanned aircraft systems poses a puzzling challenge for the Pentagon.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The first program under JCO’s new architecture is now about to be launched by the Air Force.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Irene Klotz
The first set of six new solar arrays for the International Space Station is being prepared for launch in May, setting the stage for a 20-30% jump in power generation for commercial and research activities aboard the orbital outpost.
Space