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By Jen DiMascio
The Pentagon appears willing to consider permanently paying companies a greater percentage of the costs associated with the work underway on contracts.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Lee Hudson
As the U.S. Space Force determines how to organize acquisition, the Space Rapid Capabilities Office must remain independent with a direct line to the chief to stay on the cutting edge, according to the office’s director.
Space

By Steve Trimble
The F-16 Block 70/72 contract to be awarded on August 14 will use an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity format. As each foreign buyer signs an order, the Air Force will sign a task order under the ID/IQ contract to Lockheed, rather than renegotiating pricing for every foreign customer.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
NASA has awarded New York State’s FAA-designated unmanned aircraft systems test site an $897,000 task order to research automation technology for vertiport operations.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Maxim Pyadushkin
The Russian military will upgrade one of its core multirole fighters–the two-seat Sukhoi Su-30SM.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
What makes the ongoing aerospace workforce cuts so tragic is that up until the start of this year, the aircraft manufacturing and MRO sectors were desperate to hire more workers–and in three to five years, they might be again, albeit probably not at the same pre-pandemic levels.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
The new Mayhem program seeks to create a “larger-scale, expendable, air-breathing, hypersonic, multimission flight demonstrator,” according to an Air Force Research Laboratory request for information published on Aug. 13.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Mark Carreau
NASA’s Osiris-Rex sample return mission spacecraft is on a path to execute a brief landing on the rocky surface of the asteroid Bennu on Oct. 20 following a successful second rehearsal of the steps necessary to execute the descent and ascent earlier this week, according to the mission team.
Space

By Bradley Perrett
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has confirmed it will be one of four competitors for an Australian lead-in fighter trainer requirement, proposing its T-50 family.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
A Canadian start-up has unveiled a concept for a twin-engined, twin-boomed, close air support aircraft with a profile similar to the Vietnam-era North
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Samuel Archer
AVIATION WEEK NETWORK forecasts that the world’s fleet of western-designed fighter aircraft will generate $322.1 billion in maintenance, repair and
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Defense

Unfavorable weather has prompted Arianespace to push back the planned launch of the Galaxy 30, MEV-2 and BSAT-4b spacecraft from Friday to no earlier
Defense

By Bill Carey
The FAA has awarded $3.29 million in grants to its unmanned aircraft systems center of excellence, a coalition led by Mississippi State University.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Steve Trimble
Defense Secretary Mark Esper has charged Ellen Lord, undersecretary for acquisition and sustainment, with leading a review of certification standards and industrial base gaps.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Lee Hudson
During what was supposed to be a routine training flight, a bullet struck a U.S. Air Force UH-1N Huey helicopter, forcing the pilot to conduct an emergency landing in Manassas, Virginia.
Budget, Policy & Operations

WHEELS UP AIRCRAFT SALES, NY was established to offer aircraft brokerage, acquisition, trade, and advisory services.
Business Aviation

By Graham Warwick
Japanese electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing start-up SkyDrive is looking at launching an air taxi service in 2023 in either Osaka or Tokyo, with initial flights over the sea, CEO Tomohiro Fukuzawa said in an interview with the Japan Times.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Bill Carey
Israeli company Percepto says its Sparrow small unmanned aircraft system for industrial applications now features an integral parachute that meets FAA requirements.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
Engineered Propulsion Systems (EPS) has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court Western District of Wisconsin, while Chinese and “other foreign interests” are poised to buy the company’s assets and intellectual property.
Marketplace

By Mark Carreau
Initial data from NASA’s Osiris-Rex mission spacecraft indicate the probe successfully left its low orbit over the asteroid Bennu on Aug. 11 to carry out a 4 1/2-hr. second close-approach rehearsal in preparation for a brief landing to gather surface material for return to Earth.
Space

By Graham Warwick
Israeli start-up Gadfin has been selected by multinational energy company Enel Group to demonstrate electrical infrastructure inspection using a fuel-cell-powered long-range drone.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
Operations at Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico have been suspended after the telescope’s reflector dish was damaged by a snapped cable, the University of Central Florida (UCF), which co-manages the National Science Foundation facility, said on Aug. 11.
Space

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Army's first intelligence-collecting jet has been deployed to the Pacific region as part of a demonstration of sensor technologies that will inform requirements for a new fleet of fixed-wing aircraft.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Lee Hudson
The HH-60W Jolly Green II combat search and rescue (CSAR) helicopter has completed its first-ever aerial refueling, marking the start of developmental testing.
Aircraft & Propulsion