Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

ITALIAN AIR FORCE took delivery of two more M-346 jet trainers Feb. 15, making 20 deliveries so far with two outstanding.

BrahMos Aerospace has unveiled a prototype of a new BrahMos NG missile.

By Tony Osborne
BAE Systems has warned that Germany’s unilateral arms embargo on Saudi Arabia could have a damaging effect on the company’s future financial performance and relationships.
Defense

By Graham Warwick, Michael Bruno
Hard on the heels of Boeing making a significant investment in Aerion, one of its biggest suppliers has signed on to design the forward fuselage for the supersonic business jet developer’s Mach 1.4 aircraft, the AS2.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Airbus hopes to fly its CityAirbus electric vertical takeoff and landing urban air mobility demo aircraft in March after a series of successful ground runs.

India’s state-run military airframer HAL is offering a naval variant of its Dhruv light helo in response to the Indian Navy’s requirement for 111 utility helos.
Defense

By Lee Hudson
The U.S. Navy is creating an unmanned maritime autonomy architecture to provide overarching standards for platforms so that there are not multiple conflicting systems.
Defense

Thales has won a contract from state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL) to supply 135 rocket launchers for Indian military attack helicopters.
Defense

India is developing a new range of futuristic cruise and precision strike missiles.
Defense

India’s Tejas Light Combat Aircraft has received final operational clearance for induction into the Indian Air Force as a weaponized fighter.
Defense

By Irene Klotz
In the quest to provide commercial suborbital spaceflight services to paying passengers, Blue Origin’s New Shepard has one clear advantage over Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo, notes Blue founder Jeff Bezos: It flies higher, rendering moot a debate about the boundary of space.
Space

Lockheed Martin has unveiled a version of the F-16, branded the F-21, specifically configured for the Indian Air Force.
Defense

India has unveiled a model of an upgraded version of the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA), the Tejas Mk. 2, labeled the Medium Weight Fighter.
Defense

By Lee Hudson
The Pentagon has launched a commercial solutions opening program seeking proposals for innovative technologies to accelerate asymmetric defense capabilities.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
The British government has stepped into a growing dispute over Germany’s unilateral embargo of arms to Saudi Arabia.
Defense

Russian Helicopters Holding Company, a part of State Corporation Rostec, has signed a series of agreements with Indian companies to help make the Kamov Ka-226T in India.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
Leonardo has lifted the veil on an enhanced version of its Hero rotary-wing unmanned air system (UAS).
Defense

By Mark Carreau
NASA has selected sites in Nevada and Texas for the final phase of a four-year series of technical demonstrations to confirm the safety and effectiveness of the agency’s UAS traffic management system for drone traffic in urban areas.

By Tony Osborne
Airbus’ plans to ramp up production of its new H160 medium twin-engine helicopter could be impacted by the continued weakness in the oil and gas market.
Defense

BrahMos Aerospace has unveiled a prototype of a new BrahMos NG missile that the company says could be installed on the Tejas Light Combat Aircraft.
Defense

By Marhalim Abas
Vietnam is to acquire Insitu ScanEagle surveillance drones, Textron T-6 Texan II trainers and a coast guard cutter from the U.S, according to the top American military officer in the Indo-Pacific region.
Defense

India’s state-run space agency is making preparations to launch the Emisat electronic intelligence (Elint) satellite in March.
Defense

By Arie Egozi
Rafael has partially unveiled Rocks, a very long range, air-to-ground missile with a capability to penetrate heavily protected bunkers.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
Airbus Helicopters has responded to the U.S. Army’s search for a Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) demonstration program.
Defense

THE UAE ARMED FORCES signed a $41 million contract with DigitalGlobe for space imaging services. CHARLES STARK DRAPER LABS won a $191 million fixed