Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Dec. 4 that the department “is committed to ensuring Ukraine has what it needs to protect its sovereign territory.”

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The U.S. Air Force’s entire fleet had a mission-capable rate of 71.53% in fiscal 2021, a slight drop from 2020’s total rate of 72.74%.

The debris was forecast to pass as close as 1.86 mi. to the ISS.

The company acknowledged it had received a warning of noncompliance from the New York Stock Exchange.

The SLS is a cornerstone of NASA efforts to return to the Moon with human explorers and prepare for human expeditions to Mars.

The contract is significant for both countries and is France’s largest-ever arms export deal.

The Ka-62 variant started flight trials in 2017.

The combined company, to be traded on the Nasdaq stock exchange, ostensibly will have a pro forma enterprise value of $974 million.

A demonstration of Raytheon’s thruster valve and nozzle will inform final design of Aerojet Rocketdyne DACS for the MDA’s future NGI.

The contracts mark kickoff of two-phase approach to moving from the government-owned ISS to a public-private outpost in low Earth orbit.

UK advanced air mobility startup Vertical Aerospace has set Dec. 14 for a vote on its planned going-public merger with blank-check company Broadstone

The service wants its systems to be smaller, more portable and more durable so that they can be deployed.

MRO services accounted for nearly 60% of job losses in the total Canadian aerospace industry during between 2019 and 2020.

Initially planned for Nov. 30, the excursion was delayed two days so that NASA could assess a possible orbital debris concern.

The cooperation agreement signed in Rome on Dec. 2 covers the supply of 18 Leonardo AW169M helicopters.

The upgrade is Honeywell’s answer to a move by GE Aviation to offer the more powerful T408 turboshaft engine as a future upgrade option.

SNC-Lavalin is to provide business and technical support to develop a zero-emissions 90-seat regional airliner.

A consortium of Bombardier, Raytheon and Springfield Air has purchased the five-strong fleet of modified Bombardier Global business jets.

As a reusable booster, Neutron is designed to carry 8 tons into low Earth orbit.

Saudi Arabia plans to complete the $500 billion initial phase of Neom development in 2025 and has launched work on the first two region

The service’s ongoing effort to connect its simulators is the Simulator Common Architecture Requirements And Standards program.

The data will assist with understanding how spaceflight affects human physical and mental health.

Vice President Kamala Harris is to kick off the first National Space Council meeting under the Biden administration.

Satellite communications network developer OneWeb unveiled a joint development agreement with engineering company GDC Advanced Technology to certify new aviation terminals for OneWeb’s future low earth orbit (LEO) constellation.