Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Guy Norris
Boeing says it still may consider bidding for Canada’s CF-18 replacement, despite the long-running trade dispute that has soured relations between Ottawa and the U.S. manufacturer.
Defense

By Marhalim Abas
The CAE Brunei multi-purpose training center will be cheaper and nearer to other Asia-Pacific operators of the Black Hawks, providing an immersive training experience for a full range of pilot training requirements.
Defense

By Kim Minseok, Bradley Perrett
South Korea’s defense ministry wants a hefty increase in spending next year on weapons to face the missile and nuclear threat from North Korea.
Defense

As a global, multi-domestic company, Elbit Systems looks deeper at the individual nations in the Asia-Pacific region, their specific cultures, procurement policies and traditions.
Defense

UKRAINE conducted first flight test of new ground-launched cruise missile.

There will be no lack of new technology to see at next week’s Singapore Airshow, from the Mach 3 SR-72 reconnaissance aircraft in development by Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works to a fully electric VTOL flying car from Paul DeLorean.

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In unveiling theTrump administration’s latest Nuclear Posture Review, officials stressed that the roadmap serves to raise the threshold for nuclear attacks, and not lower it, as some critics maintain.
Defense

Narrowing the cost disparity between missiles and their targets is essential if the threat to ground forces from inexpensive drones and rockets is to be countered.
Defense

The U.S. Air Force is taking a step forward in potentially buying a light attack fleet to fighter terrorists in the Middle East.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
South African defense firm Paramount is developing a kit that will turn commercial light helicopters into armed gunships.
Defense

The U.S. State Department is sending its senior diplomat in charge of foreign military sales to the Singapore Airshow to promote U.S. arms sales.
Defense

Two companies are developing prototypes of an airborne terminal to send launch commands to USAF intercontinental ballistic missiles in the event of nuclear war.
Defense

By Marhalim Abas, Bradley Perrett
Rotorcraft will become a focus of Thailand’s military imports in the coming years.
Defense

By Marhalim Abas, Bradley Perrett
Persistent internal challenges to Philippine national security are distracting the country from an effort to switch defense spending to face external threats.
Defense

By Marhalim Abas, Bradley Perrett
Labor-saving automation is becoming a clear trend in Singaporean defense acquisition, as the wealthy city-state struggles with a low birth rate.
Defense

By Jay Menon
India’s Light Combat Helicopter made its first flight with an indigenously designed and developed Automatic Flight Control System on Jan. 31.
Defense

By Thierry Dubois
Two Aerospatiale SA 341/342 Gazelle light helicopters crashed Feb. 2 near Carces lake in Southeast France, killing five occupants.
Defense

RAYTHEON has $2.3b U.S. Army contract for engineering services supporting Patriot missile defense system.

Having overcome its battery design challenges, NASA is now testing the motors for its X-57 Maxwell electric propulsion demonstrator as it moves toward flight tests this year.

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The Pentagon’s arms-buying operation has been split into two new groups: the undersecretaries of defense for acquisition and sustainment (A&S) and research and engineering (R&E).
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Kopter is the new name for the fledgling Swiss helicopter manufacturer Marenco Swisshelicopter.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) plans to deploy the Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone helicopter operationally this summer.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
The French Army expects the Airbus H160M helicopter to take on the missions currently performed by the Aerospatiale Gazelle when the H160M enters service.
Defense