“None of the steps we are taking are irreversible,” said Ellen Lord, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment. “We look forward to restoring normal program activity.”
The commercialization plan includes upcoming NASA solicitations for a commercial module to be attached to the ISS and a free-flying, commercial platform that could occasionally berth at the station.
The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center at Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio, selected L3’s proposal from six offers for the C-130H Avionics Modernization Program Increment 2 (AMP 2) program.
The first step in extricating Turkey from the F-35 program could start on June 12 and continue through the end of July, the U.S. Defense Department announced on June 7.
German startup Volocopter says its multicopter eVTOL air taxi can offer the majority of inner city and airport shuttle services needed in more than 90% of its Top 100 target cities.
Ducommun, a small aerospace and defense supplier that has been working through a financial turnaround, booted its CFO on June 5, according to a regulatory filing.
The U.S. aerospace and defense sector was responsible for more than 2.56 million jobs in 2018, a 5.5% gain over 2017, the Aerospace Industries Association says.
After a nearly year-long hiatus, the FAA’s Drone Advisory Committee (DAC) met June 6 with a new chairman and a tasking from the agency to marshal industry behind a coming requirement that drones be capable of being identified in flight.
Sikorsky has started flying a UH-60A with a retrofittable fly-by-wire system and autonomous control features to demo a potential upgrade for the U.S. Army’s existing Black Hawk fleet.
House Democrats intend to block President Trump from making opulent additions to the Air Force One replacement, but the move is receiving opposition from the GOP.
The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory has developed a safer and more user-friendly topcoat that was applied onto the exterior of some USN and USMC aircraft.
The new Rapid Space Launch Initiative challenges space launch providers to propose concepts for demonstrating an on-orbit capability for a satellite weighing up to 220 kg (485 lb.) within 24 hr. of receiving a call from the Air Force.
The services held a “Female Fitment Event” at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, June 4 in which female aviators gathered to have their measurements taken, which will be used to design new prototypes.
Honeywell International formally rolled out its big data crunching Forge software on June 6, targeting airlines, manufacturers interested in digital twins and anyone wanting better cybersecurity.
