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Selected U.S. military contracts from the past week.
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By Garrett Reim
South Korea’s Institute for Basic Science plans to use a series of cubesats flying in low Earth orbit over a 15-year span to study Venus’s atmosphere.
Satellites

By Vivienne Machi
York Space Systems has completed the preliminary design review for new satellites for the Space Development Agency one month ahead of schedule.
Satellites

By Steve Trimble
Engine makers GE Aerospace and Kratos Turbine Technologies expanded a partnership on small affordable turbofan engines on June 2.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Europe’s space sector is set for growth, but in one area it may be poised for contraction: the number of companies vying for business.
Commercial Space

By Robert Wall
NATO is kicking off a new round of outreach to dual-use companies to tackle some of the thorniest problems the alliance faces.
Satellites

By Mark Carreau
The U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame inducted veteran NASA astronauts Bernard Harris and Peggy Whitson in May 31 ceremonies at Florida’s Kennedy Space Center.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Michael Bruno
CAE on June 2 named industry veteran Matthew Bromberg as CEO and president effective Aug. 13.
Maintenance & Training

By Tony Osborne
India’s HAL has received the first center fuselage for the Mk. 1A version of the indigenous Tejas Light Combat Aircraft to be produced by private industry.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Families of military personnel killed in a UK Royal Air Force Chinook helicopter crash in Scotland in 1994 have launched a legal action against the UK.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Craig Caffrey
For the first time since early on in World War II, Europe is set to spend more on the acquisition of military equipment than the U.S. this year.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Chen Chuanren
Japan's parliament passed a law May 30 that amends civil aviation law following a fatal runway incursion accident in January 2024 at Tokyo Haneda Airport.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Tony Osborne
Ukraine claims to have destroyed one-third of Russian Long-Range Aviation’s cruise missile-carrying strategic bombers after an audacious drone raid deep inside Russian territory.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
The budget calls for NASA in fiscal 2026 to develop a new strategy to maintain U.S. leadership in aviation and focuses aeronautics research in four main areas.
Emerging Technologies

By Chen Chuanren, Jens Flottau
The U.S. has suspended sales of aircraft technologies to China for use by state-owned commercial aircraft manufacturer Comac, industry sources say.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the first batch of projects under the Partnership for Indo-Pacific Industrial Resilience program.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Teasing the long-awaited Strategic Defense Review to be published June 2, UK Defense Secretary John Healey said the UK needs to bolster its defense industrial base.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Irene Klotz
Less than a day after releasing budget plans to cut NASA spending 24%, the White House announced that a replacement to head the agency will be announced soon.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Irene Klotz
A modest hike in NASA’s budget to push human space exploration into deep space would be offset by massive cuts in the rest of the agency’s budget.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Sean Broderick
A powder metal part-contamination problem affects hundreds of Pratt & Whitney PW2000 engines on Boeing 757s and C-17s that will require inspections.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Irene Klotz
For the third time, the FAA will require SpaceX to complete a mishap investigation prior to resuming launches of its Starship-Super Heavy system.
Operations & Safety

By Vivienne Machi
SpaceX successfully launched the eighth of 10 GPS III satellites for the U.S. Space Force May 30 at 1:37 p.m. EDT on a Falcon 9 launch vehicle from Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida.
Satellites

By Garrett Reim
EnduroSat of Sophia, Bulgaria, has raised €43 million ($48.8 million) from venture capital financiers to increase its satellite production to 60 per month.
Satellites

By Ben Goldstein
Chinese air taxi startup Aerofugia has obtained its operating certificate, the first in the country for a manned eVTOL with tilting propellers.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
Hungary has taken delivery of its first trio of Aero Vodochody L-39NG Skyfox jet trainer aircraft.
Light Attack and Advanced Training