Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

Arms export company Ukrspetseksport has established a joint venture with Baykar Makina to develop the 5.5 metric ton, twin-engine platform, details of which were first revealed by the company in 2018.

Canada will expand its CH-149 Cormorant search-and-rescue helicopter force with at least two more aircraft as the fleet undergoes a mid-life update.

Based on the new Iridium Next constellation of low-Earth orbit satellites, which entered full operation earlier this year, Certus is a high-speed, L-band satcom service that can be received using small antennas and terminals.

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Raytheon plans to build a new, 200,000-sq.-ft. facility at its Space and Airborne Systems headquarters in McKinney, Texas.

BOEING has U.S. Air Force contract worth up to $999m for up to 112 new A-10 wing assemblies and 15 wing kits.

The third week of August was eventful for two star-crossed helicopter operating giants.

Government officials signed off on the €827 million ($916 million) contract with the Brazilian manufacturer in Evora, Portugal, on Aug. 22, paving the way for first deliveries in 2023.

The U.S. Missile Defense Agency has canceled the Redesigned Kill Vehicle subsystem and will kick off a competition for a new, next-generation interceptor.

Russia’s Soyuz MS-14 spacecraft is expected to dock with the International Space Station Aug. 24, part of a test of the upgraded Soyuz 2.1a rocket’s ability to launch cosmonauts and astronauts to the ISS beginning in March 2020.

The Indonesian police force reportedly has signed a letter of intent for the purchase of 11 twin-engine, medium-size Leonardo helicopters—nine AW169s and two AW189s.

Indonesia has ordered four BAE Systems’ Bofors 57mm Mk. 3 naval gun systems for its navy fast missile boat program, the company says.

With NASA looking at nuclear technology to speed journeys to Mars, as well as provide power on the surface of the Moon and move heavy payloads in cislunar space, the U.S. has issued new guidelines for the safe launch of space nuclear systems.

CAPITAL ONE will acquire KIPPSDESANTO & CO., an investment banking firm specialized in aerospace/defense, government and tech companies.

The crash of Norway’s first electric aircraft is being portrayed by local media as a blow to the country’s plan to electrify all domestic aviation by 2040.

Rafael is offering its Spike Non-Line-of-Sight (NLOS) anti-tank missile for British Army Apache helicopters and Royal Navy AW-159 helicopters.

BOEING has $154.9m U.S. Army contract for three new-build Apache AH 64E helicopters.

While it is unknown when the B-2 will retire, the aging stealth bomber may end up flying alongside the B-21.

NASA astronauts have equipped the International Space Station with a second set of hardware to accommodate two simultaneous U.S. segment dockings.

British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace has reportedly told the founding family of British defense supplier Cobham that he will be looking into concerns about its takeover by a U.S. private equity firm.

Roughly one-fifth of military aircraft operated by the U.S. Defense Department will be equipped for automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) Out by the FAA’s January 2020 compliance date, according to numbers released by the Pentagon.

Germany’s Volocopter has unveiled the design of its production electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) air taxi.

According to the Russian military, the aircraft ascended up to 800 meters during the 32 min. flight in fully autonomous mode.

National test range criteria used to determine the probability of death or injury from being struck by a UAS are overly conservative, a second-phase Ground Collision Severity Evaluation has found.

The start of deliveries of fighters from the intended order looks likely to dovetail with the tailing off of a program to upgrade Taiwanese F-16 Block 20s to the F-16V standard.