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By Tony Osborne
A new facility to support the UK’s fleet of P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft has been handed over by Boeing to the UK’s defense materiel agency, Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S).
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bradley Perrett
A Long March 5 rocket launched the first all-Chinese mission to Mars on July 23, placing the 5-metric-ton Tianwen 1 spacecraft directly into an Earth-Mars transfer orbit.
Space

By Michael Tint
AVIATION WEEK NETWORK forecasts that over the next decade, 2,758 new, western-designed transport helicopters will be built, 726 will be re-engined or
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By Lee Hudson
For five years, Lockheed Martin delivered F-35 spare parts that were not ready for installation and the U.S. Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) is seeking compensation.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
Pratt & Whitney is campaigning for an F-15EX engine competition, but an 18-month integration process for the F100-PW-129 revealed in a new U.S. Air Force acquisition document kept the company out of consideration for Lot 1 production.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Brazilian-U.S. light aircraft maker Texas Aircraft Manufacturing is collaborating with the UK’s Oxis Energy to develop an all-electric training aircraft powered by advanced lithium-sulfur batteries.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Air Combat Command (ACC) released an “invitation to propose” to companies for the Reforge Proof of Concept program last week, with bids expected based on the T-50 and M-346 advanced jet trainers.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
DARPA indirectly confirmed the supplier of the critical OpFires upper stage in a July 17 contract award to Lockheed Martin for $7.45 million.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
Industry and government discussions for the development of a UK-led future combat air system, Tempest, have moved to the trilateral level, industry leaders have announced.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
An international team of astronomers has directly imaged a very young, Sun-like star with multiple large planets—a first that may help astronomers better understand how our Solar System’s planets formed and evolved.
Space

By Steve Trimble
A request for proposals for the Regional Glide Phase Weapon System contract has been delayed since April as the Missile Defense Agency continues to review performance requirements, including data from recent hypersonic testing.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Graham Warwick
Space situational awareness provider LeoLabs is to locate its fourth space radar in Costa Rica.
Space

By Maxim Pyadushkin
The Russian Navy has laid the keels for two new helicopter carriers that are replacing planned French Mistral-class helicopter landing docks.
Aircraft & Propulsion

News in brief
Defense

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

Program Dossier: Xian H-6
Defense

By Tony Osborne
British defense firm Qinetiq says it has carried out the UK’s first manned/unmanned teaming demonstration, operating a semi-autonomous multicopter unmanned aircraft system from an Airbus H125 light helicopter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Guam's current Thaad system will not provide the kind of 360-degree defensive coverage that Guam will need, making the purchase of the land-based system a top priority, PACOM's chief says.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
The Air Force Research Laboratory on July 21 awarded a $93.4 million task order to Raytheon to kick-off Phase 2 of the Miniature Self-Defense Munition demonstration program.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Lee Hudson
The Office of Management and Budget has released its annual heartburn letter for the defense authorization bill that threatens a presidential veto if the measure stands in its current form.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Lee Hudson
The Senate has confirmed U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Michael Loh to serve as the 13th Air National Guard director.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Emirati defense firm Edge is to purchase Lockheed Martin’s share in the Advanced Military Maintenance Repair and Overhaul Center (AMMROC).
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Germany is to purchase three Bombardier Global 6000 business jets to carry out its signals intelligence (SIGINT) mission.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
NASA astronauts Chris Cassidy and Bob Behnken teamed July 21 for their fourth and final planned spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS) over the past month.
Space

By Steve Trimble
Rolls-Royce will supply the engines and infrared suppression system for the Bell V-280 tiltrotor proposal to the U.S. Army for the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) program, the engine manufacturer announced on July 21.
Budget, Policy & Operations