Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

Singapore’s Defense Science and Technology Agency has separately agreed with Airbus and Boeing to apply new technology to military aircraft maintenance.

Boeing is studying a Mach 5 passenger transport capable of crossing the Atlantic in 2 hr. or the Pacific in 3 hr.

LOCKHEED MARTIN has $78.4m U.S. Navy contract for Aegis development and test sites operation and maintenance at the Combat Systems Engineering Development Site, SPY-1A Test Facility and Naval Systems Computing Center, Moorestown, New Jersey.

The USMC has decided to remove the first F-35B short-takeoff-and-vertical landing fighter from its inventory after determining a repair was not justified.

For the third time in a year, NASA is delaying the target launch date for the James Webb Space Telescope, this time to March 30, 2021.

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has an agreement with the Russian space agency Roscosmos to fly its first astronaut to the International Space Station next year.

The U.S. should speed revisions to FAA regs governing commercial space to keep pace with the industry’s growth, newer launch vehicle providers told the House.

South Korea will acquire six Boeing P-8A Poseidons, local media report, following the defense ministry’s earlier selection of the type.

The U.S. Navy has accelerated the requirements process for the MQ-25 Stingray by focusing on two key performance parameters (KPPs), a senior official says.

New Zealand’s defense minister expects the government to approve an order for up to four Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrollers next month.

Czech manufacturer Aero Vodochody is to announce additional orders for its L-39NG jet trainer at this year’s Farnborough Airshow.

Japan’s Hayabusa2 asteroid sample return mission maneuvered into position above its destination, the asteroid Ryugu, late June 26 Eastern Daylight Time.

A Sukhoi Su-30MKI fighter aircraft produced under license by India’s state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL) crashed during a test flight June 27.

The U.S. government has awarded Lockheed Martin a $1.12 billion contract to make 16 F-16V fighters for the Royal Bahraini Air Force.

Facebook is shuttering the development of its solar-powered Aquila flying-wing high-altitude pseudo-satellite (HAPS) unmanned system.

Harris Corp., Lynchburg, Virginia (W52P2J-18-D-0008); Motorola Solutions Inc., Linthicum Heights, Maryland (W52P1J-18-D-0009); Icom America Inc., Kirkland, Washington (W52P1J-18-D-0010); E.F. Johnson Co., Irving, Texas (W52P1J-18-D-0011)

On Tuesday morning the House Transportation Committee will discuss “Commercial Space Transportation Regulatory Reform: Stakeholder Perspectives” with witnesses from Blue Origin, SpaceX and United Launch Alliance.

LOCKHEED MARTIN has $1.12b U.S. Air Force contract for 16 F-16 V Block 70 aircraft for Bahrain.

The U.S. Missile Defense Agency is pursuing missile defense sensors to address one of the primary threats facing the nation: hypersonic missiles.

U.S. Navy acquisition executive Hondo Geurts says the CH-53K helicopter is on a “90-day bend in the curve” to prove it can meet its technical requirements.

NASA’s interest in leading a Mars sample return mission with international partnerships has struck a chord.

Australia will upgrade its facilities at the Royal Malaysian Air Force Butterworth air base in preparation for the deployment of Boeing P-8As.

Australia has cut its programmed force of Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton maritime patrollers to six.

Boeing HorizonX Ventures has led a $16 million investment on Silicon Valley-based Matternet, an early leader in the emerging urban drone delivery market.

The U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center has expanded a contract agreement with Aerojet Rocketdyne to continue developing the AR1 booster and an upper-stage RL10C-X engine.