Defense and Space

Brief news items of interest to aerospace & defense professionals.
Defense and Space

By Bradley Perrett
China is developing a multi-shot scheme for a manned Moon landing that would feature docking in lunar orbit and a low-risk launcher based on current technology.
Space

By Lee Hudson
The U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA) awarded L3Harris and SpaceX contracts to each build four satellites for detecting and tracking ballistic and hypersonic missiles.
Space

By Steve Trimble
Interservice Roles Dispute Erupts As Army Defines Vision For Long-Range Targeting
AUSA

By Irene Klotz
Recovering, reflying SpaceX Falcon 9s will save Space Force $53 million.
Space

By Tony Osborne
Preparation for the information age means a generational change for the operating concept of the British Armed Forces.
Budget, Policy & Operations

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Knowledge Center

By Steve Trimble
Washington-based Meta Aerospace has acquired four Boeing KC-135Rs from the Singapore government to offer aerial refueling services to the U.S. government.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
A new era of ubiquitous teaming between manned and unmanned military aircraft is not far away.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Piotr Butowski
A Russian military flight test center celebrated its 100th anniversary on Sept. 29 by publishing a video showing the flight of a group of four Su-57 fighters, one of which carried two R-77M medium-range air-to-air missiles that had not been seen before.
Missile Defense & Weapons

ELBIT SYSTEMS OF AMERICA has 5-year, $35m US Navy contract to perform LRU repairs for V-22s at Fort Worth and Talladega.
MRO

By Steve Trimble
Ask the Editors: Software has made great strides, but pilots are still needed to handle complex missions in the real world.
Emerging Technologies

BOEING selected Queensland, Australia as site to assemble unmanned Boeing Airpower Teaming System.
Defense and Space

By Tony Osborne
Safran has added Spain’s ITP Aero to its team developing a new turboprop engine from the Ardiden 3 turboshaft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
Northrop Grumman’s 14th NASA-contracted resupply mission Cygnus capsule reached the International Space Station early Oct. 5, delivering a nearly 7,800-lb. cargo.
Space

By Bradley Perrett
A Boeing loyal-wingman drone under development in Australia may be assembled in the northeastern state of Queensland.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bradley Perrett
Electronic warfare programs feature prominently in the Japanese defense ministry’s request for funding for the next fiscal year.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Lee Hudson
An inside look into the U.S. Army’s radical experiment, Project Convergence, a sensor-to-shooter demonstration.
AUSA

Selected U.S. military contracts from the past week.
Defense and Space

News in brief
Defense and Space

Brief news items of interest to aerospace & defense professionals.
Defense and Space

By Mark Carreau
Northrop Grumman's 14th NASA-contracted Cygnus resupply capsule was on course to reach the International Space Station early Oct. 5th with a diverse
Space

By Graham Warwick
U.S. Army Funds Research Into Multifuel Engines For UAVs Graham Warwick, [email protected] Technology enabling unmanned aircraft engines to run on whatever type of fuel is locally available is to be developed under an $11.4 million grant awarded to the University of Wisconsin-Madison by the U.S. Army Research Laboratory.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lee Hudson
The U.S. is shifting its irregular warfare strategy to a broader approach that includes information warfare and gray zone operations to counter China, Iran and Russia, a Pentagon official says.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Irene Klotz
A joint venture of the UK government and Indian mobile network operator Bharti Global has won U.S. Bankruptcy Court approval to buy aspiring global, high-speed internet-via-satellite operator OneWeb.
Space