Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

Doug Loverro will become NASA’s associate administrator for the Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate.

The U.S. Army is updating its space training strategy to reflect the service’s role in the Indo-Pacific region.

France and Germany will sign an aircraft demonstrator contract for the European Future Combat Air System in January, the leaders of the two countries have agreed.

Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has begun building the first prototype for the KF-X fighter program, following completion of the critical design review in September.

Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) is test-flying an upgraded version of its Surion utility helicopter for export, with options including stub wings for weapons.

Honeywell announced on Oct. 15 that Mike Madsen has taken over as president and CEO of its Phoenix-based Aerospace business group, succeeding Tim Mahoney.

Airbus has confirmed it is no longer involved with the Pop.Up concept it studied with Audi, after reports emerged that the German carmaker has suspended work on the autonomous fly/drive air taxi.

NASA’s flurry of spacewalks to replace aging batteries on the International Space Station’s far port side solar power truss has been interrupted by the discovery of a failed power controller following the second of the five planned excursions.

The South Korean air force is opposing a navy push for the defense ministry to order Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightnings in a contract that could be placed around 2024, according to industry sources close to the service.

Sierra Nevada Corp. is beginning full assembly of the first operational Dream Chaser spacecraft at its Louisville, Colorado, facility.

UK startup Vertical Aerospace has completed unmanned flight testing of a second full-scale prototype as it works to develop a certifiable electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) air taxi.

The Sikorsky/Boeing SB-1 Defiant is back flying after a delay caused by “joint creep” identified in the propulsion system testbed gearbox.

The Russian military plans to use a new Sukhoi S-70 Okhotnik (Hunter) unmanned combat air vehicle to expand the radar coverage of the Su-57 fifth-generation fighter.

Global human spaceflight veterans believe the medical community must prepare a more comprehensive approach to physical and mental health threats that may emerge if they are to pursue a human return to the Moon and a push to Mars.

Automaker Ford has filed an application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for a “vehicle integrated drone” that would help bring attention to a host car when it becomes stranded.

John Langford has been succeeded as president and CEO of Boeing subsidiary Aurora Flight Sciences by Per Beith, formerly a senior director at the Boeing NeXt future mobility business unit.

South Korea has chosen LIG Nex1 as the maker of an air-to-ground cruise missile that the country’s defense technology agency has been working on.

South Korea still hopes to integrate U.S. air-to-air missiles on the Korea Aerospace Industries KF-X fighter after the aircraft makes its first flight.

Raytheon is proposing a multisensor aircraft based on the Bombardier Global 6500 for a South Korean ground-surveillance requirement, partnering with Korean Air.

Fielding of the U.S. Army’s Long Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW) could be delayed by a year if a proposed budget cut by Congress is enacted, a Lockheed Martin executive says.

Sikorsky has responded to a third request for proposals from South Korea for maritime anti-submarine helicopters, a representative said.

Norwegian rocket maker Nammo expects a positive decision this week to launch a concept demonstrator for a new air-breathing missile propulsion system.

This week the Association of the U.S. Army’s annual symposium is underway in Washington, expected to draw more than 30,000 attendees.

RUSSIAN HELICOPTERS will merge its MIL and KAMOV helicopter design bureaus into NATIONAL HELICOPTER CENTER.

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, New Mexico, has been awarded a $92,980,000 cost-reimbursement, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for Playas Electronic Attack & Cyber Environment research and development.