Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

DDC will fly its Sparrow rotary-wing drone between the mainland and Christian Island in Georgian Bay, the northeast section of Lake Huron.

A satellite laser communication terminal developed by General Atomics’ Electromagnetic Systems division will be demonstrated in orbit in 2021, the company says.

The 757-200s perform a variety of roles for the Air Force, including VIP transport. Their replacement begins phase two of the RNZAF’s mobility fleet recapitalization process.

The company used one of its six commercially configured Airbus A330-200s to make the trip, flying from RAF Brize Norton to Mount Pleasant airfield in the Falkland Islands.

The delivery to Korea Aerospace Industries comes three years ahead of scheduled flight tests of the first KF-X prototype.

The June 4 flight took place from Sigonella airbase, Sicily.

A planned, sole-source $9.9 million contract will support a new Missile Defense Agency High-Power Microwave Testbed with Raytheon’s technology.

Flight testing is planned to begin in July or August and the 12,000-lb., optionally piloted aircraft will on the market in 2021.

The successful test was performed June 3 at Redstone Arsenal in Alabama, and collected data that will be used to refine signal processing algorithms.

The Balkan air arm has signed a purchase agreement for two Model 505s for training use, Bell announced June 5.

Airbus has appointed Anand Stanley as the new president of Airbus Asia-Pacific.

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Arnold Aldrich, a 35-year NASA executive whose guidance touched U.S. human space exploration from the Mercury program through the space shuttle, died

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Qinetiq’s Australian business has been contracted to design and build an unmanned aerial systems flight test range for the Queensland Government.

Kevin McAllister, the former head of Boeing Commercial Airplanes until the 737 MAX program broke down, has joined AE Industrial Partners (AEI), a private equity investor specializing in aerospace, defense and government services.

The Space Development Agency is moving forward with plans to put on contract the initial phases of its ambitious next-generation U.S. Defense Space

With the mission due to be complete in mid-July, the quarantine period effectively will double the period the Italian personnel are away.

The unpainted aircraft, F287, took off on June 3 from the Boeing assembly line in St. Louis, Missouri.

The Spanish Air Force has been steadily building up its capabilities with the A400M and is performing strategic, tactical and aerial refueling missions with the platform.

Veteran astronaut Kate Rubin’s trip will ensure a U.S. presence on the International Space Station while NASA strives to complete the certifications of a second commercial crew launch provider.

“We can call it 'ATAK one and a half,'" Turkish Aerospace CEO Temel Kotil says.

The U.S. Air Force is inviting industry to submit ideas to start replacing the MQ-9 unmanned aircraft system by 2030 with a next-generation, medium-altitude strike and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance UAS.

Canada has concluded an undersea search for the wreckage of a Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone naval helicopter that crashed into the Mediterranean Sea on April 29, killing all six personnel onboard.