Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Irene Klotz
The Trump administration wants to boost NASA’s budget for fiscal year 2019 to $19.9 billion.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Michael Bruno
Boeing cut its staff employees by at least 6% in 2017, or about 9,700 workers altogether, according to company information.
Defense

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HARRIS CORP. has $161m U.S. Navy contract for 86 full-rate production lot 15 AN/ALQ-214 A(V)4/5 Onboard Jammer systems for F/A-18s.

Martin UAV has completed an 8.1-hr. flight with its V-Bat vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) unmanned aircraft, demonstrating the endurance capability of the tailsitting fixed-wing tactical UAV.

By Mark Carreau
Russia halted an attempt at a fast-track Progress re-supply mission to the International Space Station for a second time early Feb. 11.
Defense

As Northrop’s next-generation B-21 “Raider” comes online later this decade, the Air Force wants to phase out the nuclear-capable B-2 and conventional B-1, according to two sources with knowledge of the budget discussions.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
Airbus is to pay €81 million ($99 million) to resolve a German investigation into potential corruption over the sale of Eurofighter aircraft to Austria.
Defense

BAE SYSTEMS has $34.1m U.S. Navy contract for USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) fiscal 2018 selected restricted availability.

Last year 275 people were rescued within the U.S. and its surrounding waters with the help of National Oceanic and Atmospheric (NOAA) satellites, the agency announced Feb. 8.

View the Aviation Week Forecasts: Western Military Trainer And Light Combat Aircraft ISF chart in PDF format.

By Bill Carey
The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) has asked the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to establish licensing and service rules for the operation of large unmanned aircraft within a designated radio frequency band.
Defense

By Michael Bruno
The top commercial aerostructures provider in the world plans to make its respective defense and fabrication initiatives $1 billion lines of business within three to five years.
Defense

The leader of a probe into unexplained physiological events in the Navy's fighters and trainers says her team is closer to finding a solution in F/A-18s.
Defense

By Thierry Dubois
The French government this week presented its military spending plan for 2019-25, confirming a will to increase defense expenditures after decades of cuts.
Defense

UTC Aerospace Systems has completed the eight sled tests required to qualify the Advanced Concept Ejection Seat-5 for installation on the B-2 stealth bomber,
Defense

UTC Aerospace Systems is taking tactical recon multispectral, claiming development of an “MS-110” variant of its DB-110 electro-optical/infrared sensor.
Defense

Boeing remains committed to expanding the signals intelligence capabilities of its P-8A Poseidon multimission maritime platform.
Defense

Despite an embarrassing trade rift with Bombardier in Canada, Boeing’s military aircraft unit is not giving up on other potential business opportunities.
Defense

LOCKHEED MARTIN has $28.7m U.S. Navy contract for Trident II (D5) missile deployed system support.

Thales Alenia Space has joined NanoRacks’ development team for a commercial airlock to be launched to the International Space Station (ISS) in late 2019 aboard a NASA-contracted SpaceX Dragon resupply mission.

By Michael Bruno
Boeing declined to comment on news reports that it was in talks to acquire aerospace and industrial control system and parts provider Woodward.
Defense

By Bill Carey
Commercial space operators still face significant airspace access and regulatory hurdles to grow the industry, proponents were reminded at a conference.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
BAE Systems has revealed it is working on designs for future aircraft weapon and equipment bays using a specially designed rig connected to a wind tunnel.
Defense