Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

As the U.S. Army gets ready to develop another version of the Boeing AH-64 Apache, Raytheon wants to arm the long-serving gunship with a lethal laser.
Defense

By Mark Carreau
NASA is querying the U.S. private sector on lunar lander concepts that could deliver large payloads and astronauts to the Moon’s surface in the late 2020s.
Defense

By Bradley Perrett
Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party will recommend the government buy F-35Bs and convert a helicopter carrier to operate them, the Nikkei newspaper says.
Defense

By Irene Klotz
The Trump administration’s 2019 NASA spending plan proposes to fly the Europa Clipper to Jupiter’s moon on a commercial launcher rather than the SLS rocket,
Defense

By Bradley Perrett
The South Korean army requires almost four times as many surface-to-surface missiles as it currently deploys.
Defense

By Michael Bruno
General Dynamics said March 20 it was raising its proposed offer for federal information tech and services provider CSRA by $0.50 per share.
Defense

By Michael Bruno
Serial aerospace and defense acquirer TransDigm Group appears back in the swing of things, with the second acquisition announced in as many weeks.
Defense

By Thierry Dubois
The French government has charged Dassault and Thales with creating an “ecosystem” to develop artificial intelligence technologies for combat aircraft.
Defense

LOCKHEED MARTIN has $3.5b U.S. Army contract for training aids, devices, simulators and simulations, maintenance, sustainment, operations and support of instrumentation systems and live-fire ranges.

New Zealand is evaluating a proposal to host a long-term training program for Republic of Singapore Air Force Boeing F-15s squadrons.

By Michael Bruno
Shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions may be stabilizing after an 11% falloff the week before based on a report by a short-selling activist investor.
Defense

By Mark Carreau
China’s lunar and deep space exploration program was the focus of a microsymposium ahead of this week's 49th annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference.
Defense

By Michael Bruno
Harris Chairman and CEO William “Bill” Brown has his eyes open for bigger acquisition targets.
Defense

By Bradley Perrett
Taiwan is moving to strengthen its fighter force, raising with Washington the possibility of acquiring Lockheed Martin F-35s and modernizing F-CK-1 fighters.
Defense

India’s state-run space agency has announced the launch of three heavyweight communication satellites by next year to expand high-speed internet connectivity.
Defense

By Michael Bruno
Government technology and services provider CACI on March 18 unveiled an offer for rival CSRA in a move to outbid current suitor General Dynamics.
Defense

The first operational intercept test of Boeing’s Ground-Based Interceptor has been pushed into calendar year 2019, the U.S. Missile Defense Agency says.
Defense

By Graham Warwick
Lockheed Martin’s Lrasm has conducted its sixth consecutive successful test flight as the Darpa-developed weapon heads toward initial operational capability.
Defense

GENERAL DYNAMICS has $15.3m U.S. Navy contract for USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) docking phased maintenance availability.

The Swiss team behind the aEro 1 electric aerobatic aircraft has unveiled plans to develop an eVTOL aircraft with a modular hybrid-electric propulsion system.

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By Michael Bruno
UTC, in the process of buying Rockwell Collins, has signed an accord with Boeing, OKing UTC’s purchase and consolidation of aerospace and defense suppliers.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
The Italian Air Force is planning to host the first fifth-generation Tactical Leadership Program (TLP) air exercise.
Defense

By Michael Bruno
TransDigm Group has bought the Kirkhill elastomers business from Esterline Technologies for $50 million in cash, the companies said March 15.
Defense