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By Michael Bruno
Honeywell said Oct. 7 it acquired privately held Rocky Research, a Boulder City, Nevada-based specialist in thermal, energy and power management solutions, and will add the boutique to its Honeywell Aerospace division.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. military's interest in adapting a space launcher for the cargo resupply mission is entering a new phase, with a formal collaboration proposed with SpaceX for a proof of principle demonstration next year.
Space

By Bill Carey
Astronics Corp. has announced FAA supplemental type certificate (STC) approval of its Max-Viz 1400 enhanced vision system installation on the McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 aerial firefighting tanker.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Momentus will become the next publicly traded new-space venture in early 2021, and the first self-described space infrastructure, upon closure of a deal announced Oct. 7 for blank-check company Stable Road Acquisition to buy the satellite orbit-mover startup.
Space

By Tony Osborne
Luxembourg’s armed forces have taken delivery of their first fixed-wing aircraft: an Airbus A400M airlifter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Airbus is preparing for the launch of the first of four Pleiades Neo satellites, designed for improved resolution and more frequent revisits in Earth observation, and simultaneously working on a lower-cost generation.
Space

By Tony Osborne
Leonardo’s BriteCloud active decoy technology has been adapted to fit onboard small unmanned aircraft to support the UK Royal Air Force’s drone swarm trials.
Missile Defense & Weapons

The French government plans to order 12 new Rafale fighters from Dassault Aviation to maintain the French Air Force’s capacity after the sale of 12 used Rafales to Greece.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
The 17,000-sq.-ft. “Engineering, Manufacturing and Development" facility in Camden, Arkansas, replaces a former large solid rocket motor plant near Sacramento, California.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Irene Klotz
Boeing astronaut Chris Ferguson is stepping aside as commander of the planned June 2021 CST-100 Starliner crewed flight demonstration mission to the International Space Station, citing family obligations.
Space

By Steve Trimble
A simple calculation of the flight time and the distance provided by the Russian government shows an average flight speed of Mach 4.9. The statement released by the Kremlin also said the missile’s maximum speed exceeded Mach 8 during the flight
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Bradley Perrett, Matthew Jouppi
Australia will consider the Block 2 upgrade of the Boeing EA-18G Growler as part of a regular program of keeping aircraft common with those of the U.S. Navy, the defense department in Canberra said.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bradley Perrett
Undeterred by the budgetary effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, Australia will increase defense spending by a nominal 9.1% in the fiscal year that began in July 2020, with further strong rises planned for the following three years.
Budget, Policy & Operations

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Defense

By Lee Hudson
Less than one month before the U.S. presidential election, Defense Secretary Mark Esper has unveiled a sweeping new plan to redesign the future U.S. Navy to compete with China that includes changes to the aircraft carrier fleet and naval aviation.
Budget, Policy & Operations

Depending on the results of a planned demonstration in 2022, U.S. Special Operations Command could initiate a follow-on development program for an operational, 60-kW laser on an AC-130J.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Maxim Pyadushkin
Deliveries of Russia’s new Ilyushin Il-112V light transport aircraft have been delayed again as designers try to reduce its weight. According to Denis Manturov, minister of industry and trade, first deliveries of the serial airframes are now expected to start in 2023.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
Drone avionics developer Iris Automation has appointed former Boeing NeXt executive Jon Damush as its CEO.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Britten-Norman, Blue Bear Team On Automated Islander Tony Osborne, [email protected] LONDON–British aircraft OEM Britten-Norman and unmanned system technology company Blue Bear Systems Research have teamed up to automate Britten-Norman’s Islander twin-engine utility aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
More state and local governments are investigating advanced air mobility as an option to meet the future transportation needs of their communities.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Irene Klotz
A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted off from Kennedy Space Center on Oct. 6 to put another batch of 60 Starlink broadband satellites into orbit.
Space

By Tony Osborne
South Africa’s Paramount Group says it is expanding its MRO capabilities in the U.S. to support the growing fleet of Dassault Mirage F1s that will be used for red-air aggressor operations for the U.S. Department of Defense.
Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
Turkey has shrugged off Canada’s decision to halt the transfer of electro-optical camera systems for use on domestically developed unmanned aircraft systems.
Aircraft & Propulsion