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By Irene Klotz
A modified Sikorsky S-92 helicopter will attempt to snare the returning booster by its parachute line.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
NASA has issued a draft request for proposals (RFP) from industry for a Lunar Terrain Vehicle (LTV) for exploring the Moon’s south pole as part of the
Space

By Guy Norris
Bell will supply the vehicle’s feathering system and flight control surfaces while Texas-based structures specialist Qarbon Aerospace will produce the fuselage and wing.
Commercial Space

By Tony Osborne
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has laid the foundation stone for the plant that will produce Airbus C295s turboprop airlifters for the Indian Air Force.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Tony Osborne
A new-generation version of ENAER's Pillan piston-engine training aircraft will enter service with the Chilean Air Force.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Boeing and U.S. officials are working to sell Indonesia 36 F-15IDs, based on the F-15EX Eagle II.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The root cause of a blade failure on the Rolls-Royce F405 Adour engine has been identified.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Steve Trimble
Bridger Aerospace is the first customer for Aurora Flight Sciences' Skiron-X .
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Molly McMillin
Pete Bunce, General Aviation Manufacturers Association president and CEO, outlined the multiple challenges and threats that business aircraft manufacturers are facing at the Corporate Jet Investor conference.
Aircraft & Propulsion

News in brief.
Defense

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force is ready to make a commitment to fielding a Collaborative Combat Aircraft—a loyal wingman-type drone to fly alongside future fighters—after r
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Mark Carreau
As NASA presses ahead to transition International Space Station operations to multiple commercial free-flying platforms, the agency is also working to retain its international and U.S. National Laboratory partners, according to two days of testimony provided to the NASA Advisory Council’s Human Exploration and Operations Committee.
Space

By Garrett Reim
Spire Global has won a contract from DARPA to design a satellite that would carry sensors to very low Earth orbit to study the ionosphere.
Space

By Irene Klotz
A triple-core Falcon Heavy, currently the most powerful rocket operating today, lifted off from a fog-shrouded Kennedy Space Center on Nov. 1 on a challenging and classified mission for the U.S. Space Force.
Commercial Space

By Tony Osborne
Sweden should make decisions on development of future combat aircraft no later than 2030, proposals for development of the country’s armed forces have suggested.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren
Airbus is expecting a contract for two Indonesian A400Ms to go into full effect in November and has already secured production slots for the aircraft, a company official says.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Graham Warwick
Flights of UMS Skeldar’s V-200 rotary-wing uncrewed aircraft have demonstrated a detect-and-avoid system capable of automatically maneuvering a UAV around intruder aircraft
Emerging Technologies

By Chen Chuanren
Australia’s department of defense is sticking with the Lockheed Martin C-130J to replace and expand the Royal Australia Air Force’s existing fleet of 12 C-130Js under its medium air mobility replacement program.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Tony Osborne
Sweden is proposing to follow Australia and Norway and decommission its NH90 fleet earlier than planned after struggling with availability issues.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
No longer in safe mode, NASA’s Capstone small satellite mission continues to blaze a trail in space for the planned lunar Gateway station.
Space

By Tony Osborne
The RAF is to emphasize low-cost capability as it begins to re-explore its Lightweight Affordable Novel Combat Aircraft (LANCA) work after canceling its Mosquito demonstrator during the summer.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Cameri, which is operated by Leonardo, was built primarily to support production of F-35s for Italy, but the Netherlands also selected the facility for the assembly of its F-35As.
Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
As well as a launch provider, UK-based Orbex will now become a launch site operator with assistance from Jacobs.
Commercial Space

By Steve Trimble
New research shows China’s growing capabilities to disrupt military satellite communications.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Garrett Reim
The Air Force Research Laboratory is developing an interface standard it hopes will be adopted by commercial industry, too.
Space