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By Tony Osborne
The UK defense ministry has formally launched the hunt for a new light aerobatic training aircraft to replace the Grob G115 Tutor.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Guy Norris
Colorado-based rocket engine developer Ursa Major is entering a new growth phase.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The Portuguese government has signed an amendment in its contract with Embraer to purchase a sixth KC-390 airlifter and has added 10 purchase options.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Chen Chuanren
China’s Space Pioneer completed the first-stage engine test of its Tianlong-3 rocket on Sept. 15.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Lori Ranson
Delta Air Lines has signed on to help Maeve Aerospace in the development of the Maeve Jet Series 500 (MJ500) regional aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors

By Robert Wall
HawkEye 360 is gearing up to start deploying a new generation of its electronic intelligence spacecraft that should slash production costs.
Satellites

By Tony Osborne
Denmark is to acquire long-range precision weapons in a bid to strengthen the country’s security in the face of the new regional threat, Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen says.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Aarok, the medium-altitude, long-endurance turboprop uncrewed aircraft system developed by French company Turgis Gaillard, has made its first flight.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Latitude’s Zephyr microlauncher will fly at the end of next year, a one-year delay from its earlier schedule, commercial director Adeline Pitrois said Sept. 17.
Commercial Space

By Robert Wall
The ESA is poised to ask member states to back the European sovereign satellite communications IRIS² program with €600 million in the next funding cycle.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
Atmos Space Cargo is expanding its focus on the defense market, floating the idea of using its capsule to allow military users to rapidly deploy missiles from space.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
SpaceX is in talks with countries to give them sovereign satellite communications capabilities, says Gwynne Shotwell, the company’s president.
Satellites

By Irene Klotz
NASA and Northrop Grumman are revising the flight plan for the Cygnus XL cargo ship to rendezvous with International Space Station.
Space Exploration

By Tony Osborne
Brazil and Sweden have formally launched discussions on purchasing an increased number of Saab Gripen combat for the Brazilian Air Force.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
A new House proposal to avert a government shutdown includes a provision to force the Pentagon to keep the Boeing E-7A Wedgetail program moving at pace.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
The United Arab Emirates’ Space42 and Viasat are hoping to attract partners in their new direct-to-device global low Earth orbit satellite service venture, Equatys.
Commercial Space

By Brian Everstine
The Trump administration on Sept. 15 announced it would significantly loosen restrictions on international sales of uncrewed aerial systems.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Garrett Reim
Communications satellite operator SES has partnered with startup K2 Space to explore designing next-generation medium Earth orbit (MEO) satellites.
Satellites

By Mark Carreau
Solar activity—thought to rise and fall over 11 year cycles—has been on an incline since 2008, a NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)-led study says.
Space Exploration

By Robert Wall
SpaceX is looking to fly the first of a new iteration of its Starship launch system late this year or early next year.
Space Exploration

By Irene Klotz
Earlier this summer Maxar posted an image of a Chinese satellite taken by one of its WorldView Legion satellites in low Earth orbit.
Satellites

By Brian Everstine
Raytheon is internally testing the addition of an air-breathing propulsion system to its air- and ground-launched GBU-53/B StormBreaker.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Michael Bruno
Aerospace supplier Woodward plans a production facility in Greer, South Carolina, to build servo-hydraulic actuation systems, initially for the Airbus A350.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force and Raytheon recently set a new record for longest AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile shot by a fifth-generation fighter.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
The U.S. State Department has green-lighted Peru to acquire the Block 70 model Lockheed Martin F-16.
Aircraft & Propulsion