Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Steve Trimble
Lockheed Martin is moving forward with the design of a new re-entry vehicle for the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) program, the company announced.
Defense

By Graham Warwick
French regional-aircraft startup VoltAero has upgraded its Cassio 1 hybrid-electric propulsion testbed with motors from Safran Electrical & Power in preparation for a new phase of flight testing to begin in the second half of November.

By Steve Trimble
As many as 30 former French Air Force A-27 Tucano trainers could be imported into the U.S. to support Airborne Tactical Advantage Company’s (ATAC) selection for the U.S. Air Force-contracted air services program.
Defense

By Mark Carreau
Nanoracks plans a late 2020 first-ever mission launch to demonstrate an in-space structural metal cutting technology.
Defense

By Guy Norris
Boeing’s Defense, Space and Security unit boosted the company’s revenues by $7 billion for the third quarter of 2019, giving some positive news to counter the continuing headwinds facing the commercial division over the grounding of the 737 MAX and delays to the 777X.
Defense

By Bill Carey
Surveillance data provider Aireon and the Cocesna air navigation services agency have signed an agreement to deploy space-based automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) in six Central American countries.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
The European Defense Agency (EDA) is urging member states to begin developing requirements for automated aerial refueling (AAR).
Defense

By Bradley Perrett
The South Korean air force is putting the Korean Air MUAV surveillance drone through operational testing, aiming at entering the type into regular service in 2020, a program source said.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
Russia’s RAC MiG says it is marketing the export version of its MiG-35 fighter aircraft to African countries.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
The Romanian Air Force has deployed four IAR330 Puma helicopters in support of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali.
Defense

By Bill Carey
UPS Flight Forward, the package carrier’s drone subsidiary, has announced new retail, pharmaceutical and health care partners for its planned delivery service.

By Graham Warwick
Under a NASA contract, electric aircraft developer Ampaire is studying the feasibility of modifying the de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter to hybrid-electric propulsion.

By Bradley Perrett
The first mission has a customer, Japanese battery maker NGK, which wants to test a product on the Moon.
Defense

By Irene Klotz
Arianespace is offering a rideshare mission to the Moon in 2023 aboard its new Ariane 6 rocket, Stephane Israel, CEO of the European launch service company, announced Oct 22.
Defense

By Steve Trimble
Top Aces will apply to import 29 used F-16s to the U.S. after being named as one of seven companies selected to compete for a $6.4 billion U.S. Air Force program for adversary air and close air support services, a company executive says.
Defense

By Irene Klotz
A USAF C-12 aircraft is testing high-speed connectivity with SpaceX’s Starlink sat network, with additional inflight demos aboard a C-130 and other aircraft on tap, SpaceX says.
Defense

By Bill Carey
Brazil’s Department of Airspace Control has installed South America’s first “remote tower” at an air base in Rio de Janeiro, using a system based on Frequentis visualization technology.
Defense

By Bill Carey
The Aireon space-based surveillance system has been integrated into the air traffic control automation platform used by Brazil’s Department of Airspace Control.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
France wants a weapon capable of high-supersonic speeds while the UK would prefer a subsonic weapon with low-observable attributes. Without an agreement, industry officials question whether the FC/ASW studies will be able to proceed.
Defense

By Graham Warwick
Utah’s Transportation Department plans to collaborate with Singaporean startup NEO Aeronautics on testing and potential deployment of its Crimson S8 eVTOL personal air vehicle.

By Tony Osborne
GKN Aerospace says it has designed, manufactured and delivered a midscale demonstrator tool to support the development of a composite wing spar for Airbus’ Wing of Tomorrow program.
Defense

By Irene Klotz
Startup Blue Origin’s bid to build NASA’s human lunar lander system will include industry behemoths Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman, as well as Draper Laboratory.
Defense

By Graham Warwick
Under a NASA contract, electric aircraft developer Ampaire is studying the feasibility of modifying the de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter to hybrid-electric propulsion.
Defense

By Bradley Perrett
The Korean Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) will static test the complete third stage of its KSLV-II space launcher within a few months, with a static test of the first stage to follow in 2020 ahead of the planned first flight in 2021.
Defense

By Mark Carreau
NASA’s Office of Protective Services has accepted a series of recommendations from the agency’s inspector general that support more centralized oversight of NASA security.
Defense