Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

The Trump administration’s proposed development of a low-yield Trident submarine-launched nuclear ballistic missile won’t be overly difficult or expensive, officials from the Pentagon and National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) say.

Indonesia finally has signed a contract for 11 Sukhoi Su-35 Flankers, four years after selecting the Russian aircraft to replace its fleet of F-5 fighters.

Rockwell Collins’ sixth-generation ARC-210 RT-2036(C) airborne V/UHF radio has passed a key developmental milestone.

FCC supports SpaceX’s application to provide broadband services via a constellation of thousands of small satellites.

British and U.S. bid teams have submitted their final proposals to Belgium as the country considers its replacement for the F-16.

“At the moment we have our hands full, with five missions planned in the first half of 2018,” says K. Sivan, chairman of the Indian Space Research Organization.

The company already had warned of another round of hefty charges associated with the late delivery of the aircraft and its tactical capabilities.

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The U.S. Air Force is moving forward with a plan to quickly begin buying a new set of GPS III satellites that can survive in a contested environment.

The move is a response to a more contested space environment as well as a flowering commercial space industry.

The Philippines has abruptly canceled an order for 16 Canadian helicopters and President Rodrigo Duterte is vowing not to buy military equipment from Canada or the U.S.

The aerospace and defense supplier and serial acquirer has an “active” pipeline of potential merger and acquisition targets.

The company has partnered with rival Boeing Autonomous Systems to offer its carrier-based aerial refueling UAV.

The U.S. Air Force is moving forward with plans to field a force of low-cost, light attack aircraft, but it will take years to come to fruition.

The U.S. Missile Defense Agency won't fly or buy the new Raytheon Standard Missile-3 Block 2A until it knows what went wrong during the Jan. 31 intercept test.

The Aerospace Industries Association wants the FCC to establish licensing and service rules for the large UAVs within a designated radio frequency band.

Despite a windfall of defense spending, President Donald Trump’s Pentagon has cut planned purchases of Lockheed Martin’s F-35 fighter in the short term.

Ongoing operations in the Middle East by the U.S. and its allies are prompting spending hikes on a number of missile programs by the Pentagon.

Could a defunct NASA satellite be revived and contribute to a better understanding of the ties between the Sun and the Earth’s magnetosphere?

Responding to a need for more survivable space assets, the U.S. plans to shift its strategy for the future of its most advanced nuclear missile warning sats.

SpaceX is preparing to launch two prototype spacecraft to demonstrate technologies for a future broadband constellation consisting of thousands of satellites.

The U.S. Navy in its fiscal 2019 budget is seeking to significantly boost the number of Boeing F/A-18 E/F Super Hornets it is buying over the next five years.

Russia halted an attempt at a fast-track Progress resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS) for a second time early Feb. 11.

The U.S. Air Force is seeking $156.3 billion in fiscal 2019, a 6.6% boost from last year.