Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

North Korea has revealed a new short-range ballistic missile that is similar to the Russian 9K720 Iskander.

Russia's defense ministry plans to order 114 more Kamov Ka-52 attack helicopters.

Russian Helicopters will deliver seven multi-role Ka-32A11BC helicopters to foreign customers in 2018.

Singapore has taken delivery of two new Lockheed Martin S-70B Seahawks, from an unannounced order in 2013.

A major change recently implemented is the formation of a separate corporate group dedicated to commercial aviation activities.

Airbus revealed the concept of an armed maritime patrol version of the A320neo at the Singapore Airshow.

BELL HELICOPTER signed order for 16 Bell 412EPI helicopters for the Philippine Air Force at the Singapore Airshow.

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) optics and science package reached Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems in Redondo Beach, California, from NASA’s Johnson Space Center on Feb. 2.

Combat UAV provider AeroVironment is banking on turning three new offerings into core pillars of business, the company’s CEO told financial analysts Feb. 7.

Airbus says it has secured an accord with A400M partner nations to slow aircraft deliveries and readjust the road map for its military capabilities.

Embattled aerospace and defense supplier Arconic is initiating a “comprehensive strategy and portfolio review” to be completed by the end of the year.

An influential lawmaker took the U.S. Air Force to task over its response to a spike in dangerous hypoxia-like cockpit events.

Academia has improved the quality of new hires entering the aerospace and defense industry out of school, a senior captain of industry said Feb. 7.

RAYTHEON has $1052.m U.S. Air Force contract for Griffin missiles.

This week the biennial Singapore Airshow is underway at Changi Airport, bringing senior corporate executives and high-level government and military delegations from around the world together.

Raytheon Missiles Systems, Tucson, Arizona, has been awarded a $105,220,215 firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite quantity modification (P00002).

Indonesian participation in the KAI KF-X fighter program remains doubtful, following a high-level visit to Jakarta in as many weeks without evident result.

A plan to bring back the U.S. Navy’s SLCM could help the U.S. in arms reduction talks with Russia, Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis says.

The French financial market authority On Feb. 6 published the final results of Safran’s successful initial tender offer on Zodiac Aerospace shares.

`The prolonged coast of the second stage is designed to dispatch Musk’s red Tesla roadster on a whimsical voyage around the sun.

Sikorsky and German defense engineering company Rheinmetall have teamed to offer the CH-53K for Germany’s future heavy-lift helicopter requirement.

LONDON—A consortium led by the owner of Portuguese charter airline HiFly plans to purchase up to six Embraer KC-390 airlifters.

U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command is working hard to resolve challenges integrating the AC-130J Ghostrider's gun weapon system.

Lockheed Martin wants to replace Northrop Grumman as the key supplier of the F-35's AAQ-37 Distributed Aperture System.

Singapore is upgrading its Boeing AH-64D Apache attack helicopters with new mission systems, apparently as a midlife update for the type.