Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Jen DiMascio
Raytheon has won a prime contract from the U.S. Space Force to develop a prototype for a Medium Earth Orbit Missile Track Custody system.
Space

By Michael Bruno
The move stems from a defense industrial base study that the Biden administration reported out last year.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Graham Warwick
Airbus’ USim simulation environment is already being used to validate NASA concepts of operation for AAM.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Garrett Reim
Impulse Space plans to launch its first space tug mission, LEO Express-1, in the fourth quarter of 2023.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
The more primitive Cosmic Dark Ages (CDA) are yet to be exposed.
Space

By Steve Trimble
Colombia's government failed to finalize a contract for 16 Dassault Rafales before a budget authorization deadline on Dec. 31.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The announcement came in a joint press statement released following a call between German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and President Joe Biden on Jan. 5.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Graham Warwick
With locations in Singapore, Toulouse and Austin, Texas, H3 is developing hydrogen-electric propulsion systems to help decarbonize aviation.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Michael Bruno
Rules under the U.S. Export Administration Regulations were previously based on just three constructs.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Thierry Dubois
Last year, 32 Falcons were handed over to their customers, a smaller number than planned.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
GIFAS says there will be a massive U.S. presence at Paris Air Show 2023 and a small Chinese one.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
NASA has acquired a former Japan Airlines Boeing 777-200ER for its large next-generation airborne science research platform.
Space

By Garrett Reim
The Amsterdam-based company will also help Archer manufacture its Midnight four-passenger air taxi.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Bill Carey
The notice of proposed rulemaking would adopt service rules for the use of C-band spectrum at 5030-5091 MHz for command and control of UAS.
Advanced_Air_Mobility_departments

By Graham Warwick
Communication and sensor systems usually run independently.
Air Transport

By Brian Everstine
The cost-plus fixed-fee contract, worth an undisclosed amount, was announced in a sole source notice on Dec. 16.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Any technical faults identified during the course of an investigation are immediately acted upon, while investigators continue probing other factors.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
Amazon started drone deliveries in Lockeford, California, and College Station, Texas, on Dec. 22.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Irene Klotz
The addition of Airbus gives a strong international presence to Voyager’s Starlab team.
Commercial Space

By Steve Trimble
Talks are ongoing with the U.S., Israel, France and Sweden, suggesting a used fighter purchase is being considered.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
The design has 12 electric lift fans embedded in the wing and four in the canard foreplane.
Advanced_Air_Mobility_departments

By Mark Carreau
ADNET is to support a range of Earth and space science research and development activities for Goddard’s Sciences and Exploration Directorate.
Space

By Irene Klotz
Cunningham, who served as the pilot on the first crewed flight test of an Apollo spacecraft, died on Jan. 3.
Space

By Michael Bruno
Part of the Kalyani Group, Bharat Forge claims a leading position as a large metallurgical design and engineering expertise shop in India.
Supply Chain

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon announced the $15.5 million cost-plus fixed-fee contract on Dec. 30.
Aircraft & Propulsion