Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

Startup nonprofit Carbon Mapper, Inc. is leading a coalition of commercial, state and federal government agencies and academic partners in an effort to identify and expand a global awareness of major point source emissions of carbon dioxide and methane in order to lessen their contribution to climate change.

Airbus says it hopes to achieve certification of the A400M’s helicopter air-to-air refueling capability by year’s end following an extensive flight trials campaign.

Athens has signed a deal with the Israeli government to modernize Greece’s fast jet training capability.

The 4-lb. Ingenuity rotorcraft, designed and built at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California, was airborne in the thin atmosphere of Mars for several seconds, flight test data relayed to ground controllers showed.

Two senators proposed a bill on April 16 to ensure sales of Lockheed Martin F-35s to Middle Eastern countries could not escape a full vetting process

Engineers have developed and tested a software fix to correct a problem encountered during preflight checkout of the Mars helicopter Ingenuity, with

Russia’s Soyuz MS-17 descended under parachute onto the steppes of Kazakhstan early April 17, ending a 185-day mission to the International Space Station for NASA astronaut Kate Rubins and cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov.

SpaceX proposed an HLS based on its Starship, a fully reusable, two-stage, human-class, deep-space transportation system currently in development.

Northrop Grumman on April 15 began flying the first of three RQ-4B Block 30 (I) unmanned aircraft systems ordered by Japan.

A four-member multinational crew touched down at the Kennedy Space Center on April 16 to prepare for launch to the International Space Station.

China’s EHang has unveiled plans for a longer-range electric air taxi, the inter-city VT30, as well as a the two-seat intracity EH216 piloted version.

France has ordered eight H225M Caracal helicopters from Airbus as part of its promised stimulus package for aerospace.

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has cleared the way for Inmarsat to continue operating its European Aviation Network (EAN) inflight connectivity system.

The U.S. Army is scheduled to conduct the fourth Precision Strike Missile test in mid-May at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico.

Leonardo has shipped the fourth prototype AW609 commercial tiltrotor to Italy from the U.S. for final tests ahead of the aircraft’s civil certification.

UK startup Aeristech, a developer of high-speed electric motors, has closed a £5.15 million ($7.1 million) funding round.

NASA’s sample return missions to the Moon, Comet Wild 2 and the Sun have proven scientifically game-changing, and agency planners behind the Mars Sample Return believe it will prove of equal value.

SkyNRG is to develop sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production facilities in the U.S. and has signed an MOU with Alaska Airlines to increase investment in low-carbon fuels.

Designing an eVTOL vehicle is challenging, and designing one that can be driven on the road as well as flown is more challenging.

South Africa’s Sasol has been producing synthetic jet fuel from coal and natural gas for decades.

ANA’s parent company has completed initial medical drone delivery trials as it works toward establishing a delivery network in Japan.

EASA has issued guidance for drone design verification for medium-risk uses that require authorization from a national aviation authority.

With more than 100 companies vying to enter the nascent advanced air mobility industry, the competition was always going to get bloody sooner or later.

All three C-UAS demonstrated at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona, may be considered for a Low Collateral Effects Interceptors (LCEI) program, which the US Air Force will launch later this year.

Startup Xwing has completed the first autonomous gate-to-gate demonstration with a commercial cargo aircraft.