Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Tony Osborne
MD Helicopters CEO Lynn Tilton has made restoring production of the company’s MD902 twin-engine light helicopter a priority after a nearly decade-long hiatus in production.
Defense

By Lee Hudson
The Joint Requirements Oversight Council met this week and its chair shed light on how it is going to reform the Pentagon’s archaic requirements process and will use the Joint All-Domain Command and Control program as its poster child.
Defense

By Graham Warwick
Two small companies are reporting progress with their plans for removing debris from orbit.
Defense

By Mark Carreau
The NASA-led James Webb Space Telescope faces the prospect of additional delays and cost increases.
Defense

News in brief
Defense

Brief news items of interest to aerospace & defense professionals.
Defense

By Steve Trimble
“We’re committed to see that through and see it through the right way,” new CEO David Calhoun said of the troubled tanker program.
Defense

By Steve Trimble
Until the U.S. military’s fragmented communication systems allow the F-35 to share targeting data directly with unconventional partners like Army missile launchers, Lockheed Martin has come up with an interim solution to support an ongoing series of critical operational experiments.
Defense

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Navy has moved forward on the acquisition process to launch development of the upgraded EA-18G Block II soon.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
Airbus has performed the first wet contacts as it works to prove an air-to-air refueling capability for its C295 turboprop airlifter.
Defense

By Graham Warwick
Aircraft deliveries at Textron Aviation will be reduced in the first half of 2020 by the impact on composites manufacturing caused by the Dec. 27 explosion at the company’s Plant 3 facility in Wichita.
Business Aviation

By Bill Carey
U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt has formally ordered the “temporary cessation” of nonemergency drone operations.
Defense

By Bill Carey
UPS on Jan. 29 said it will expand its drone delivery program to the University of California Health complex in San Diego.
Business Aviation

By Michael Bruno
Last year turned out to be the ugliest for Boeing’s finances in a generation, with the Chicago-based manufacturer of the 737 MAX and other aerospace and defense products reporting a net loss of $636 million.
Air Transport

By Tony Osborne
Russian Helicopters’ new VRT500 co-axial single-engine light helicopter will use Thales FlytX avionics suite.
Defense

By Guy Norris
Sikorsky is moving ahead with plans to offer a radically revamped version of its S-92 heavylift helicopter.
Defense

By Guy Norris
Robinson Helicopter says development of alternate, more fuel-efficient propulsion systems, including potentially electric power, remains a primary goal for the company.
Business Aviation

By Tony Osborne
Heavylift helicopter OEM Erickson has revealed plans to develop a new version of its S-64 Aircrane.
Defense

By Mark Carreau
U.S. National Laboratory facilities aboard the International Space Station set records for crew time and new payloads devoted to scientific research and technology advances in fiscal 2019.
Defense

By Molly McMillin
The market for Airbus Helicopters has been stable, Airbus officials say. But rather than growth, the market is for replacement helicopters.
Defense

By Kurt Hofmann
Ankara-based Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) president & CEO Temel Kotil said producing the nation’s first passenger narrowbody aircraft is still on the company’s master plan but is currently on hold.
Air Transport

By Molly McMillin
NASA has ordered three Airbus H135 Signature helicopters to replace its current fleet of three Huey 2 aircraft.
Defense

By Lee Hudson
The U.S. Air Force is conducting a review of the Space and Missile Systems Center, Space Rapid Capabilities Office and the Space Development Agency to identify roles and responsibilities of these existing organizations.
Defense

By Irene Klotz
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral on Jan. 29, sending a fourth batch of 60 Starlink satellites into orbit.
Defense