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By Steve Trimble
A new order for nine MH-47G Block IIs announced on July 31 raises Boeing’s overall order book for the latest version of the Chinook to 24 aircraft, the company said.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jefferson Morris
An Aviation Week panel sees significant changes coming in global military aircraft procurement over the next several years, as countries battered by the biggest global economic contraction since World War II look to simultaneously scale back defense spending and prop up their indigenous industries.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Irene Klotz
Rocket Lab has determined the cause of the July 4 failure of an Electron rocket—a faulty electrical connection which triggered a premature shutdown of the booster’s second stage, the company said on July 31.
Commercial Space

By Graham Warwick
Unmanned aircraft will be flown as part of search-and-rescue operations in the UK beginning on Aug. 1.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lee Hudson
Capitol Hill is continuing to wait for the Pentagon to submit a report proposing changes to Space Force acquisition, but the document still needs to receive a blessing from the White House.
Space

By Bill Carey
A UK Department for Transport-sponsored research program has chosen several companies to participate in the development of an open-access unmanned aircraft traffic management (UTM) system.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
China’s EHang has launched an unmanned aerial firefighting version of its two-seat autonomous electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing air taxi, demonstrating its ability to fight fires in high-rise buildings.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Three separate bids based on the Boeing CF-18E/F Block III, Lockheed Martin F-35A and Saab Gripen E will be evaluated by Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) for the CAD$15-19 billion contract.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Mark Carreau
Two NASA Demo-2 astronauts continued preparing on July 31 for a weekend return to Earth from the International Space Station (ISS) and a splashdown off the Florida coast as Tropical Storm Isaias was upgraded to a category 1 hurricane.
Space

By Lee Hudson
The White House Office of Management and Budget is threatening to veto a six-bill minibus funding package that includes the fiscal 2021 defense appropriations bill.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Kim Minseok, Bradley Perrett
More and improved South Korean space launchers can be developed following the removal of a restriction on solid-propellant motors agreed upon with the U.S.
Space

By Tony Osborne
The Spanish government has outlined planned spending on defense and R&D initiatives that will maintain Airbus’ presence in the country.
Aircraft & Propulsion

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Conferences and events for professionals in the aerospace and defense community.
Defense

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

By Maxim Pyadushkin
Russia’s United Engine Corporation (UEC) has made a vital step in the development of the PD-35, its largest turbofan engine.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lee Hudson
Although the U.S. Navy has not released the final acquisition strategy for its version of Next Generation Air Dominance, the service is working closely with the U.S. Air Force on future capabilities.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
The next prototype of Eviation’s Alice all-electric, nine-passenger aircraft will undergo final assembly and flight test at AeroTEC in Moses Lake, Washington.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Airbus has demonstrated how it could connect unmanned remote carrier platforms in a multi-data link environment.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Lee Hudson
The U.S. Navy is assessing how the MQ-25 carrier-based aerial refueler fits into a larger unmanned system architecture.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Chinese urban air taxi developer EHang is to expand its production capacity for autonomous air vehicles as it works to develop domestic and international markets for the passenger-capable aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
The U.S. Space Force’s 30th Space Wing, the state of California and other involved parties have entered into an agreement to develop a commercial spaceport facility at Vandenberg AFB, California, the federal government’s Western launch range.
Space

By Steve Trimble
Boeing's T-7A won the U.S. Air Force contract to replace the T-38 in September 2019, but the company's response to Australia’s emerging requirement to replace a fleet of aging BAE Hawk 127 jets is now the type’s first move on the market.
Marketplace

By Steve Trimble
Development of a new stealth bomber and contract award for the next intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) remain on schedule despite COVID-19 workplace disruptions, Northrop Grumman CEO Kathy Warden said July 30 on a teleconference about second-quarter earnings.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
Swiss artificial-intelligence (AI) start-up Daedalean has launched a project in partnership with the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) to develop the first guidance for the certification of machine learning in safety-critical applications onboard aircraft.
Safety, Ops & Regulation