Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Mark Carreau
The UK has formally restored its fixed-wing submarine-hunting capabilities after the Royal Air Force declared its new Boeing P-8 Poseidon maritime patrollers operational.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Bradley Perrett
Subaru will set up a unit to develop technology for Japan’s Next Generation Fighter, anticipating a role in a program for which Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is the presumptive prime contractor.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Boeing has delivered the first of 14 new-build CH-47F Chinooks to the Royal Netherlands Air Force.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
NASA is reviving its stylized “worm” logo, the popular version of the acronym for the agency’s full name that was retired in 1992 following a 17-year run.
Space Symposium

By Tony Osborne
BAE Systems says it sees “significant disruptions” to trading in the second quarter as governments tackle the impacts of the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Jen DiMascio
The Space Development Agency plans to issue a request for proposals for an initial tranche of 20 satellites that will begin to form a low-latency network connecting all sensors, shooters and data from all domains of warfare.
Space Symposium

By Tony Osborne
Boeing will suspend production at its Philadelphia facilities for two weeks as Pennsylvania battles against the rapid spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Supply Chain

By Lee Hudson
Every facet of the problem-plagued Remote Vision System will be altered by Boeing for what the U.S. Air Force is calling "RVS 2.0."
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Aerospace and defense supplier Triumph Group has picked up a former Raytheon treasurer experienced in debt restructuring and asset liquidations to become a new independent director on the Triumph board.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Michael Bruno
GE Aviation, the aero-engine maker and service provider of General Electric, has begun a four-week furlough of workers in assembly and parts manufacturing, the company announced April 2, adding to a furlough program it unveiled last week in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis.
Supply Chain

By Irene Klotz
Virgin Orbit, a startup small-satellite launch company owned by Richard Branson’s Virgin Group, will partner with Oita Prefecture, located on the island of Kyushu in Japan, to develop a horizontal launch site for its air-launched LauncherOne service.
Space Symposium

By Lee Hudson
After receiving the first-ever CMV-22 Osprey in January, the U.S. Navy immediately kicked off developmental testing at Naval Air Station Patuxent River in Maryland, starting by testing one of the new variant’s key differences—its larger fuel system.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Croatia is delaying procurement of new combat aircraft after the novel coronavirus pandemic and an earthquake sent the country’s economy into a crisis.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Michael Bruno
Boeing is offering a voluntary layoff plan in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis and acknowledged its product portfolio may change—and likely decrease—as the coronavirus pandemic drives a historic halt across aerospace and aviation.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bradley Perrett
Taiwanese space launch company Tispace has rescheduled its first flight to June in response to the COVID-19 crisis while continuing development work and preparing for production.
Space Symposium

By Lee Hudson
The Pentagon is supporting the Federal Emergency Management Agency by procuring 100,000 body bags for potential novel coronavirus victims on behalf of state health agencies.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
SOCOM will choose up to four companies to award contracts worth a maximum of $4 million for the prototype demonstration phase.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Daniel Urchick
AVIATION WEEK NETWORK estimates that at the end of 2019, there were 1,188 western-designed aircraft specifically equipped for military command
Defense

North America Lockheed Martin has tapped an aerospace veteran to lead the Pentagon’s largest provider starting June 15, with Lockheed board member Jim
Defense

Brief news items of interest to aerospace & defense professionals.

Embraer is resuming essential operations in Brazil, such as customer support, aircraft maintenance and manufacturing, following a temporary shutdown

Defense

By Graham Warwick
Airbus is to continue investing in urban air mobility despite shutting down Voom, its on-demand helicopter booking service, citing the impact of the novel coronavirus crisis.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Jen DiMascio
Recent Defense Department guidance aimed at helping federal contractors operate during the COVID-19 pandemic does not provide enough clarity for suppliers in the defense industrial base, lawmakers write in an April 1 letter to Defense Secretary Mark Esper and acquisition chief Ellen Lord.
Budget, Policy & Operations