Defense and Space

By Tony Osborne
Video appears to show the Rocketsan-developed sounding rocket being tube-launched from a new launch site on Turkey’s westernmost Black Sea coast.
Space

By Chen Chuanren
The U.S.-Japan partnership is reportedly intended to counter growing threats of hypersonic missile technology from China, North Korea and Russia.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Chen Chuanren
Taiwan's latest iteration of the Tien Chien missile is estimated to have a range of 99 mi. and will be compatible with joint helmet-mounted cueing systems.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Irene Klotz
Telesat is switching contractors to build satellites for its planned Lightspeed broadband communications network.
Commercial Space

Apurva Mahajan
The distinctive pattern of preserved mud cracks found by NASA’s Curiosity rover offers evidence which could mean the planet had potential for microbial life.
Space

By Garrett Reim
Astranis plans to launch by year’s end its UtilitySat, a multiband and relocatable small communications satellite.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
Ad Astra Rocket Company is moving ahead with efforts to raise the TRL of its long-in-development VASIMR for a future in-space demonstration.
Space

By Mark Carreau
The Cygnus resupply capsule fired its delta velocity thruster early Aug. 11 to raise the International Space Station’s orbit.
Space

By Tony Osborne
Danish F-35s will land in Denmark for the first time on Oct. 1.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Apurva Mahajan
NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter has completed its 54th flight on Mars, performing a 25-sec. up-and-down hop on the surface.
Space

Aviation Week Staff
Luna-25, the first Russian lunar exploration mission in almost 50 years, is bound for the Moon.
Space

By Tony Osborne
German satellite launcher developer Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) has secured €30 million ($32.8 million) from global investment firm KKR.
Commercial Space

By Chen Chuanren
The second payment for the Rafales brings the total confirmed aircraft for Indonesia to 24, adding to the six fighters that were paid for in September 2022.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The long-awaited report into the loss of F-35B ZM152 makes 46 recommendations to the joint Royal Navy-Royal Air Force organization operating the F-35.
Budget, Policy & Operations

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

By Brian Everstine
Buying counter-UAS as a service is part of the U.S. Army’s plan for more directed energy to target large numbers of attacking drones.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Joe Anselmo, Graham Warwick, Jen DiMascio, Steven Grundman
The differentiator in military programs is shifting from platforms to software. Listen in to hear how this change is transforming industry.
Check 6

By Tony Osborne
Poland has launched negotiations to order 22 Leonardo AW101 battlefield helicopters.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
Despite developing Parkinson’s disease, one of Virgin Galactic’s first customers boarded the company’s VSS Unity spaceship for a suborbital ride.
Commercial Space

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Army is now the acquisition executive for the large-scale plan to defend Guam from air and missile threats.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) plans to launch the two prototype satellites for its Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor system later this year.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
The THAAD and PAC-3 MSE integration was a long, multiyear effort that was fielded and accepted earlier this year.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Using inputs from the fledging HAPS industry, Frontex believes HAPS would be useful for Earth observation.
Commercial Space

By Tony Osborne
QinetiQ is adapting the four-engine airliner to become an Airborne Technology Demonstrator to support radar and sensor integration work for future programs.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Tony Osborne
Baykar’s Akinci drone as well as its associated weapons and sensors will be produced in Saudi Arabia under a new deal estimated at roughly $3 billion.
Aircraft & Propulsion