Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Steve Trimble
The RQ-28A is the Army’s first quadrotor acquired as a program of record in the first tranche of the Short-Range Reconnaissance (SRR) contract.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Chen Chuanren
The Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore and EASA signed the memorandum at the European Union–Asia Symposium on UAS and UAM in Singapore.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Garrett Reim
BAE Systems is to develop the flight computer for Supernal’s electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft.
NBAA

By Tony Osborne
Poland has selected GE Aerospace’s CT7-2E1 turboshaft to power the fleet of Leonardo AW149 battlefield helicopters it has on order.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Staff
Despite a sharp uptick in stock prices Oct. 17, it was not enough to prevent the Advanced Air Mobility Stock Composite average to remain in the red for the fourth week in a row.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Garrett Reim
Sidus Space plans to test a new edge computing capability aboard its LizzieSat when that satellite launches in 2023.
Commercial Space

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force wants more adversary aircraft to train against the service’s jets and pilots in Europe, with a new solicitation calling for at least six aircraft available for persistent support.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Tony Osborne
NATO’s Multinational Multi-Role Tanker Transport Unit (MMU) has begun flight trials to enable Saab’s JAS-39 Gripen to be refueled by its Airbus A330 MRTT tankers.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
Homeland air defense requires networking existing capabilities in the short-term and a major modernization effort inspired by the Cold War-era’s vast Semi-Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) program, the Defense Science Board (DSB) says in a newly released three-year study.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Austria is to acquire three more Eurofighter Typhoons, new helicopters, airlifters and a ground-based air defense system as part of a dramatic increase in national defense spending.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The runway at De Peel will be renovated so that it can be used for fast-jet operations with plans for around 3,600 movements a year.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Molly McMillin
The expansions are part of ongoing growth of their worldwide facilities.
NBAA

By Mark Carreau
Since its launch, TESS is credited with the discovery of more than 266 extrasolar planets and thousands of additional candidates that are currently under assessment for verification.
Space

By Michael Bruno
Blacksky Technology could raise up to $200 million in fresh funds by selling stock, debt or both.
Space

By Guy Norris
As a U.S. Defense Department decision looms over the potential future use of adaptive engines in the Lockheed Martin F-35, General Electric says a study has concluded that the XA100 advanced propulsion system could work in the short takeoff and vertical landing variant.
Aircraft & Propulsion

KAMAN building military version of Kargo UAS.. PHASE FOUR expands satellite propulsion line... BAE SYSTEMS tests artillery guidance kit...
Defense and Space

By Mark Carreau
After a two-day weather delay, NASA’s quartet of Crew-4 astronauts departed the International Space Station aboard their Freedom SpaceX Dragon capsule on Oct. 14 for a parachute-assisted splashdown off the coast of Jacksonville, Florida, ending a 170-day mission to the orbital science laboratory.
Space

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon is in discussions with SpaceX about the future of Starlink satellite internet connectivity in Ukraine after the company threatened to end the service if the Defense Department does not pick up the bill, while the military is also reaching out to alternative satellite communications providers.
Commercial Space

By Steve Trimble
Top Russian government officials are reacting to a lack of sufficient uncrewed air vehicles in their country’s military arsenal, saying they are an “urgent need.”
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Steve Trimble
Gen. C.Q. Brown paid a visit to Lima on Oct. 11-12 to discuss “opportunities for additional defense cooperation,” the Air Force said.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Honeywell has continued its penetration into the advanced air mobility market with the Anthem flight deck, announcing an agreement with Supernal to explore integration of the cloud-connected cockpit avionics system into the Hyundai subsidiary’s planned electric vertical takeoff and landing air taxi.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Steve Trimble
“We are seeing an increased demand and opportunity to replace legacy aircraft components with thermoplastics,” a Collins executive says.
Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
Steadfast Noon usually passes with little public acknowledgement as it exercises NATO’s nuclear deterrent, but this year the drills appear to have grown.
Budget, Policy & Operations

LOCKHEED partners on laser comms... SPIRE GLOBAL buying VIRGIN ORBIT launches... L3HARRIS lands F-16 bomb rack replacement contract...
Defense and Space

By Graham Warwick
Australian startup Dovetail has selected Mobius.energy to supply the battery system for its planned conversion of the Cessna Grand Caravan and other commuter aircraft to electric propulsion.
Advanced Air Mobility