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By Chen Chuanren
The test marked the first time since the end of World War II that a fixed-wing aircraft has operated from a Japanese warship.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The CAA-led eVTOL Safety Leadership Group includes potential operators, manufacturers, rotorcraft experts and aviation companies which have been brought together to foster understanding of the aviation safety implications of advanced air mobility.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Already a major market for helicopters, Brazil is shaping up as a potential promising region for advanced air mobility if conditional aircraft orders are a guide.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Brian Everstine
Boeing has received another $1.1 billion to extend production of the active seeker for the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile system, the company announced Oct. 4.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Mark Carreau
Command of the seven-person International Space Station transitioned on Oct. 4 from Akihiko Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency to European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet.
Space

By Maxim Pyadushkin
The Russian Orbital Service Station, one of several low Earth orbiting outposts being planned to succeed the International Space Station (ISS), will feature six modules, including an inflatable unit with artificial gravity and a jig module to assembly components for future travel to the Moon, Roscosmos said.
Space

By Steve Trimble
Lockheed Martin has announced the opening in Courtland, Alabama, of the second of four planned “digital factories,” with this one dedicated to supporting the Defense Department’s portfolio of hypersonic glide vehicles.
Space

By Mark Carreau
Faced with cost, schedule and technical challenges, NASA is seeking proposals from the commercial sector for a new generation of spacesuits.
Space

By Irene Klotz
William Shatner, the Canadian actor whose portrayal of Capt. James T. Kirk in the 1966-69 television show Star Trek brought depictions of space exploration to millions of households, will get a real taste of space as a guest passenger aboard Blue Origin’s next New Shepard suborbital flight.
Commercial Space

By Graham Warwick
Germany has formally inaugurated the first commercial plant for producing carbon-neutral synthetic kerosene from water, captured CO2 and renewable electricity.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Electric aviation can get started using technology adapted from the automotive market, but moving beyond small, short-range aircraft will require significant government and industry investment in battery research and development focused on the unique requirements of aviation.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Brian Everstine
Boeing on Sept. 30 received a $172.8 million contract to install a new pressure and oxygen monitoring system in 78 new Block III F/A-18E/Fs as part of the U.S. Navy’s effort to mitigate potential physiological incidents.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The Swedish Air Force will begin to introduce the new-model Gripen E fighter to a frontline squadron beginning in 2025.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The Russian Navy fired a hypersonic cruise missile from a submerged submarine on Oct. 4, a possible first if the test weapon includes a scramjet engine.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
Another landmark in the rapid evolution of China’s aerospace industry was on display last week in Zhuhai.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
Engineers from NASA and Aerojet Rocketdyne have completed the second in a series of Space Launch System (SLS) rocket engine tests for the production of the advanced RS-25 liquid hydrogen and oxygen engines assigned to human missions to the Moon beyond Artemis IV.
Space

By Steve Trimble
The circular 12,200-mi. flight started on Sept. 24 at Edwards AFB, California, and landed back at the base on Oct. 2.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon wants to get a better handle on addressing the challenge of climate change, starting with next year’s budget request.
Budget, Policy & Operations

Sweden’s military has requested government approval to purchase Saab’s GlobalEye airborne early warning (AEW) platform. Swedish defense officials announced that a formal request to begin an acquisition of the Bombardier Global business jet platform was launched on Oct. 1.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Guy Norris
GE Aviation says it will use a modified Saab 340B regional airliner as a flying testbed for hybrid electric propulsion technology to be evaluated as part of NASA’s Electric Powertrain Flight Demonstration (EPFD) program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Sweden’s Saab is exploring and testing a suite of solutions that could aid air combat operations in regions where global navigation satellite systems are being jammed or spoofed.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Tony Osborne
The Spanish Air Force has begun its first training flights with its new Pilatus PC-21 turboprop trainers.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Chen Chuanren
North Korea test launched a new, locally developed surface-to-air missile on Sept. 30, the country’s fourth test of a new weapon in a month.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
The 495th Fighter Squadron joins one Boeing F-15C and two F-15E now in the 48th Fighter Wing at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
The aft airframe was shipped on Sept.10 from Linkoping, Sweden to Boeing’s plant in St. Louis, where it arrived a few days later.
Light Attack and Advanced Training