Defense and Space

Part of the problem of using a solid rocket motor to deorbit is that the type can generate slag.

Bulgaria operates one of the smallest military aircraft fleets in Europe, but the modernization of key capabilities is underway to respond to the worsening security situation in Eastern Europe and in the Black Sea.

The tests are believed to form part of the Royal Air Force’s reusable Hypersonic Air Vehicle Experimental (HVX) program.

The deal includes 50 new F-15IA aircraft and 25 Mid-Life Update modification kits for 25 of the country’s existing F-15Is.

The findings, “Liquid water in the Martian mid-crust,” were published Aug. 12 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

With total revenue of $97 million, up 17% year-on-year, Loar beat a consensus estimate of $90.1 million.

With a cargo payload of 2 tons, the unnamed UAS is the largest uncrewed transport UAS developed in China.

SpaceX has announced plans for its sixth commercial private astronaut mission.

The FAA has for now called off public hearings on SpaceX’s request to increase the pace of Starship-Super Heavy launch operations.

Poland’s government has signed the largest-ever export deal for Boeing’s Apache attack helicopter.

A U.S. Army Theater High Altitude Area Defense missile destroyed this Aerotherm reentry vehicle launched by a Coleman Research Hera rocket on Aug. 2, 1999.

NASA has delayed a decision on how best to return the Boeing CST-100 Starliner crew to Earth.

The U.S. and Sweden are dangling incentives to secure combat aircraft orders in Thailand and the Philippines.

The start of powered runs of the X-59’s single GE Aerospace F414 will mark a key milestone on the road to first flight.

NEW ZEALAND took delivery of its first C-130J-30 as part of order for five through FMS with USAF.

BOEING has $2.56b USAF contract for two rapid prototype E-7A AEW&C Wedgetails (737-700s); deal includes lifecycle development, training, and support. It is currently producing three E-7As for RAF and aircraft has been selected by NATO.

The upcoming Boeing acquisition of Spirit AeroSystems is highly important, Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kansas) says.

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Aug. 11 ordered the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group to accelerate its deployment to the region.

The Edge Node satellites will carry a variety of RPO sensors onboard and software to be tested for future cubesat-scale satellites.

The resilient missile warning/missile tracking (MW/MT) in the MEO Epoch 2 constellation could include up to 18 satellites.

The Air Force announced Aug. 9 the terms of its recently reached agreement with Boeing.

For now, drone exports by Ukraine are not legal.

RAAF chief Air Marshall Stephen Chappell says he signed a letter of intent with Luftwaffe commander Lt. Gen. Ingo Gerhartz.

Poland has signed an agreement for the production of 48 M903 Patriot launchers, part of Warsaw’s wider push to enhance its air and missile defense capacity.

The Royal New Zealand Air Force took delivery of its first Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Hercules on Aug. 8 to kick off a much-needed fleet modernization.