Defense and Space

By Lee Hudson
The U.S. Army conducted its first flight of a NCH-47 Chinook equipped with the GE Aviation T408 engine, which is the same turboshaft engine outfitting the CH-53K King Stallion.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
Discovery of potential biomarker in Venusian atmosphere raises new questions in search for life beyond Earth.
Space

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Defense and Space

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Defense and Space

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

By Graham Warwick
Already on a tight schedule to deliver community acceptance data to regulators, NASA has revealed that COVID-19 challenges have pushed the first flight of its X-59 QueSST low-boom flight demonstrator back to summer 2022, from late 2021.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lee Hudson
The U.S. Space Force and NASA have signed a memorandum of understanding to formally establish a collaborative partnership in the realm of operations, research and space launch.
Space

By Michael Bruno
Barring the equivalent of light speed regulatory action in Europe, Spirit AeroSystems appears unlikely to close its proposed $420 million acquisition of Asco Industries—at least not under the current terms that expire Oct. 1.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The image reveals a pod with a dimpled outer mold line similar to the ALQ-99 low-band pods, which the winning NGJ-LB design is expected to augment and then replace.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Irene Klotz
Blue Origin plans to conduct its 13th New Shepard launch on Sept. 24, ending a nine-month hiatus in flight testing.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Michael Tint
Ask the Editors: MRO activity is down due to the outbreak of COVID-19, but the military segment has been spared the brunt of the blow.
Air Dominance

By Tony Osborne
U.S. Marine Corps F-35s outnumber their UK counterparts as they embark on the British aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth for the first time as part of a joint exercise.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
Nearly seven years after Brazil's fighter selection, the first Gripen E fighter has arrived in Brazil, where it will continue a year-long flight test campaign ahead of first delivery of an operational jet in 2021.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The UK defense ministry is reportedly considering reducing the number of Boeing E-7 Wedgetail airborne early warning aircraft it plans to purchase.
Aircraft & Propulsion

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

By Irene Klotz
Key to the effort is Congressional appropriation of $3.2 billion in fiscal 2021 for commercially developed Human Landing Systems, NASA says.
Space

By Lee Hudson
House Democrats have filed a bill that would fund the federal government through Dec. 11 to avoid a shutdown on Oct. 1.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Molly McMillin
Textron Aviation avoided a strike by its hourly workforce when members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers accepted the company’s final offer of a new four-year labor contract on Sept. 19.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Cubic, a military training and command, control, computers, communications, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (C4ISR) services provider, has adopted a so-called poison pill to ward off a potentially hostile takeover attempt by activist hedge fund Elliott Management.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Dutch industry has benefited from an additional $19 million in contracts since Turkey’s suspension from the F-35 program, a national report has confirmed.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
One of the few big storylines on the military aviation beat to emerge this year with no links at all to the COVID-19 pandemic is the U.S. Air Force’s
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Lee Hudson
The U.S. Space Force has awarded Northrop Grumman a $298 million contract to rapidly prototype the payload for the Evolved Strategic Satellite Communications program that will ultimately replace the Advanced Extremely High Frequency system.
Space

COLLINS AEROSPACE SYSTEMS was selected to supply NP2000 propeller system (eight composite blades/digital EPCS), for 30 more C-130Hs for USAF.
Defense and Space

By Mark Carreau
Much of the growing global enthusiasm for a post-Apollo return to the Moon with human explorers is focused on the lunar south pole.
Space

By Steve Trimble
How a massive budget cut, a DARPA program and a lengthy internal debate transformed the NGAD program.
Air Dominance