Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

The Japanese finance ministry is urging the government to consider buying foreign alternatives to the increasingly costly KHI C-2 airlifter.

Global A&D industry revenue should grow 4.1% this year, almost doubling last year’s 2.1% rate, a new report by consulting company Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu says.

Hensoldt, the Airbus defense electronics spinoff, has completed its takeover of the French assets under its ex-parent company, representatives announced April 27.

Japan is sticking with its concept for a large fighter as it explores possible cooperation with the U.S. or British governments in developing the aircraft.

Aeryon Defense USA has announced its first product, the R80D SkyRaider Class 1 vertical-takeoff-and-landing small UAV.

U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT approved $911.4m foreign military sale to Bahrain of 12 AH-1Z attack helicopters, engines, weapons, related equipment and training.

A bipartisan group of senators is moving to block the transfer of Lockheed Martin F-35s to Turkey next year.

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The U.S. and Canada will work together on autonomous flight control technology for the Boeing CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift helicopter.

Ukraine’s Antonov company has revealed that it is working with Turkish industry on the development of the four-engine An-188 airlifter.

The U.S. Air Force’s new acquisition chief wants to revolutionize the way the service develops and buys cutting-edge technology.

The program executive officer for Army Aviation has singled out Northrop Grumman’s UH-60V digital cockpit as a trailblazer for future open system architectures.

The U.S. is seeking proposals to upgrade seven Thai navy Dornier 228 maritime patrollers under the Pentagon’s Building Partner Capacity Program.

NASA's Johnson Space Center is shouldering critical systems engineering and integration roles for the human-tended Lunar Orbital Platform-Gateway.

NASA Acting Administrator Robert Lightfoot became the 32nd recipient of the Rotary NASA Award for Space Achievement on April 27.

CAPE CANAVERAL - New Shepard, a reusable suborbital human space transportation system developed by privately owned Blue Origin, blasted off on April 29 for an eighth test flight beyond the atmosphere, marking another step toward the start of commercial launch service.

HARRIS CORP. has $44.7m U.S. Air Force contract for production of Counter Communication System Block 10.2.

The Sentinel-3B satellite, part of the European Union’s Copernicus Earth observation program, was successfully launched April 25 by a Rockot vehicle from Plesetsk, Russia.

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CHENNAI—India’s military forces are finally due to receive the indigenously developed Nag anti-tank guided missile for induction into service by end of next year, according to a senior defense official.

Replacing the heat shield is not expected to affect the mission’s launch readiness date of July 17, 2020, NASA says.

The Coast Guard, which anticipates a massive increase in sea-lane traffic throughout the Arctic in the coming years, is investigating the operational use of cubesat technology in its missions.

The U.S. Army will pursue a mix of long-range, high-speed, agile unmanned and optionally piloted manned aircraft in its attempt to regain aviation dominance.

Bahrain has asked to buy 12 Bell AH-1Z attack helicopters, outfitted with a suite of weapons and defensive systems.

Helsinki’s HX program looks set to be one of the largest fighter procurements in Europe in recent years, with a call for 64 aircraft for an estimated €7-10 billion ($8.4-12.1 billion).