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By Lee Hudson
The U.S. Space Force has wrapped up a major upgrade to its GPS Military-Code signal that will improve its anti-jamming and anti-spoofing capabilities.
Space

By Mark Carreau
As the push to return to deep-space exploration becomes more international and commercial, so too do concerns over norms of behavior among those who venture beyond Earth’s orbit.
Space

By Kim Minseok, Bradley Perrett
South Korea’s defense ministry and Hanwha have rolled out a prototype for the radar of the Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) KF-X fighter, following delivery of a ground-test unit in April.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

Piotr Butowski
The new Mi-8AMTSh-VN military helicopter intended for Russian special forces has started flight tests, Rostec Corp. subsidiary Russian Helicopters says.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Hydrogen could be introduced for niche airport applications as early as 2025 and enable deeper decarbonization of aviation by 2035, a Boeing-supported report by Australian researchers concluded.
Emerging Technologies

By Samuel Archer
This fleet snapshot is excerpted from Aviation Week's Fleet Discovery Database. To learn about Aviation Week fleet data products and services, go to pgs.aviationweek.com/FleetDataServices.
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Brief news items of interest to aerospace & defense professionals.
Defense

The U.S. National Reconnaissance Office is pursuing an “integrated hybrid architecture” for its constellation of intelligence-gathering satellites
Defense

By Lee Hudson
During a three-day exercise, the U.S. Air Force assessed F-35 tactics and the viability of the fifth-generation fighter to provide access for friendly forces behind enemy lines in support of the B-2 and RQ-170.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
A Purdue University spinoff is to test an improved propellant for solid-fuel ramjet propulsion systems in hypersonic weapons under more than $1.1 million in contracts from the U.S. military.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Molly McMillin
Bell has opened a facility here to support multiple company programs and business areas, including engineering, supply chain, professional manufacturing and corporate services.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Lee Hudson
U.S. Air Force Secretary Barbara Barrett officially swore in Gen. C.Q. Brown Aug. 6 as the 22nd Air Force chief of staff and the first African-American to hold the position.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Lee Hudson
A portion of the nearly 12,000 U.S. troops withdrawing from Germany may redeploy to Romania or another Eastern European locale, Defense Secretary Mark Esper says.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
France has taken delivery of the first of two Beechcraft King Air 350-based intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance platforms.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Samuel Archer
AVIATION WEEK NETWORK forecasts that maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) demand for Western-designed military transport helicopters will increase
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Defense

By Michael Bruno
Boeing does not expect to issue more debt to raise funds at this time, the company’s chief financial officer said Aug. 5, but management will “keep all our options open” through the "dynamic" COVID-19 and 737 MAX crises .
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
The U.S. Space Force’s 30th Space Wing and entities in California have entered into an agreement to develop a spaceport and boost commercial launch activity at Vandenberg AFB on the state’s Pacific coast.
Space

By Graham Warwick
German aerospace center DLR and MTU Aero Engines plan to cooperate on development of a zero-emissions hydrogen fuel-cell power train for flight testing in a 19-passenger Dornier Do 228 regional aircraft, from 2026.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The planned ramp-up in flight test activity is intended to prepare the Common Hypersonic Glide Body to transition into an operational weapon system within three years.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Army decided in March to concentrate resources on developing the Long Range Hypersonic Weapon, which shares the Common Hypersonic Glide Body with the Navy’s submarine-launched Conventional Prompt Strike missile.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Michael Bruno
Teledyne Technologies, a smaller but significant U.S. defense contractor, is unveiling a new British-oriented missiles and explosives business unit, Teledyne Energetics UK, representing the latest move in a push for international diversification.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Irene Klotz
SpaceX will fly a pair of SES’s new satellites on a Falcon 9 rocket in 2022, with an option for a second flight for an undisclosed third satellite. ULA will launch another two SES spacecraft on an Atlas V, also in 2022, SES announced.
Space

By Irene Klotz
A prototype Mars-class reusable spaceship developed by SpaceX took a nearly 500-ft (150 m) hop off a launch stand near Brownsville, Texas, on Aug. 4, marking the company’s first successful Starship test flight in a year.
Space