Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

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The Pentagon has resumed accepting deliveries of F-35 aircraft from Lockheed Martin following an agreement on who would cover the cost of a production error.

Negotiations are under way with potential customers that are ready to overhaul old aircraft from different air forces.

Japan has issued two requests for proposals for intelligence and electronic warfare aircraft, one for the navy and one probably for the air force.

BAE SYSTEMS and PRISMATIC are collaborating on solar-powered, high-altitude/long-endurance UAV called PHASA-35; first aircraft to be ready for flight tests in 2019.

A labor union representing nearly 600 United Launch Alliance (ULA) employees rejected a final contract offer and started the week by marching on picket lines.

The Canadian Space Agency has selected NanoRacks, LLC, for the launch and deployments of up to 15 small satellites from the ISS as part of a student initiative.

Boeing has pledged to deliver the first KC-46 tanker to the U.S. Air Force later this year with a software upgrade to the remote camera system.

France and Germany have given a green light to start a midlife update of the Airbus Tiger attack helicopter.

Raytheon will be a “key partner” in developing a 50-mi. unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) flight corridor in New York State, the company announced May 3.

Canada’s Viking Air has formally launched its CL-415 Enhanced Aerial Firefighter (CL-415EAF) conversion program.

BAE Systems is preparing for the potential rapid transition, from demonstration to production, of a low-cost optical seeker that will equip precision-guided munitions with the ability to navigate autonomously when GPS is denied and to automatically detect, identify and home onto fixed, moving and relocatable targets.

The U.S. State Department has approved a likely German purchase of six Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules airlifters through the Foreign Military Sales system.

Acquisitions remain a priority at defense and federal services provider CACI International.

NASA's SpaceX-contracted Dragon resupply mission capsule departed the International Space Station (ISS) and splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on May 5.

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V blasted off from a fog-shrouded launchpad at Vandenberg AFB, California, on May 5 to send NASA’s InSight spacecraft and a pair of experimental cubesats on their way to Mars.

BOEING and DIEHL DEFENSE agreed to cooperate on GBU-54 Laser JDAM weapon systems in Germany.

Lockheed Martin Corp. Missiles and Fire Control of Dallas has been awarded a $145.2 million contract modification by the U.S. Missile Defense Agency.

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House lawmakers are considering draft legislation that would stop short of restricting the delivery of the F-35 to Turkey, despite increasing concern on Capitol Hill about strained relations with the Eurasian nation due to its purchase of an advanced Russian air-defense system.

A sporty-looking black-and-white Falcon 9 rocket was rolled out to Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center for a static engine hotfire before SpaceX’s newest booster, known as Block 5, lifts off on its debut flight.

Lockheed Martin’s proposal for Japan’s next fighter program is based on the F-22 Raptor, says the Nikkei newspaper.

The British government is considering establishing its own constellation of navigation satellites.

Airbus Aerial has completed missions mapping and inspecting runways using drones and is now offering the service to airports worldwide.

The Advanced Turbine Engine Company is heading into a preliminary design review on the Alternate Concept Engine, a next-generation U.S. Army engine initiative.