The War Zone
• Joseph Trevithick
NASA is looking to hire a highly specialized company to assess whether a “classified” Air Force 737 can serve as a testbed for low-gravity research. The effort would determine the aircraft’s suitability for “vomit comet”-style operations without revealing the platform’s sensitive details.
The War Zone
• Thomas Newdick
By The War Zone: The Cobra 600 carries the missile hundreds of miles from its runway launch point, extending the reach of surface-to-air missile batteries. The Cobra 600 carries the missile hundreds of miles from its runway launch point, extending the reach of surface-to-air missile batteries.
FlightGlobal
• Craig Hoyle
By FlightGlobal: Armed turboprop could also conduct roles including intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. Quantum Systems has taken the wraps off its Pulse P19 – an optionally-piloted design which it is targeting at the emerging counter-uncrewed aerial system (C-UAS) market.
Breaking Defense
• Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo
By Breaking Defense: Several full-sized CCA aircraft or models are on display here, with company officials eager to talk up the latest updates.
Flying Magazine
Breaking Defense
• Valerie Insinna
By Breaking Defense: The bill also restores funding for the E-7 Wedgetail after Defense Department leaders signaled their intent to continue the program.
Reuters
By Reuters: A former commander of Russian troops in Syria was named to head the country's aerospace forces, the Russian Defence Ministry said on Wednesday.
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
By SpaceNews.com: WASHINGTON — Satellite data provider Spire Global has partnered with one of Germany’s largest defense contractors to pursue space-based missile warning and hypersonic threat detection capabilities.
FlightGlobal
• Craig Hoyle
By FlightGlobal: Electronic attack version of uncrewed system breaks cover. Helsing has launched a new version of its in-development CA-1 Europa unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV), with the platform to gain an electronic attack (EA) capability for operational use from early next decade.
Breaking Defense
• Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo
