Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

All five bids were opened during a meeting of a working group composed of directorates from four Bulgarian ministries.

Thrusters on the International Space Station Russian segment’s Zvezda service module were commanded to fire for an orbital debris avoidance maneuver.

CarbonCapture and a team of partnershave received $12.5 million federal funding to start engineering and design work for a megaton-scale direct-air-capture hub.

India’s acquisition of 31 General Atomics MQ-9B UAS from the U.S. could boost the subcontinent’s status as a defense MRO hub, according to former Indian Defense Secretary Ajay Kumar.

The first and second stages of the Collima-1 rocket performed normally, but the “emergency blasting system” malfunctioned.

South Korean researchers have developed a humanoid robot capable of understanding flight manuals and flying an aircraft without cockpit modifications.

Norway will become the third country to agree to send F-16s to bolster the Ukrainian air force.

Boom Supersonic has received an FAA experimental certificate of airworthiness for its XB-1 technology demonstrator, meaning flight-testing can now get underway.

India has carried out the first live firing of the indigenously developed Astra air-to-air missile from its HAL Tejas fighter.

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress of the proposed sale, starting a mandatory review period for lawmakers.

ClearSpace says a leftover payload adapter floating in Earth’s orbit, that it planned to remove from space, has been hit by another piece of junk.

The capital investments by Boeing are supporting the company's "future franchise" programs, which possibly include the Next Generation Air Dominance program.

Wagner mercenary group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin reportedly died in the crash of an Embraer business jet in Russia on Aug. 23.

India made history on Aug. 23 by becoming the first country to land a spacecraft near the lunar south pole.

Russia’s Progress MS-24 resupply mission was on course to reach the seven-person International Space Station late Aug. 24.

The Indonesian military's agreement to acquire the Black Hawks—which Aviation Week understands could cover the purchase of 24 S-70Ms—is not set in stone.

Two U.S. aerospace industry teams have been awarded NASA contracts to study technology for sustainable high-speed airliner designs capable of Mach 2-plus.

AeroVironment plans to buy Tomahawk Robotics, a developer of software and hardware to control multiple tactical uncrewed air and ground vehicles at once.

Umbra wins a contract to study how its advanced space radar technologies could be used in the USAF shift to space for its moving-target indication mission.

The goal of the 40-month, $4.2 million project was to actively suppress flutter using onboard sensors, algorithms and control surfaces.

The Mohajer-10 is also described by IRNA as having a 24-hr. endurance, an altitude ceiling of 7,000 meters and a fuel capacity of 450 liters.

Preparations continue for the planned Aug. 25 launch of NASA’s Crew-7’s three astronauts and a cosmonaut to the International Space Station.

U.S. startup Advanced Tactics plans to fly two multi-rotor heavylift VTOLs funded through a U. S. Air Force program.

Demonstrating its commitment to procure 24 F-15EX fighters, a delegation representing the government of Indonesia visited manufacturer Boeing on Aug. 21.

Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman have been contracted to deliver T2TL Beta satellite variants for the Space Development Agency.