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By Steve Trimble
With a Cobham drogue pod installed on the left-wing, inboard station for the 2.5-hr. flight, Boeing analyzed the aerodynamics of the company-owned T1 test asset for the MQ-25.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Program Dossier: Yak-152
Defense

By Irene Klotz
A SpaceX Starship prototype, powered for the first time by a trio of liquid oxygen- and methane-burning Merlin engines, crashed during a landing
Commercial Space

By Tony Osborne
UK venture capital outfit Octopus Ventures and investment firm BGF joined existing Orbex investors High-Tech Gründerfonds, Heartcore Capital and Elecnor S.A. in a new funding round for the launch company.
Commercial Space

By Michael Bruno
UAVs pioneer AeroVironment late Dec. 8 announced it has struck a deal to acquire Telerob Gesellschaft für Fernhantierungstechnik, a German provider of unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) for defense and security, for about $45.4 million (€37.5 million) in cash.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
During his final meeting as chair of the National Space Council, Vice President Mike Pence named 18 astronauts to form the initial cadre supporting crewed flights to the Moon under the Artemis program.
Space

By Michael Bruno, Thierry Dubois, Helen Massy-Beresford
As many airlines, manufacturers and suppliers around the world fight for survival after the impact of the pandemic, could they be breathing a sigh of relief at
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The French, German and Spanish air forces have narrowed down a list of potential architectures for the European Future Combat Air System to five.
Aircraft & Propulsion

After the SDA agreed to re-evaluate the bids in an effort to resolve the concerns by the contractors, the GAO dismissed Raytheon's and Airbus' initial protests on Nov. 30.
Space

By Tony Osborne
Airbus says it is preparing to ramp up for development of the EuroDrone medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) unmanned air system after the four nations involved in the project provisionally agreed on a contract for development, production and in-service support of the platform.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lee Hudson
The House has passed the fiscal 2021 defense policy conference report by an overwhelming 335-78 vote, a veto-proof majority, House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith (D-Wash.) says.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
U.S. start-up Ampaire is flying its hybrid-electric testbed on a regional airline route in Hawaii to demonstrate the propulsion technology’s potential to reduce fuel burn and CO2 emissions by 40-50%.
Emerging Technologies

By Michael Bruno
Textron’s Bell helicopter division has acquired Response Technologies, a Rhode Island-based startup focused on flexible, additively manufactured, textile-reinforced composites and fuel cells.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lee Hudson
President-Elect Joe Biden has announced his intent to nominate retired four-star Gen. Lloyd Austin to serve as the 28th U.S. defense secretary.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
U.S. start-up Joby Aviation has agreed to acquire Uber’s Elevate aerial ridesharing program in a deal that involves Uber increasing its previously undisclosed investment in the electric air taxi developer.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Tony Osborne
A spat between Russian and Ukrainian aerospace firms has deepened over accusations that Ukrainian overhauls of Russian-built helicopters could be endangering the lives of U.S. and Afghan personnel.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
British helicopter start-up Hill Helicopters says it will pursue certification of its HX50 turbine light helicopter under the European Union Aviation Safety Agency’s amateur-built/experimental category to meet tight timelines for bringing the aircraft to market.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
France’s future aircraft carrier will be nuclear powered, President Emmanuel Macron has confirmed, but there is still no firm decision on whether there will be more than one ship.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Mark Carreau
The sample container that descended into Australia to conclude a six-year roundtrip mission by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Hayabusa 2 mission to the asteroid Ryugu has arrived in Japan.
Space

By Tony Osborne
Spanish industry has formally joined European Future Combat Air System research and development efforts.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Joby Aviation has signed a long-term supply agreement with Toray Advanced Composites for materials to support production of the California-based aerospace manufacturer’s electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) urban air transport aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Molly McMillin
Signature Flight Support has pumped the first ceremonial gallons of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at the first two locations in its network, marking the launch of the renewable fuel’s continuous availability for purchase.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Michael Bruno
Northrop Grumman announced late Dec. 7 that it will sell its federal information technology and mission support services business to private equity investor Veritas Capital for $3.4 billion.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Lee Hudson
The House intends to vote on a one-week continuing resolution Dec. 9, which would avert a federal government shutdown.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Mark Carreau
The NASA astronauts assigned to Artemis III, the first mission to return human explorers to the Moon, should be trained, equipped and supported to carry out a far-reaching science agenda, a new report says.
Space