Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

Poland has declared a need for a fleet of fifth-generation fighter aircraft equipped with long-range precision weapons to act as a deterrent against an increasingly aggressive Russia.

An Indian Air Force (IAF) Sukhoi Su-30MKI fighter aircraft went missing near the Indo-China border in the eastern state of Assam on May 23.

Taqnia, the Saudi company partnered with Antonov to develop the An-132D airlifter, plans to start building the aircraft in-country in 2020.

CHINA’s Z-19E armed helicopter made first flight May 18 in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province.

On May 23 the Pentagon is expected to release its defense budget request, one that is anticipated to provide $603 billion and focus on improving military readiness.

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched the fourth Inmarsat Global Xpress satellite May 15.

China’s Avic has flown an export version of the Z-19 attack helicopter, with hopes of selling up to 150 of the tandem-seat rotorcraft over 10 years.

Despite doubts about funding for a multibillion dollar lander to seek evidence of life on Jupiter’s moon Europa, NASA is telling those interested in providing instruments for the mission not to lose hope.

Two NASA astronauts are scheduled for a spacewalk outside the International Space Station to replace a failed Multiplexer Demultiplexer.

Space Shuttle-era astronauts Ellen Ochoa and Mike Foale were inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame on May 19.

Arconic and activist investor Elliott Management have reached a deal on the makeup of Arconic’s board of directors and will work together in Arconic’s CEO search.

The ISRO and NASA are collaborating on a dual-frequency synthetic aperture radar satellite that will help scientists study changes in climate and environment.

A second test of North Korea’s solid-propellant Pukguksong-2 ballistic missile has resulted in another lofted trajectory flight of about 500 km range.

Lockheed Martin and Boeing have emerged as the big winners from U.S. President Donald Trump's visit to Saudi Arabia.

The U.S. Navy’s premier submarine hunter, the Boeing P-8A Poseidon, is about halfway through replacing the 1960s-vintage Lockheed Martin P-3C Orion.

RAYTHEON has U.S. Air Force contract worth up to $49m to provide means for compliance with FAA Automatic Dependent Surveillance - Broadcast mandate for T-38A/B, A-10. SIKORSKY has $37.6m U.S. Army contract for overhaul of 381 UH-60 tail rotor blades. SPACEFLIGHT plans to purchase Electron rocket from ROCKET LAB to increase the frequency of its dedicated rideshare missions.

Rockwell Collins could see further acquisitions on the horizon, but any such deals in the next few years would be much smaller than its recent $8.6 billion takeover of interiors specialist B/E Aerospace. The supplier made a commitment to ratings agencies that it would service a portion of the debt it took on in that deal, Rockwell Collins CEO Kelly Ortberg says. Therefore, the company does not expect any big acquisitions in the near term.

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India’s GSAT-17 telecommunications satellite will launch at the end of June aboard a European Ariane 5 rocket from Kourou, French Guiana.

NASA is in the final six months of a three-year project, called Deliver, to adapt and expand its proven rotorcraft design tools and make them applicable to novel configurations for drones or air taxis.

Boeing is chasing potential AH-64E Apache sales opportunities with 10 different defense forces around the globe as it begins work on the first 38 of 50 UK models.

RAYTHEON has $12m U.S. Army foreign military sales contract for engineering services for Israel’s Patriot weapon system.

The Israeli Air Force will replace its manned Sea Scan maritime patrol aircraft with Israel Aerospace Industries’ (IAI) maritime Heron 1 variant.

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