Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

Stratolaunch Systems, the space launch carrier aircraft venture backed by billionaire Paul Allen, has completed the first phase of engine tests.

So-called concurrency continues to bedevil the Pentagon's ability to afford the F-35, as it will take a lot of work to bring some of the oldest aircraft up to the standard they will need to fight in combat.

The U.S. Air Force says it is not seeking permission from Congress to import additional Russian-built RD-180 rocket engines beyond the 18 already authorized for Atlas V-series rocket launches.

Boeing is looking at upgrading the camera systems used for aerial refueling on its new KC-46 tanker because the refueling boom can scrape and potentially damage receiver aircraft.

The U.S. Air Force is aiming to pick one industry team to build a next-generation trainer to replace the aging T-38 by year’s end.

After a summer of scuffles with China along the Tibetan border, India is considering developing a satellite to improve surveillance.

FRENCH AIR FORCE’s first AIRBUS MRTT Phénix transport made first flight Sept. 7.

This week the U.S. Air Force’s annual Air, Space & Cyber conference takes place near Washington.

Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), McLean, Virginia, is being awarded a $34,636,585 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract.

Legion Pod is based on Lockheed’s IRST21, which was developed for the U.S. Navy’s Boeing-built F/A-18 Super Hornet.

Boeing’s Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent Program Manager wants to maintain a broad supply base leading up to the downselect for the $5-7 billion development phase in 2020.

MBDA CEO Antoine Bouvier is torn between optimism and worry about the impact of Brexit on the German-French-British missile manufacturer

Companies from across the UK and Europe have secured British defense ministry research funding to develop technologies that could deliver supplies to soldiers on the front line.

Ottawa-based Neptic Design Group will develop an external visual inspection system for the six-person International Space Station.

Less than one week after the U.S. State Department approved the sale of 18 Boeing Super Hornets to Canada, the Canadian prime minister said he will refuse to do business with the Chicago-based aerospace company.

Development and certification delays mean that the aerial refueling tankers are now piling up at Boeing's widebody aircraft factory in Everett, Washington.

India plans to resume satellite launches by end of this year, as it recovers from the Aug. 31 launch failure that claimed an Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System spacecraft.

The future of battle management may not include the J-Stars recapitalization program, according to the head of Air Combat Command.

The acquisition brings 300 “highly skilled” workers to ManTech, of which 85% hold security clearances, according to Cowen and Co. analysts.

Embattled Triumph Group sold its aerospace metal finishing Embee Division to All Metals Processing of Orange County Sept. 14 for an undisclosed amount.

Lockheed Martin, the Pentagon’s leading contractor by revenue, has taken a stake in Ocean Aero, the San Diego provider of the Submaran unmanned maritime vehicle.

An aerial spraying campaign has resulted in a dramatic reduction in potentially infectious mosquito bites in the wake of Hurricane Harvey.

Lockheed Martin Skunk Works has brushed off concerns about the U.S. Air Force’s review of the J-Stars Recapitalization program.

The U.S. Air Force is looking into a “light”—or low-cost—alternative to current ISR capabilities to accompany a potential future light attack fleet into low-threat environments.

BOEING has $676.6m U.S. Navy contract for six Lot 41 F/A-18E and eight F/A-18F aircraft. RUSSIAN HELICOPTERS and IRAN HELICOPTER SUPPORT AND RENEWAL COMPANY this month completed high-temperature testing of Ka-226T helicopter in Iran. LOCKHEED MARTIN UK and ELBIT SYSTEMS UK are partnering to bid for UK Royal Navy’s Maritime Electronic Warfare Program (MEWP).