Defense and Space

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
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Defense and Space

EMBRAER made first flight of Brazilian-manufactured Gripen E (F-39 Gripen) out of Navegantes; flight testing will continue at Gavião Peixoto and
Defense and Space

By Byron Callan
The word “reduction” needs to be carefully parsed, no matter who is in the White House.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
Saab announced the first flight of a Gripen E test aircraft in Brazil on Sept. 24 and detailed elements of a months-long flight test program now
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Maxim Pyadushkin
Russia’s interdepartmental commission has approved prime and backup crews of the 64th ISS expedition to start preflight training at Baikonur Cosmodrome, according to state-owned Roscosmos.
Space

By Tony Osborne
Britain is broadening its options to create an organic space-based global navigation satellite system.
Space

By Mark Carreau
Two months after the launch of its first-ever interplanetary science mission, the United Arab Emirates now counts two astronauts in training at NASA’s Johnson Space Center.
Space

By Steve Trimble
All 62 Rockwell International B-1B bombers are now upgraded with a $1.3 billion avionics upgrade called the Integrated Battle Station (IBS), the U.S
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The Boeing-led team will compete for the Next Generation Interceptor engineering and manufacturing development contract against Lockheed Martin and a Northrop Grumman/Raytheon team.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
“We're not giving up on a shipboard [unmanned air vehicle] by any stretch of the imagination,” U.S. Marine Corps Commandant Gen. David Berger said on September 24. The Marines restructured a shipboard UAS program in March.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
The European Space Agency this week awarded a €300 million ($350 million) contract to Airbus for the development of the Copernicus polar ice and snow topography mission.
Space

By Tony Osborne
Finland, Norway and Sweden have agreed to further strengthen their defense cooperation with the aim of being able to conduct coordinated military operations during a conflict.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Craig Caffrey
On Sept. 18 Czech aircraft manufacturer Aero Vodochody announced it had secured type certification for its L-39NG jet trainer, the latest development
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Requirement contenders are the Boeing T-7, KAI T-50 family, Leonardo M-346 and RAAF’s current type, the Hawk.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jen DiMascio
Northrop’s new jammer; Chinook tests more powerful engine; Brazil accepts Gripen E; and the soft power of space.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Air Force has moved to deploy 10 capabilities demonstrated during the first two on-ramp events for the Advance Battle Management System after a landmark test three weeks ago.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Steve Trimble
Seeking to avoid a one-size-fits-all solution to a growing tanker capacity problem, U.S. Air Force leaders are considering a wide range of options for addressing refueling capacity gap.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
As aerospace startups begin to move their fast-paced, iterative approach to development into the production of hardware, they face challenges using the deliberate, sequential manufacturing processes honed by industry over decades.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
U.S. and Russian flight control teams joined late Sept. 22 to successfully command a maneuver of the three-person International Space Station away from a close pass by an unidentified piece of space debris.
Space

By Tony Osborne
Israel and Italy have agreed a second reciprocal defense procurement agreement that will see Jerusalem purchase training helicopters from Italy, while Italy will buy missiles and simulators from Israel.
Aircraft & Propulsion