Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

NASA’s Kepler space telescope began a special assignment this week to seek out and characterize exo-planets that orbit far from their host stars, along with free-floating worlds.

Answering the call from U.S. Navy surface ship officials, industry leaders are looking at putting combat and missile systems on amphibious ships similar to those aboard cruisers and destroyers.

North Korea has shown the interceptor of its KN-06 long-range air defense system, publishing apparently genuine photographs of test launches conducted in the presence of Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un.

The technology is restricted to use by federal authorities under a strict permitting process, but Battelle says sales are taking off.

North Korea’s recent nuclear weapon demonstration and satellite launch could alter the regional international landscape, the Congressional Research Service (CRS) says.

Air-launched weapons and other missiles are becoming a greater threat to U.S. forces, says a new Army manual on gathering and using intelligence on such threats.

The U.S. Navy is testing Lifesaver, a ring-shaped buoy that converts energy generated by passing waves into electrical energy.

The military could be using additive manufacturing to “print” repair parts within a decade, even on carriers at sea.

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John Grunsfeld, a five-time space shuttle astronaut who specialized in hands-on upgrades to the Hubble Space Telescope, will ...

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Although its first commercial application is likely to be preventing frozen food packages sticking to the sides or freezers, an inexpensive ice-repellant coating developed by University of Michigan researchers is being looked at for aircraft.

Coming into GPS for the first time and facing incumbents Lockheed and Boeing, Northrop has had to invest upfront, the company says.

Airbus has partnered with engineering firm Siemens to develop hybrid electric propulsion systems that could power small airliners in the 2030s.

The approach could enable the life-seeking mission to Europa that has strong backing on Capitol Hill by dispensing tiny ChipSats onto promising spots on the icy moon's surface to detect chemical biomarkers there.

Lockheed Martin, BAE Systems and British building firm Balfour Beatty will build the new facilities that will support and house the British F-35 fleet.

France has contracted with Safran to supply Sagem Patroller UAVs for the French army’s Système de Drone Tactique (SDT) tactical UAV program.

The company is working with Germany on the first testing phase of several technologies capable of detecting infantry gunfire from a number of different calibers.

The U.S. reduced spending by 2.4%, yet it still far outpaces the rest of the world.

With operational Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) being sidelined recently, U.S. Navy officials are facing testing hurdles for MQ-8 Fire Scout unmanned aerial vehicles, according to a recent report by the U.S Government Accountability Office (GAO).

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An FAA-chartered advisory committee has submitted recommendations for regulations that would enable small unmanned aircraft to be flown over people.

A multi-observatory survey of large galaxies and their black holes in the nearby universe suggests that supermassive black holes may be more common than previously assumed.

The Russian military is continuing to rely on its proven Sukhoi export bestseller, ordering another large batch of two-seat Su-30SM fighters.