The French government is under investigation for a possible violation of U.S. export control terms after a cache of Javelin missiles originally delivered to France were discovered inside a Libyan rebel compound, a State Department official said on July 10.
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Hayabusa 2 asteroid sample return mission spacecraft initiated a three-day attempt late July 9 to collect a subsurface sample of Ryugu.
British defense ministers are hopeful that issues dogging the reliability and serviceability of the UK’s A400M airlifter fleet will be solved by the third quarter of 2020.
India’s defense research agency recently conducted four successful tests of the Nag anti-tank guided missile, moving closer to its induction into the country’s military.
The USAF continues to defend its middle-tier acquisition practices strategy for the Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared missile warning satellite.
Dynetics, Inc. will join Maxar Technologies in the development and demo of operations for the cornerstone power and propulsion element of NASA’s Gateway.
The lengthy statement of administration policy highlighting concerns in the areas of aviation, the nuclear enterprise and space, among others, was sent to the House Rules Committee July 9. Aerospace DAILY obtained a copy of the letter.
The 344-sq.-foot, four-segment, reflective Mylar Light Sail 2 will undergo additional testing of the altitude control system and possible spacecraft software updates.
The update package, named LRASM 1.1, includes unspecified changes to the shape of the wing for better range, a Lockheed spokesman confirmed to Aerospace DAILY on July 9.
The world’s largest military institution—the Pentagon—“is a place with a strong compass or a deep keel,” former Defense Secretary Ash Carter said July 9. “No organization … can move forward without a leader.”
Skyworks Global has partnered with Scaled Composites to build a high-speed rotorcraft demonstrator, the Vertijet, based on a concept developed under DARPA’s Heliplane program and inspired by the late-1950s Fairey Rotodyne.
India’s first indigenously-developed seaborne aircraft carrier—INS Vikrant—is making headway and should be delivered to the country’s navy in two years.
The contract is funded through the ESA/OneWeb Sunrise project, part of the space agency’s long-running ARTES research program to support development of advanced products and services in satellite communications.
NASA has awarded SpaceX a $50 million contract to launch an X-ray observatory designed to measure polarized light from black holes, neutron stars and other high-energy astrophysical objects.
The British defense ministry is widening the scope of its directed energy weapons research with plans for three new demonstrators to help accelerate the introduction of the technology to the front line.
Adm. Bill Moran confirmed he declined the presidential appointment and regretted any inconvenience his decision caused President Donald Trump and Navy Secretary Richard Spencer.
