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By Michael Bruno
Impresa Aerospace, a supplier to OEMs and Tier 1 military and commercial aircraft manufacturers, has entered U.S. bankruptcy protection and could be taken over by its predominant private equity owner, Twin Haven Capital Partners, according to a Sept. 24 court filing.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lee Hudson
The U.S. Marine Corps is in the middle of an analysis to determine how it will alter its F-35 program of record to comply with the National Defense Strategy, according to a service official.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
The U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) will launch a pair of upcoming GPS-III satellites on previously flown Falcon 9 rockets, saving taxpayers nearly $53 million and setting the stage for future reuse missions under SpaceX’s Phase 2 National Security Space Launch contract.
Space

By Michael Bruno
Curtiss-Wright plans to buy Pacific Star Communications, a private provider of tactical communications solutions for battlefield network management, for $400 million in cash, the companies announced Sept. 24.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Raytheon will start building the first pieces of a Microwave Technology Testbed as a new defense against hypersonic missiles under a $9.79 million
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Michael Bruno
DynCorp International, a provider of military logistics and aviation services to federal agencies, will be acquired by Amentum Holdings in a deal expected to close by year’s end.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
In a first-ever assessment of its economic impact, NASA reports its overall exploration, science and technology development activities generated a $64.3 billion benefit in 2019, supporting 312,000 jobs nationwide that contributed an estimated $7 billion in federal, state and local taxes.
Space

By Tony Osborne
A consortium of Airbus Helicopters and rotary-wing operator Heli-Union has been contracted to provide a fleet of helicopters to perform flight testing for the French defense materiel agency, the DGA.
Aircraft & Propulsion

The U.S. Army is preparing for staff talks with the U.S. Air Force next week that will include explaining the results of Project Convergence, a six-week experiment testing key modernization technologies and weapon systems.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Mark Carreau
NASA’s first attempt to obtain samples from an asteroid and return them to Earth is set to reach a critical stage on Oct. 30 when the Osiris-Rex spacecraft is scheduled to touch down on Bennu.
Space

By Tony Osborne
Green aviation start-up ZeroAvia has completed the first flight of its hydrogen fuel cell-powered Piper M350 test aircraft.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Swedish startup Heart Aerospace has unveiled the electric propulsion system for its planned 19-seat regional airliner, the ES-19.
Emerging Technologies

Fleet Snapshot
Defense

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

Calendar of upcoming events of interest to the aerospace & defense industry.
Defense

News in brief
Defense

By Steve Trimble
Saab announced the first flight of a Gripen E test aircraft in Brazil on Sept. 24 and detailed elements of a months-long flight test program now
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Maxim Pyadushkin
Russia’s interdepartmental commission has approved prime and backup crews of the 64th ISS expedition to start preflight training at Baikonur Cosmodrome, according to state-owned Roscosmos.
Space

By Tony Osborne
Britain is broadening its options to create an organic space-based global navigation satellite system.
Space

By Mark Carreau
Two months after the launch of its first-ever interplanetary science mission, the United Arab Emirates now counts two astronauts in training at NASA’s Johnson Space Center.
Space

By Steve Trimble
All 62 Rockwell International B-1B bombers are now upgraded with a $1.3 billion avionics upgrade called the Integrated Battle Station (IBS), the U.S
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The Boeing-led team will compete for the Next Generation Interceptor engineering and manufacturing development contract against Lockheed Martin and a Northrop Grumman/Raytheon team.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
“We're not giving up on a shipboard [unmanned air vehicle] by any stretch of the imagination,” U.S. Marine Corps Commandant Gen. David Berger said on September 24. The Marines restructured a shipboard UAS program in March.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
The European Space Agency this week awarded a €300 million ($350 million) contract to Airbus for the development of the Copernicus polar ice and snow topography mission.
Space

By Tony Osborne
Finland, Norway and Sweden have agreed to further strengthen their defense cooperation with the aim of being able to conduct coordinated military operations during a conflict.
Budget, Policy & Operations