Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Tony Osborne
The UK's RAF is planning to introduce a fleet of network-enabled UAS that will be able to confuse and overwhelm ground-based enemy air defenses.
Defense

Honeywell and Curtiss-Wright Corp. have partnered to develop a new generation of cockpit voice and flight-data recorders (CVR/FDR).

RAYTHEON/LOCKHEED MARTIN JAVELIN JV has $26.2m U.S. Army contract for Command Launch Unit retrofits.

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A Jan. 31 Aerospace DAILY article said L3 Technologies “this quarter will cut headcount by 12%, including possible layoffs,” as it looks to close its merger with Harris Corp.

By Tony Osborne
UK UAS developer Blue Bear has begun flight testing along a flight corridor established for BVLOS test work in conjunction with Cranfield University.

By Michael Bruno
Arconic will break up, its days-old new leadership announced Feb. 8.
Defense

By Mark Carreau
Northrop Grumman’s 10th NASA-contracted Cygnus resupply mission spacecraft departed the International Station (ISS) Feb. 8.
Defense

By Bradley Perrett
Japan has grounded its Kawasaki Heavy Industries P-1 maritime patrollers following rudder damage to one of them, local media say.
Defense

By Arie Egozi
The U.S. Army plans to purchase Israel’s Iron Dome system.
Defense

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BOEING has $23.1m U.S. Navy contract for avionics equipment repair of F/A-18 aircraft.

The U.S. Navy has confirmed a Foreign Military Sale with Bahrain for 12 Bell AH-1Z attack helicopters.

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Navy has confirmed a Foreign Military Sale with Bahrain for 12 Bell AH-1Z attack helicopters.
Defense

RUSSIA test-launched an RS-24 Yars intercontinental ballistic missile from Plesetsk Cosmodrome Feb. 6, the Russian defense ministry announced.

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has received a follow-on order worth $93 million from the Indian Navy.

By Michael Bruno
Triumph Group is rushing toward the potential climax of its three-year restructuring, the major aerostructures provider’s chief executive indicated Feb. 7.
Defense

By Bill Carey
Virgin Galactic pilots Mark Stucky and C.J. Sturckow received their commercial astronaut wings Feb. 7 at the headquarters of the U.S. Transportation Department.
Defense

By Steve Trimble
A U.S. defense expert says the U.S. Navy should redesign the Lockheed Martin F-35C to perform a future role as a fleet defense fighter and long-range bomber escort.
Defense

By Michael Bruno
Aerojet Rocketdyne (AJR) on Feb. 7 claimed it achieved the “top major milestones” of an “aggressive” four-year restructuring program.
Defense

By Bill Carey
Aireon announced Feb. 7 that it has formally received control from Iridium of the final six receiver payloads it has placed on new Iridium Next satellites, completing its space-based aircraft surveillance network.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
The head of NHIndustries (NHI), the company behind the NH90 military utility helicopter, says another 50 aircraft could be sold in the next 3-4 years.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
The Australian Defense Forces (ADF) have become the first NH90 operator to use the aircraft in the special forces mission.
Defense

By Lee Hudson
Expect to see the U.S. Air Force continuing investment in the small satellite launch industry because it is more responsive than traditional providers.
Defense

By Molly McMillin
A potential partnership between Embraer and Boeing would, if OK'd, benefit Embraer’s executive jet division, which would become Embraer’s largest division.