Defense and Space

Engineers at the Imperial College of London have created a virtual wind tunnel called PyFR, capable of simulating the atmospheric conditions on Mars for the testing of rotorcraft blade designs.

E-Space, a startup founded by space communications entrepreneur Greg Wyler, has signed a contract with Rocket Lab to launch three demonstration satellites aboard an Electron rocket in the second quarter of 2022.

AUSTRALIA named Boeing Australia-produced unmanned aircraft the MQ-28A Ghost Bat.

The electronic warfare (EW) suites for the enduring U.S. Air Force fighter fleet are now set — and there are some surprises.

Disruption of commercial and scientific cooperation with Western countries because of the conflict in Ukraine is likely to cause Russia’s space-launch campaign to be reduced by one-third this year.

Ursa Space, a satellite-based synthetic-aperture-radar services startup, said March 21 it raised $16 million in Series C venture capital.

The Australian government and Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) have designated the Boeing Airpower Teaming System, or Loyal Wingman, as the MQ-28A Ghost Bat.

The U.S. State Department has approved the sale of a Lockheed Martin Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Radar and associated command and control systems to the UK.

Russian forces claim to have used the Kinzhal hypersonic missile operationally for the first time.

The reignited Airbus-Dassault dispute delays French-German-Spanish future combat air system project.

After releasing its satellite computer vision and guidance software in January, Scout has raised an undisclosed bridge round of financing led by venture capital firm Decisive Point.

The debris of a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey that crashed was spotted late March 18 by a Norwegian rescue team south of the northern city of Bodo.

Russia’s Soyuz MS-21 successfully launched and docked to the International Space Station’s (ISS) Russian segment on March 18, delivering cosmonauts Oleg Artemyev, Denis Matveev and Sergey Korsakov.

The U.S. Air Force needs to update its operating locations around the globe to be able to surge and operate combat aircraft under duress. So the service is starting an in-depth review of how this will happen, and it might not be easy. Or cheap.

The first NASA-backed private astronaut mission to the International Space Station has been retargeted for launch no earlier than April 3 due to additional time needed for transportation provider SpaceX to prepare the Crew Dragon spacecraft chartered by Axiom Space.

China’s Ministry of Transport’s Rescue and Salvage Bureau has acquired six Leonardo AW189 helicopters to enhance its maritime search-and-rescue operations.

ROLLS-ROYCE plans to invest $400m to modernize its engine test facilities in Indianapolis for variety of engines, including new F-130s for USAF B-52s.

HEICO completed previously announced acquisition of PIONEER INDUSTRIES, NY (defense spares distributor).

This webinar took place on Friday, March 18, 2022. The first new U.S. stealth bomber in over 30 years is scheduled to roll-out later this year. The

Aquarian Space raised $650,000 in seed capital to fund development of a lunar satellite communications relay network.

Uncrewed “wingmen” for the Air Force’s next bomber and fighter will be large, sophisticated and costly.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Egypt approved to receive F-15EX; North Korean missile test failure; Satcom prototype clears review; and Boeing’s Australian suppliers.

Retired astronaut Michael Lopez-Alegria is heading back to the ISS to oversee three private travelers.

NASA’s strategy for transitioning its operations aboard the International Space Station to an assortment of commercial free flyers over the coming decade faces a number of opportunity-nurtured challenges, a panel of experts with a stake in the outcome says.