Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

The 109-ft.-tall Vulcan booster and 38 1/2-ft. Centaur V upper stage arrived in Florida on Jan. 21.
Space

Aviation Week Staff
Roscosmos said the DM-03 booster separated from the Proton’s third stage about 9 min. after launch.
Space

By Chen Chuanren
China aims to set up an International Lunar Research Station on the Moon’s south pole sometime around 2028.
Space

By Chen Chuanren
Two pilots survived after the Boeing 737-300 fire fighting tanker they were flying crashed while on a mission in Western Australia.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
The AIR5349 Phase 6 Project aims to “ensure commonality” between Australia's EA-18G electronic warfare aircraft and the U.S. Navy’s Growler fleet.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Brian Everstine
President Joe Biden gave the go-ahead to down the balloon once it crossed over land and to the Atlantic Ocean, limiting potential damage from debris.
Defense

By Steve Trimble
The time-limit restriction now applies to the input quill assemblies inside the engine nacelles for the entire V-22 fleet.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Guy Norris
Bell’s tandem-cockpit, single-main-rotor Invictus is competing for the FARA contest against Sikorsky’s Raider X.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Hydrosat has won a contract from AFWERX to adapt its surface temperature data analytics software for military missions.
Commercial Space

By Ben Goldstein
Volatus Infrastructure has announced plans to build a new vertiport at Bellefonte Airport in Central Pennsylvania.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Steve Trimble
A zigzagging Chinese high-altitude balloon roving across the U.S. recalls a history of lighter-than-air spy missions and highlights a new trend.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Tony Osborne
Leonardo UK has been exploring the potential capabilities of air launched effects that could bolster the company’s helicopter products.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Airbus has named two new suppliers for its CityAirbus NextGen electric vertical takeoff and landing air taxi.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Chen Chuanren
Japan has passed a bill enabling the government to take over certain production lines should a private supplier decide to withdraw from a military program.
Supply Chain

By Guy Norris
Bell says the finishing line is in sight for certification of its long-delayed 525 super-medium helicopter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The balloon has flown over sensitive locations including nuclear missile fields but President Biden has been advised not to shoot it down.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Funds raised will be used to launch a demonstrator capsule in 2024.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
Two astronauts finished preparations for the future installation of a final pair of Roll Out Solar Arrays on the International Space Station.
Space

By Irene Klotz
Joe Acaba was among three teachers selected by NASA to become astronauts.
Space

By Steve Trimble
The program seeks to validate a cost-saving approach to fielding aircraft, with the Air Force’s proposed Collaborative Combat Aircraft as a potential recipient.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Tony Osborne
Spain is set to acquire additional Eurofighters and an unnamed fifth-generation fighter–likely the F-35–as part of a new program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
The challenge centers on developing new approaches for effectively tracking objects in low-light conditions, whether in enclosed or open environments.
Emerging Technologies

By Tony Osborne
A 2021 review cut the UK's planned Boeing E-7 Wedgetail fleet from five aircraft to three.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
The F-35 now can use the Multi-Utilization Secure Tactical And Network Ground Station, a ground system that receives and relays data from an in-flight F-35.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Tony Osborne
A turbine-engine Enstrom 480B took to the air in late January after the company was saved from bankruptcy in May 2022.
Aircraft & Propulsion