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By Tony Osborne
Ben Wallace will continue as UK defense secretary in the new government formed by new Prime Minister Liz Truss.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Leonardo Helicopters is planning take on Airbus in its own backyard by competing for a German requirement for a light utility helicopter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Baykar’s Bayraktar TB2 uncrewed aircraft system could secure its 30th customer before year-end, senior company officials say.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Russia and Ukraine appear to have settled for a state of mutual denial in the air. But what do U.S. Air Force war planners make of this idea?
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Mark Carreau
Russian cosmonauts Oleg Artemyev and Denis Matveev have picked up where they left off more than two weeks ago when their spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS) was cut short by a spacesuit battery issue.
Space

By Chen Chuanren
The U.S. Marine Corps is trying out the so-called expeditionary advanced basing operations concept with its Lockheed Martin F-35B fighters while on deployment to Australia.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
Montreal-based startup VPorts plans to build a network of vertiports in Quebec, focused initially on regional cargo and medical transportation using electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Chen Chuanren
Saab has conducted live-firing of its motorized variant of its RBS-70NG surface-to-air missile, witnessed by military officials from a total of 15 NATO and non-NATO potential customer countries.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Chen Chuanren
China’s AVIC First Aircraft Institute has flown its Venus-50 solar-powered pseudo satellite for the first time.
Defense

By Chen Chuanren
The deals come as Chinese naval ships continue to prowl the waters around Taiwan after tensions heightened in early August.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick, Thierry Dubois
The move signals the growing importance of electric power in new aircraft designs.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
An order for the Su-35 would be the first major acquisition by Iran for its air force in more than two decades.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The MAFFS was originally designed for the Lockheed Martin C-130, but is compatible with the cargo-handling system on the C-390.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Shanghai-based Vertax has flown a half-scale model of its design and is targeting certification in 2026.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Thierry Dubois
Placing Eutelsat's Konnect VHTS into orbit signals the beginning of the end for Europe’s Ariane 5 workhorse.
Commercial Space

By Graham Warwick
The aircraft is expected to begin remotely piloted test flights before the end of the year.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Garrett Reim
The U.S. Space Force recently broke ground on an Enhanced Polar Systems-Recapitalization satellite communications terminal in Clear Space Force Station, Alaska.
Space

By Guy Norris
The U.S. Air Force Academy is showcasing new test capabilities developed as part of research stretching back 16 years supporting the design of the Orion crew capsule for NASA’s Artemis program.
Space

By Brian Everstine
U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command on Sept. 2 returned its CV-22 fleet to flight after more than two weeks of grounding because of an issue with the tiltrotor’s gearbox for which the service still does not have a root cause.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
A British think tank suggests the UK should leave Copernicus and develop its own Earth observation program with the European Space Agency.
Space

By Guy Norris
The module will contribute to increased efficiency and lower fuel burn.
Emerging Technologies

By Michael Bruno
Private equity investors CIC Partners and Juniper Capital Management have teamed to buy Applegate EDM and Icon Machine, both in the Dallas area, to create a new portfolio company called Precision Aerospace that focuses on exotic and precision metal work for defense and commercial space.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
OQ Technology, a 5G Internet-of-Things satellite startup, has received a €13 million ($12.9 million) Series A investment led by Wa’ed Ventures, the venture capital arm of oil-and-gas company Saudi Aramco.
Commercial Space

By Brian Everstine
Boeing on Aug. 31 received a $927.5 million undefinitized contract for four KC-46A refueling tankers for Israel, a deal that will cover the testing of the next-generation refueling vision system and deliveries by the end of December 2026.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
The Multinational Multi-Role Tanker Transport Fleet is using Exercise Pitch Black to gain additional certifications and operational experience as the unit moves toward initial operating capability.
Budget, Policy & Operations