Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

The Polish defense ministry says it is still actively pursuing the purchase of new utility helicopters to replace Soviet-era models, but it says air defense and naval requirements have taken a priority.

India’s national space agency is hoping to launch its next mission—an Earth observation satellite and up to 30 small satellite co-passengers—in August.

ROLLS-ROYCE plans to lay off 4,600 workers over the next two years as part of preannounced restructuring, with most cuts in the UK.

Hamburg is the latest city to join an urban air mobility (UAM) initiative supported by the European Commission and led by Airbus.

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The trade spat between the world’s largest economies and aviation marketplaces is revving up.

An industry consortium aiming to standardize on-orbit satellite servicing technologies says it has figured out how to work together.

Darpa is tackling the next seemingly unstoppable peril—hypersonic weapons being developed and deployed by Russia and China.

The occasion of Lockheed Martin Skunk Works’ 75th anniversary celebration on June 14 came during a time of transition for its leadership.

India’s home-developed Rustom-2, a medium-altitude, long-endurance UAV meant to strengthen homeland security, will be ready for military deployment by 2020.

KONGSBERG has NOK525m ($65m) order from LOCKHEED MARTIN for rudders and vertical leading edges for 150 LRIP 11 F-35s.

India’s national space agency has gotten the go-ahead to develop a semi-cryogenic engine capable of powering the country’s heaviest rocket.

NASA astronauts have installed two high-def cameras outside the ISS's U.S. segment that will monitor the agency’s Commercial Crew Program spacecraft.

Northrop has received a contract worth up to $189.2 million to support four RQ-4A Block 10 unmanned aircraft for up to another 42 months.

The German defense ministry has signed off on a leasing arrangement with Airbus to operate the IAI Heron TP medium-altitude, long-endurance UAV.

NASA’s directorates are striving by September to reach a consensus on preliminary requirements for the human-tended Lunar Orbital Platform-Gateway.

The EU has rejected Britain’s requests to maintain industrial involvement and use the PRS signal of the Galileo sat navigation system after exiting the union.

Satellite and wireless networking services provider Viasat has bought Horsebridge Defense and Security, a support company for deployable secure networks.

SPANISH NAVY will evaluate THALES’ Fulmar X surveillance UAV in maritime environment.

The Texas Aviation Hall of Fame is accepting nominations for 2019 inductees through July 11 for those who made significant contributions to the aeronautics field while living in the state in civilian or military capacities.

NASA has lost contact with its long-lived Mars rover Opportunity as a near-global dust storm encircles the planet.

AEW for amphibious forces that lack the coverage of carrier-based E-2D Hawkeyes is the top requirement for the Marine's planned MUX expeditionary UAS.

NASA conducted the first flight of its Ikhana remotely piloted aircraft in shared airspace without a chase plane on June 12.

India’s enhanced version of the Pinaka multi-barrel rocket, with increased range and a new guidance system, will be inducted into the country’s military by 2020.

Launch costs last year dropped 40% per pound to orbit compared to 2016, the Satellite Industry Association (SIA) said June 13.