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By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force has cleared the KC-46 to refuel five more aircraft types as part of a rollout of interim capabilities before the tanker is fully operational.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Mark Carreau
NASA on Dec. 6 presented its 2021 class of new astronaut candidates, six men and four women chosen not only for their diverse professional skills but also their commitment to teamwork.
Space

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force’s MQ-9 is the only aircraft with the right capabilities for over-the-horizon surveillance and airstrikes in Afghanistan, though the service is phasing out the drone and giving U.S. Central Command fewer aircraft to fly the missions. But CENTCOM’s head of operations said he still agrees with the USAF plan.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Michael Bruno
Safran on Dec. 6 said it has entered into exclusive discussions to acquire Orolia from majority shareholder Eurazeo alongside the company’s founders and management to expand its product line and local country footprints.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon’s need for test and evaluation of new weapons systems will soon overtake the department’s capacity, at a time when senior defense officials say fast acquisition of new technologies is critical.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Irene Klotz
NASA said it intends to issue a sole-source modification to SpaceX’s Commercial Crew Transportation Capabilities contract that would enable the agency to purchase up to three more crew flights to the International Space Station.
Space

By Steve Trimble
A pair of fighter contract decisions two days apart reveals the fickle nature of international arms deals.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Finland’s defense forces have reportedly opted for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter as the country’s future combat aircraft.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Air Force plans to launch two new unmanned combat air vehicles in the fiscal 2023 budget request, the service confirmed on Dec. 6. The aircraft would be designed to operate as unmanned partners to manned fighters, such as the Lockheed Martin F-35, F-22 and the future Next Generation Air Dominance system, Air Force officials say.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
After reaching orbit on its fourth try from Alaska, startup Astra Space will debut commercial launch services from Florida beginning in January.
Space

By Mark Carreau
Intuitive Machines (IM) has begun construction of a $40 million, 115,000-sq.-ft. lunar production and operations center at the Houston Spaceport to support plans to establish an annual cadence of commercial missions to the lunar surface.
Space

By Irene Klotz
The agreement will see South Africa use China’s Beidou Navigation Satellite System for geophysics, space science, geodetic surveys and other research.
Space

By Thierry Dubois
Using a twin model of the flight rover, engineers are preparing for a post-landing egress test.
Space

By Tony Osborne
Adversary air operator Draken International is to purchase F-16s from Norway to support its U.S. training contracts.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
The space telescope set to launch in 2023 has been built to address two of the most important questions in cosmology today: How did the universe originate and why is it expanding at an accelerating rate?
Space

By Kim Minseok
Opposing hypersonic glide missiles developed by North Korea and China is crucial both militarily and politically to South Korea.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
Senior military leaders are joining together to warn Capitol Hill that there will be readiness problems if an appropriations bill is not approved.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told the Ronald Reagan National Defense Forum that the Pentagon is actively working to make it easier to land contracts and produce new, needed technologies at a time the Defense Department is desperate for innovation.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Dec. 4 that the department “is committed to ensuring Ukraine has what it needs to protect its sovereign territory.”
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Samuel Archer
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By Mark Carreau
The debris was forecast to pass as close as 1.86 mi. to the ISS.
Space

By Michael Bruno
The company acknowledged it had received a warning of noncompliance from the New York Stock Exchange.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
The SLS is a cornerstone of NASA efforts to return to the Moon with human explorers and prepare for human expeditions to Mars.
Space

By Thierry Dubois
The contract is significant for both countries and is France’s largest-ever arms export deal.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Maxim Pyadushkin
The Ka-62 variant started flight trials in 2017.
Aircraft & Propulsion