Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Lee Hudson
The U.S. government halted deliveries of the F-35 for 15 days because the Defense Contract Management Agency found comingling of titanium and Inconel fasteners.
Defense

By Molly McMillin
Recent layoffs at Textron Aviation and Gulfstream Aerospace are signs that the manufacturers are being “appropriately cautious” about their outlook for orders and production, analysts say.
Defense

By Michael Bruno
Lockheed Martin is looking to new government interest in follow-on modernization upgrades of the F-35 to drive future business returns.
Defense

By Bill Carey
Standards organization RTCA has announced that it has formed a committee of industry and government experts to develop requirements for counter-unmanned aircraft systems to protect airports and other sites from rogue drones.

By Mark Carreau
NASA is assessing possible options to keep on schedule the Artemis initiative of achieving an accelerated return to the Moon’s surface with human explorers in 2024 even if lawmakers again fail to come together on a 2020 federal budget, agency Administrator Jim Bridenstine says.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
Czech aerospace firm Aero Vodochody has flown the second prototype of the L-39NG jet trainer.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
Saab has flown the first series production JAS 39E Gripen NG fighter destined for the Swedish Air Force.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
Six companies and consortia have been awarded contracts to develop high-level technical concepts for NATO’s Alliance Future Surveillance and Control (AFSC).
Defense

By Molly McMillin
Dowty Propellers, a division of GE Aviation, has opened a new production facility, repair operation and headquarters in Brockworth, England.
Defense

By Steve Trimble
MiG Corp. has confirmed that a new family of high-speed unmanned aircraft systems is in development to partner with the MiG-35 and other manned aircraft during combat missions.
Defense

By Mark Carreau
The six-member International Station crew greeted the second of back-to-back U.S. and Russian cargo capsule deliveries early Dec. 9.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
The largest UAV yet produced in Turkey, with a maximum take-off weight of five metric tons, the Akinci took to the air from Corlu airport, west of Istanbul.
Defense

By Michael Bruno
The global defense sector will remain robust in 2020, with global defense budgets expected to grow at least 3-4% and bring total spending up to almost $2 trillion, Deloitte predicts in a new report.
Defense

By Lee Hudson
U.S. Air Force Secretary Barbara Barrett believes the government should declassify some information related to challenges in space so that the public is aware of what is at stake.
Defense

By Lee Hudson
The Air Force does not know how much the KC-46 fixes will cost until a design is validated.
Defense

MD HELICOPTERS has completed delivery of 30 MD 530F Cayuse Warrior helicopters to the Afghan Air Force.

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China’s EHang has partnered with property developer Heli Chuangxin Real Estate to develop an urban air mobility (UAM) demonstration project in Guanghzou.

Next year Germany’s defense ministry plans to spend €7.4 billion ($8.2 billion) on armaments and €1.5 billion on new technology development.

THALES ALENIA SPACE has 78m euro ($86m) European Space Agency contract to upgrade Europe’s EGNOS satellite navigation system.

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By Graham Warwick
Hard on the heels of showcasing its first urban air mobility terminal in Singapore, UK startup Skyports has raised $7M to continue buying sites for passenger and cargo vertiports globally.

By Mark Carreau
Plans for International Space Station astronauts to conduct three high-priority spacewalks before year’s end appear to be slipping into 2020.
Defense

By Molly McMillin
Textron Aviation’s layoffs are part of a restructuring plan by its parent company to cut costs and improve operating efficiency, the company said in a U.S. SEC filing.
Defense

By Steve Trimble
MD Helicopters announced a partnership with Elbit Systems on Dec. 5 to develop a Block II version of the MD 530G armed scout helicopter with more advanced weapons and avionics.
Defense