Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

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).

Science is not the only legacy from Cassini’s 13-year exploration of Saturn.

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Sikorsky is targeting European Aviation Safety Agency and Transport Canada certification of its gross weight expansion for the S-92 twin-engine heavy helicopter from 26,500 lb. to 27,700 lb.

Boeing and Saab say 90% of their clean-sheet BTX aircraft would be made in the U.S. if it is selected for the U.S. Air Force’s T-X Advanced Pilot Training program.

Industry boosters are sensing new life in their push to re-establish the U.S. Export-Import Bank after the White House on Sept. 15 announced nominations for three more members of its board of directors.

The U.S. Air Force is making changes to F-35 flight equipment to make breathing easier for pilots.

Boeing has stepped up its campaign to capture the U.S. Air Force’s 84-helicopter UH-1N Huey replacement program.

Boeing has broken ground on its first production facility located in the UK.

Northrop Grumman will buy Orbital ATK for $9.2 billion, the companies announced early Sept. 18.

Pratt & Whitney has completed a key step in the development of next-generation fighter propulsion technology.

SpaceX recovery teams retrieved the company’s 12th NASA-contracted Dragon resupply mission capsule from Pacific waters early Sept. 17.

Airbus is denying all allegations made by the Austrian government over its 2003 purchase of Eurofighter Typhoon jet fighters.

Raytheon has proposed an expeditionary version of the U.S. Navy’s GPS-based Joint Precision Approach and Landing System (Jpals).

The U.S. has deployed the General Atomics MQ-1C Gray Eagle armed unmanned air vehicle (UAV) to the southern Philippines.

North Korea’s farthest-flying ballistic missile test, conducted on Sept. 15, demonstrated an ability to reach Guam but may not have fully exploited the range of the weapon that was flown, the Hwasong 12.

British Defense Minister Michael Fallon and his Qatari counterpart, Khalid bin Mohammad Al Attiyah, signed the deal in Doha on Sept 17.

ISRAEL AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES unveiled Maritime Harop loitering munition.

Turkey has proceeded with its plans to buy Russia’s S-400 air defense system, despite concerns raised by the NATO alliance, of which it is a member.

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The president is expected to renew his commitment to building a stronger combat air fleet, as promised during his election campaign in 2016.

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