Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

The U.S. Army has outlined its vision of a mission system architecture for its Future Vertical Lift platforms that will allow upgrades to be fielded rapidly to counter emerging threats and overcome obsolescence over their life cycle.

Contenders for Finland’s fighter competition will be put through their paces in January and February in the Nordic nation’s challenging climate. The

Aerobond has been acquired by WHI Global.

Celestia Technologies Group has acquired the satellite ground systems division of Antwerp Space.

Lockheed Martin delivered 134 F-35s overall in 2019 to slightly exceed expectations.

The U.S. Air Force secretary has transferred 14th Air Force to the U.S. Space Force.

Maxar Technologies has reached a deal to sell its MDA Canadian space subsidiary.

For its next fighter Japan should choose an adaptation of the F-22 with a larger wing and avionics from the F-35, the U.S. Mitchell Institute argues.

NASA astronaut Christina Koch on Dec. 28 broke the previous record of 288 days for the longest spaceflight by a woman.

The U.S. Army has revealed a future mission for the MQ-1C unmanned aircraft system (UAS) fleet.

Leonardo Helicopters has completed the first flight of the fourth prototype AW609 commercial tiltrotor.

The first Russian missile regiment armed with the Avangard hypersonic glide vehicle became operational Dec. 27.

Japan’s defense ministry has proposed to start working with a foreign partner on the country’s Next Generation Fighter.

The Calt Long March 5 heavy space launcher returned to flight on Dec. 27.

COMAC flew the sixth and last C919 prototype on Dec. 27, achieving an unpublished target that had begun to look doubtful.

Embraer has demonstrated the ability of the KC-390 to drop heavy cargo loads at low speed.

The FAA on Dec. 26 released its long-awaited proposed rule outlining requirements for drones to transmit identifying information to the ground.

The U.S. military has conducted its first field test of the Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) technology to identify and defeat a simulated cruise missile threat

The Netherlands, United Arab Emirates and U.K. have signed orders for Boeing to remanufacture a total of 47 AH-64 Apache helicopters to the E-model standard.

Textron will not become a pure aerospace and defense company in the near term.

The U.S. Navy has formed an F-35 maintenance team that can respond to a crisis at a moment’s notice.

A key piece of the EA-18G’s first major upgrade since the airborne electronic attack aircraft entered service a decade ago is now under contract

Russian President Vladimir Putin referred for the first time in a speech on Dec. 24 to the “land- and sea-based” versions of the Zircon weapon.

Italian manufacturer Piaggio Aerospace has signed a $221 million contract with the Italian Ministry of Defense for nine P.180 Avanti EVO turboprop aircraft.

The first delivery of Russia’s Sukhoi Su-57 fifth-generation fighter is likely to be postponed after the aircraft crashed Dec. 24 during a test flight.