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By Mark Carreau
The crew of the International Space Station (ISS) continues to check out Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner following its suspenseful rendezvous and docking on May 20.
Space

By Mark Carreau
Boeing’s uncrewed CST-100 Starliner executed a successful autonomous docking to the U.S. segment of the International Space Station (ISS) as scheduled on May 20.
Space

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Navy has revealed interest in developing a new air-launched mine.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force’s first F-35A wing in the Pacific reached its full complement of aircraft this week, as the second U.S. Marine Corps F-35B squadron reached full operational capability in Japan.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
GE Aviation will need to build up to 467 T901 engines during the first years of production.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
UK vertiport developer and drone operator Skyports plans to explore establishing a ship-to-shore delivery infrastructure in Singapore.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Garrett Reim
Raytheon Intelligence & Space has rebranded its Advanced Concepts and Technology division as Department 22, a business unit focused on next-generation military technologies.
Emerging Technologies

Aviation Week Staff
A spacewalk by Russian cosmonauts Oleg Artemyev and Denis Matveev outside the International Space Station (ISS) that was planned for May 19 has been postponed due to issues with the European Robotic Arm.
Space

By Tony Osborne
Airbus Helicopters plans to produce three prototypes to support development of the Tiger attack helicopter mid-life upgrade.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The UK Royal Air Force has christened its new Dassault Falcon 900 business jets as Envoy IVs, reviving the name given to an interwar-era light transport aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Staff
Russian Helicopters is preparing to replace Western-made engines on its products, with plans to test domestic powerplants on the Kamov Ka-226 and Ka-62 and Kazan Ansat as soon as 2023.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Mitsubishi Electric has developed a liquid resin that is formulated to remain stable in the vacuum of space and harden into a parabolic spacecraft antenna when exposed to ultraviolet light emitted from the Sun.
Space

By Tony Osborne
Airbus Helicopters is studying cargo and armed roles for its VSR700 rotary-wing uncrewed air system (UAS), which is currently in development.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Irene Klotz
The uncrewed Starliner flight test is part of a joint NASA-Boeing program to develop crew transportation services to the ISS and future destinations in low Earth orbit.
Space

By Tony Osborne
Airbus Helicopters is to start assembly after this summer of a prototype for the military version of its H160 twin-engine medium rotorcraft being adopted by the French armed forces.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon on May 19 announced it would airlift more counter-artillery radars, howitzers and other equipment to Ukraine, shortly after the Senate approved a $40.1 billion package of assistance.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. military plans to use contracted commercial aircraft to airlift infant formula into the country amid an ongoing shortage, as part of “Operation Fly Formula.”
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Brian Everstine
The schedule delay for the next presidential aircraft has grown by up to three years as Boeing works through issues on the VC-25B, and the Air Force is programming funds for the existing aircraft to keep it flying to cover the gap.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine has presented NASA with 15 recommendations for improving the long-term diversity among those who lead space science missions.
Space

By Graham Warwick
The European Patent Office has published 37 applications by Lilium which provide new insight into the design of the German startup’s Lilium Jet electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Michael Bruno
Commercial flights are targeted to begin in late 2024, according to the company.
Commercial Space

By Guy Norris
Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) has selected Swiss-based H55 to supply battery systems for the engine maker’s regional hybrid-electric flight demonstrator program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Airbus Helicopters believes that NATO demands for a 220-kt. cruise speed for a future medium transport helicopter could drive maximum take-off weights of up to 17 metric tons.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The UK Defense Ministry has launched its long-awaited competition to acquire a new fleet of medium helicopters consolidating several rotary-wing types currently in service.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Space Force is meeting with industry representatives in a different way, to see what will be possible for the migration of tactical intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance to orbit.
Space