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By Steve Trimble
A nearly year-long setback for the Tactical Boost Glide program will cause a similar delay for the U.S. Air Force’s AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon, the U.S. Government Accountability Office says.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Graham Warwick
After building 111 aircraft and conducting more than 25,000 flights, unmanned and manned, startup Kitty Hawk is winding down the Flyer project to develop a single-seat recreational electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
A Bell V-280 tiltrotor has become the first aircraft to fly with GKN thermoplastic composite parts made from recycled waste material.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
An extended-range anti-radiation missile developed by the U.S. Navy performed a captive-carry test on June 1, paving the way for flight testing to
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Mark Carreau
Arnold Aldrich, a 35-year NASA executive whose guidance touched U.S. human space exploration from Mercury through the space shuttle, died on May 28 in a Virginia hospital following a brief battle with cancer.
Space

By Tony Osborne
Airbus Helicopters has delivered its first helicopters using an electronic-delivery process negating the need for the customer to travel to collect the aircraft in light of the travel restrictions caused by the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
Known as the “impact origin of life hypothesis,” this process may have occurred elsewhere in the inner Solar System, including Mars and perhaps other planetary systems.
Space

By Bill Carey, Lee Hudson
The District of Columbia National Guard is investigating “low-flying maneuvers” conducted by helicopter pilots over the city’s downtown June 1 after
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
Bye Aerospace is approaching the critical design review for its eFlyer 2 two-seat electric training aircraft and has revealed plans to develop an all-electric six- to nine-seater in addition to the already announced four-seat eFlyer 4.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The approval, announced June 2, means that air forces now will be able to use the full capacity of the aircraft to drop up to 116 paratroopers from the paratroop doors.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bradley Perrett
Taxi testing has begun for the first prototype of Taiwan’s new advanced trainer, the Aerospace Industrial Development Corp. (AIDC) AT-5, ahead of a first flight planned for the second half of June.
Aircraft & Propulsion

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Defense

By Lee Hudson
The USS Gerald R. Ford will conduct command-and-control exercises with the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group in the Mid-Atlantic.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Marine Corps has entered the last phase of a fleet transition for the Lockheed Martin KC-130T, with the first KC-130J delivered to the last
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The demonstration showed the potential targeting range of the 15-year-old weapon system, with one missile fired at a target 90 km (60 mi.) away and the second at a target 400 km away.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
The Air Force did not release the number of aircraft involved in the deployment, but an official photo showed four F-35As moving down a taxiway after landing at Al Dhafra.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The program will modernize the fleet and allow it to undertake limited close air support missions and intercept low-speed air targets in the air policing mission.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
TUSAS has been flight testing a new wing for the Anka UAV equipped with internal fuel tanks that can boost its endurance.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
U.S. defense prime contractors and aerospace OEMs will sell their 20-year-old industry consultancy Exostar to private equity buyer Thoma Bravo
Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
Leonardo says it has completed flight testing for the latest phase enhancement upgrade for the Eurofighter Typhoon, paving the way for the delivery of active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar-equipped aircraft to Kuwait.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Graham Warwick
The light aircraft manufacturer has prioritized development of large cargo UAVs because of increasing indications that the entry into service of electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing air taxis could slip to 2028.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
LONDON—The UK will launch a new tender for coastguard aviation services in 2021 with a focus on increased use of fixed-wing and unmanned platforms.
Aircraft & Propulsion

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