In Pictures: Top Aerospace & Defense Stories, Aug. 07 2022

Credit: Amazon.

Amazon plans to take advantage of an earlier opportunity to fly a pair of test satellites for its Kuiper broadband constellation after technical issues delayed a planned launch aboard United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) inaugural Vulcan rocket. 

Credit: Pale Blue.

LOGAN, Utah–Pale Blue has won a contract to provide its Resitojet water-vapor based propulsion system for a pair of 6U cubesats being developed by Yonsei University for a laser crosslink demonstration in low Earth orbit (LEO).

Credit: Lockheed Martin.

Lockheed Martin says its proposal for the Missile Defense Agency’s (MDA) Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) is on schedule for an early fielding as it recently passed a preliminary design review (PDR) of all of its subsystems.

Credit: Shimin Gu.

Turkish uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) manufacturer Baykar is to undertake research and development activities in Pakistan under a new project led by the Pakistan Air Force. 

Credit: Ukrainian Military.

The UK has provided Ukraine with a new rapidly developed air defense capability based on MBDA’s Advanced Short-Range Air-to-Air Missile (Asraam). 

Credit: Tony Osborne/Aviation Week.

Turkish Baykar-developed uncrewed air systems (UAS) and their associated weapons and sensors will be produced in Saudi Arabia under new export agreements between the two countries.

Credit: Operation 2022/Alamy.

The Japanese Defense Ministry is said to be studying using Japan Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) Kawasaki C-2 airlifters to drop long-range anti-surface missiles.