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By Jen DiMascio
NASA recently conducted certification baseline reviews of the three U.S. companies vying to make landers that will transport astronauts to the Moon by 2024—Blue Origin, Dynetics and SpaceX.
Space

By Graham Warwick
Weighing just 33 grams and launched by hand to scout ahead of soldiers on foot, FLIR Systems’ Black Hornet 3 unmanned aircraft is now able to autonomously retrace its steps and re-establish contact with its operator if it loses GPS or communications while reconnoitering the inside of a building.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Samuel Archer
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By Maxim Pyadushkin
The crew of the International Space Station has temporarily sealed the non-life-threatening air leak first noticed a year ago in the Russian Zvezda service module.
Space

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Defense

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

By Graham Warwick
Italian aircraft manufacturer Tecnam has partnered with Rolls-Royce to develop the nine-passenger P-Volt, an all-electric version of the P2012 Traveller regional aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The ODIN Base Kit (OBK)—comprised of two transportable cases weighing less than 70 lb. each—replaces an 800-lb. server rack of the Lockheed Autonomic Logistics Information System (ALIS).
Supply Chain

By Lee Hudson
The U.S. Space Force aims to establish a new acquisition arm, Space Systems Command, by spring 2021, but the Pentagon is still hammering out the details, according to the chief of space operations.
Space

By Steve Trimble
The Directorate’s Direct Attack Division published a broad agency announcement on Oct. 19 calling for a study of a next generation Global Precision Attack Weapon.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Lee Hudson
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith (D-Wash.) anticipates the House and Senate will reach a conference agreement in early December for the fiscal 2021 defense policy bill, which is roughly five months after each chamber passed its version of the bill.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Craig Caffrey
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Defense

The U.S. Military Intelligence Program (MIP) budget is up 7.4% in fiscal 2020 over the prior year, according to the Defense Department. For fiscal
Defense

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Defense Logistics Agency on Oct. 22 published a sources sought notice seeking responses from companies interested in providing a long-term performance-based logistics contract for the A-10 fleet.
Supply Chain

By Maxim Pyadushkin
The first flight of Russia’s new spacecraft Oryol will take place in November or December of 2023, Dmitry Rogozin, the head of Roscosmos State Corp., told the TASS newswire earlier this month.
Space

By Steve Trimble
BAE Systems has received a contract with a $400 million ceiling to join a pool of 14 companies that are competing to develop a digital design for the Skyborg unmanned air vehicle (UAV) for the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL).
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bradley Perrett
Boeing has begun taxi tests with its Airpower Teaming System (ATS) in Australia, around five months after the loyal wingman drone was rolled out.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
One U.S. astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts departed the International Space Station for a safe descent to Earth in remote Kazakhstan late Oct. 21, leaving the orbiting science lab staffed by three crew for at least three weeks as NASA and its Commercial Crew Program partners continue efforts to kickoff regularly scheduled crew launches.
Space

By Steve Trimble
The package of deals, worth an estimated $1.8 billion, follows the sale of 66 Lockheed F-16C/D Block 70 fighters to Taiwan, which was finalized in August.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Jen DiMascio
NASA has finished the second, final phase of an assessment of how pilots breathe while flying a high-performance fighter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
Slovenia’s Pipistrel Aircraft has selected a Honeywell fly-by-wire (FBW) system for flight control of its planned Nuuva V300 cargo drone, the companies announced Oct. 21.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The question of whether or not urban air mobility can survive without Uber has been raised by an unconfirmed report that the ride-hailing giant is seeking “strategic alternatives” for its Elevate aerial ridesharing business.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Lee Hudson
Democrat Kim Mangone is challenging one of the most powerful Republicans in Congress, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, to represent California’s 23rd District.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
Parts production for the 360 Invictus helicopter has started even as Bell continues to fine-tune the final design of the air vehicle and overall system over the next two months.
Aircraft & Propulsion