Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Michael Bruno
This month IronNet announced it had furloughed “almost all” its employees and “substantially curtailed” business operations.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Michael Bruno
Terran Orbital surprised investors Sept. 19 with the announcement of a new sale of company stock and warrants.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
Rocket Lab is investigating the failure of an Electron rocket during a mission to deliver a radar-imaging satellite into low Earth orbit for Capella Space.
Commercial Space

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Army now hopes to field its Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW) at the end of the calendar year.
Missile Defense & Weapons

Aviation Week Staff
Kazakhstan residents lost satellite TV broadcasting and internet connectivity Sept. 15 after one of the country’s two communication sats went out of service.
Commercial Space

By Steve Trimble
The latest U.S. sanctions block direct transactions with individuals and entities based in Iran, China, Russia and Turkey.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Garrett Reim
The FAA has authorized Zipline International to perform beyond-visual-line-of-sight flights of its cargo drones.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Mark Carreau
NASA astronaut Frank Rubio will pass the one-year mark in space on Sept. 21. His return to Earth is set for Sept. 27.
Space

By Steve Trimble
The commitment to buy the fourth aircraft stops short of Australia’s original plan to buy seven MQ-4Cs, with a goal of operating two simultaneous patrols.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Graham Warwick
The milestone follows completion of an industrial program review by Lilium and Aciturri in late August.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
A subsidiary of Chinese electric vehicle maker XPeng, AeroHT is developing the X3, a two-seat road vehicle with a folding multirotor flight propulsion system.
Advanced Air Mobility

Selected U.S. military contracts from the past week.
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News in brief.
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INDIA approves $5.4b in defense purchases... AEROVIRONMENT completes TOMAHAWK acquisition... GENERAL ATOMICS buys electro-optic specialist...
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By Graham Warwick
Austria’s CycloTech has begun outdoor flight tests of its CycloRotor propulsion technology demonstrator.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Steve Trimble, Brian Everstine
The roughly 28-hr. search for the Lockheed Martin-made stealth fighter included an unusual request to the public for any tips.
Defense

By Graham Warwick
The industry’s concept for managing the range and endurance of battery-electric aircraft is outlined in a report.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Angus Batey
The panel discussion was held at the Air Charter Expo on Sept. 12.
Sustainable Aviation Fuel

By Garrett Reim
The deal is a step toward Skyloom of Broomfield, Colorado, setting up a laser communication network based on SkyCompass-1.
Commercial Space

By Graham Warwick
The University of Texas at Dallas will lead a consortium of universities, national laboratories and energy storage companies.
Supply Chain

By Michael Bruno
The company already has invested more than $300 million in Boone County and employs 340 Kentucky workers.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Experienced Ukrainian pilots could learn to fly the F-16 in as little as three months, U.S. Air Force leaders say.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Bill Carey
The U.S. Defense Department has added a fluorine-free firefighting foam to its Qualified Products List .
Supply Chain

By Brian Everstine
The company is providing development work for F/A-XX.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall tells Aerospace DAILY that he has expanded the service’s effort to improve its electronic warfare capabilities.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare