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By Jen DiMascio
The U.S. Defense Department has signed a contract with Capella Space to provide airborne synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data and analytic services to the U.S. Navy.
Space

By Steve Trimble
Seeking a future, energy-efficient ride to cislunar space, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has launched a demonstration program for a spacecraft powered by a nuclear thermal propulsion system.
Space

By Steve Trimble
A Lockheed Martin F-22 crashed May 15 during a routine training mission near Eglin AFB, Florida, and the pilot is in stable condition after ejecting, the U.S. Air Force says.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
A former British TV soap actor has been named by Ghanaian authorities as wanted in connection with the corrupt sale of Airbus C295 turboprop airlifters to the West African nation’s military.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Irene Klotz
Using the 1967 United Nations Outer Space Treaty as a blueprint, NASA on May 15 unveiled a framework for conducting missions on and around the Moon that it hopes to parlay into a series of bilateral agreements with other countries.
Space

By Tony Osborne
Swiss aircraft manufacturer Pilatus says it has revised its outlook downward in the face of the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Budget, Policy & Operations

Calendar of upcoming events of interest to the aerospace & defense industry.
Defense

News in brief
Defense

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

Fleet Snapshot
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By Lee Hudson
The deal with India was cleared by the State Department roughly 13 months ago.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
NASA is slowing reopening some of its facilities, including parts of the Stennis Space Center in Mississippi, where work to prepare the first Space Launch System (SLS) for a static test fire has been on hiatus for two months due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Space

By Jen DiMascio
The satellite operator Intelsat announced May 13 that it has declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy as part of a financial restructuring to free up liquidity and continue operations while it awaits repayment from the government from an auction of C-band spectrum.
Space

By Steve Trimble
Lockheed Martin could still be producing 36-48 F-16s annually in 2027 if the single-engine fighter claims a string of international order opportunities, said Ken Possenriede, chief financial officer, on May 14.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley have begun a two-week quarantine ahead of a flight test of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS.)
Space

By Graham Warwick
The UK has launched the second phase of a £300 million ($366 million) challenge to develop a novel aviation system enabling safe operation of new types of aircraft including delivery drones, urban air taxis and electric regional aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Bill Carey
House Republicans have stepped up a campaign spearheaded by U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) to ground the drones that Chinese manufacturer DJI has loaned or donated to local police departments to support their response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The air chiefs of France, Germany and Spain have set up a trilateral working group to establish improved connectivity capabilities for their existing Eurofighter and Rafale combat aircraft fleets.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Steve Trimble
Seeking to pave the way for unmanned aircraft systems to complete a mission beyond direct human control, Lockheed Martin demonstrated a podded, autonomous intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capability, the company said.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Tony Osborne
A team of Turkish engineers is proposing a family of hydrogen fuel cell-powered electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft for package delivery, as well as for personal and regional air mobility.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Daniel Urchick
AVIATION WEEK NETWORK estimates that by the end of 2019, there were 1,798 Western-designed attack helicopters in military service. Over the next
AWIN Knowledge Center

The Leonardo (formerly Alenia Aermacchi) M-346 Master is an Italian advanced jet trainer. It is powered by dual Honeywell F125-GA-200 turbofan engines.
AWIN Knowledge Center

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

Earth Observant Inc. (EOI) closed its seed round in the first quarter of this year, the company announced May 14, and has spent the last 18 months
Defense

By Graham Warwick
Loon has signed a deal with African telecommunications provider Vodacom under which the Alphabet company will provide internet service to remote parts of Mozambique using its stratospheric balloons.
Space