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By Guy Norris
On-orbit service provider Arkisys has been selected by NASA to sustain and maintain the agency’s free-flying Astrobee robotic system on the ISS.
Operations & Safety

By Brian Everstine
Collins Aerospace has conducted an inflight demo of a new hybrid satellite communication phased array antenna.
Satellites

By Brian Everstine
GE Aerospace has demonstrated two different rotating detonation combustion (RDC) engines—a missile-scale ramjet and a dual-mode ramjet for high-speed aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
GE Aerospace on Sept. 22 announced it conducted supersonic captive carry flight tests of a new solid-fueled ramjet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Propulsion startup Beehive Industries is preparing to ship its first additively manufactured Frenzy engine for altitude tests at the AFRL.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Pratt & Whitney is developing a new family of scalable engines targeting the emerging market of Collaborative Combat Aircraft and cruise missiles.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Skunk Works is taking work it did to compete for the USAF's sixth-gen fighter and applying it to a new stealthy, survivable Collaborative Combat Aircraft design.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
Anduril Industries and Impulse Space plan to conduct a high-precision rendezvous and proximity operations (RPO) mission in 2026, the companies announced Sept. 16.
Satellites

By Matthew Fulco
Taiwanese flight academy Apex Aviation will partner with Portugal’s Tekever on AI-powered drones used by Ukraine.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Union workers for GE Aerospace who were striking in the Cincinnati area have “overwhelmingly” ratified a new five-year contract with the company.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Brian Everstine
Italian F-35s and Swedish JAS-39 Gripens were scrambled on Sept. 19 to respond to Russian MiG-31s that entered Estonian airspace.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Guy Norris
Colorado-based startup Radia has announced plans to offer a purpose-built military version of its WindRunner outsized cargo aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Network Staff
AFK Sistema subsidiary Sputnix will design the spacecraft and Roscosmos will provide launch services.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Robert Wall
Greece's €130 million ($152 million) program includes €60 million for seven optical satellites.
Satellites

By Thierry Dubois
In the past, aluminum coming from end-of-life aircraft could be used as an ingredient in new ingots. This time, one kg of end-of-life aluminum converts into one kg of aircraft production-ready metal.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Robert Wall
South Korean rocket provider Innospace says it has signed an agreement to conduct two satellite launches for Media Broadcast Satellite.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Craig Caffrey
U.S. government figures show 2024 was a record year for Foreign Military Sales. The question is how long the European market renaissance which has driven the rise will continue for.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Chen Chuanren
Northrop Grumman and Taiwan’s NCSIST have agreed to explore collaboration on air and missile defense modernization for the country's National Defense Ministry.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
Ukraine’s armed forces face a new drone menace on the front lines that threatens after 3.5 years of full-scale war to transform a bloody stalemate with Russia into something worse for the defenders.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
Space Norway and Airbus’ SSTL have signed an agreement to jointly pursue business for a new synthetic aperture radar satellite the companies are co-developing.
Satellites

By Chen Chuanren
The Taiwan Space Agency is moving ahead with its first domestically developed communications satellite program.
Satellites

By Chen Chuanren
Taiwan’s AIDC says it is not abandoning its crewed aircraft ambitions, including a next-generation fighter, even as the company pivots to support UAS.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
UK Space Command and U.S. Space Command have conducted the two nations’ first joint military operation in space.
Satellites

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Marine Corps is looking for a new autonomous, vertical take off and landing system to supply austere locations.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Navy and Northrop Grumman are starting a process to address the airborne early warning and control aircraft's lack of a precision landing aid.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare