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By Steve Trimble
Any airframe that enters development will be built around the Autonomous Core System (ACS), which is being integrated by Leidos under a separate contract as the Skyborg Design Agent.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lee Hudson
The U.S. Army is pleading with Congress to not cut funding for a next-generation seeker that will ultimately be used to guide missiles in the European and Pacific theaters, a service official says.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
With a growing number of aircraft projects aiming for type certification under its revamped, performance-based Part 23 regulations, the FAA has expanded the list of industry-developed consensus standards that can be used to demonstrate compliance with the rules.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Mark Carreau
NASA has moved back the planned liftoff of the SpaceX Crew-1 mission—the first commercial operational launch of astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS)—from Oct. 23 to Oct. 31.
Space

By Steve Trimble
The dueling accounts created international confusion over an alleged incident that Armenia previously had warned would trigger retaliatory strikes by Iskander ground-launched, medium-range missiles.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Navy initially relied on commercial data networks to support the MQ-4C's first deployment until a hungry local rodent intervened.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Citing budgetary concerns, Germany has canceled a long-running tender to find a replacement for its aging Sikorsky CH-53G Sea Stallion transport helicopters.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Unmanned cargo aircraft developer Sabrewing Aircraft has signed an exclusive representation agreement with Riyadh-based trading company Arabian Development & Marketing Co. covering sales in Saudi Arabia, the Gulf Cooperation Council countries and Pan-African region.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Mark Carreau
On behalf of NASA, the HeroX crowdsourcing social network has launched a “Watts on the Moon Challenge” that seeks concepts for managing, storing and distributing solar electrical power on the Moon.
Space

By Tony Osborne
Canada has inducted the first of its new Airbus CC-295 twin-turboprop, search-and-rescue aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Aviation services firm Draken International has bought the aviation service businesses of Cobham Group.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Steve Trimble
The $162 million contract includes the aircraft, ground-based training systems, a mission planning and debrief system and ground support equipment.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Airbus’ second attempt at flying its Zephyr solar-powered high-altitude pseudo satellite from its test site in Wyndham, Western Australia, ended in failure after encountering turbulent air and breaking up, an Australian accident probe has concluded.
Space

By Steve Trimble
A Matrix-inspired description of the U.S. Air Force's next fighter acquisition suggests substantial cost savings are possible, but not everyone agrees.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The first production example of the Protector derivative of General Atomics’ SkyGuardian medium altitude, long-endurance unmanned aircraft system has made its first flight.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Switzerland’s Kopter Group has begun to hunt for a new boss after chief executive Andreas Lowenstein stepped down.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
For a second time, the International Space Station’s three crewmembers sequestered themselves in the orbiting science lab’s Russian segment this past weekend to help ground teams search for a small air leak.
Space

By Mark Carreau
NASA seeks to spark the growth of commercial low Earth economic activity as well as test out a new toilet customized for future deep-space exploration with the planned launch of the 14th Northrop Grumman resupply mission to the International Space Station.
Space

By Tony Osborne
The Czech Republic has selected Rafael’s Spyder air defense system to meet the country’s short-medium range ground-based air defense requirement.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Mark Carreau
A new assessment of radar data from the European Space Agency’s Mars Express orbiter affirms a likely presence of subglacial liquid water with a hyper saline concentration at the Martian south pole.
Space

By Tony Osborne
NATO’s Multinational Multirole Tanker Transport Fleet (MMF) is to receive a ninth Airbus A330 Multirole Tanker Transport (MRTT) after Luxembourg increased its participation in the initiative.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Selected U.S. military contracts from the past week.
Defense

News in brief
Defense

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

By Steve Trimble
A picture released by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems shows the Sparrowhawk aircraft as a wing store on an MQ-9 Reaper UAS.
Aircraft & Propulsion