Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Lee Hudson
A U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier crashed May 20 near Havelock, North Carolina, and the pilot ejected safely from the aircraft.
Defense

By Mark Carreau
Scientists from the Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI) have compiled a widely accessible topographical map of the Moon’s south pole.
Defense

By Graham Warwick
Chinese international express logistics company DHL-Sinotrans has launched a full automated drone delivery service under a strategic partnership with autonomous aircraft developer Ehang.

By Graham Warwick
BlackBird Partners, an Uber-like service providing flights in private aircraft via a smartphone app, has agreed to buy a fleet of electric-powered light aircraft now under development by Bye Aerospace.

By Angus Batey
The idea that a jet's flight controls could be hijacked in flight by hackers continues to capture public imagination. Aircraft manufacturers insist it is impossible. But this does not mean that aircraft are immune from cyber attacks.
Defense

By Angus Batey
The idea that a jet's flight controls could be hijacked in flight by hackers continues to capture public imagination. Aircraft manufacturers insist it is impossible. But this does not mean that aircraft are immune from cyber attacks.
Defense

By Bill Carey
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has advised organizations of “inherent risks” associated with using unmanned aircraft systems manufactured in China.
Defense

By Molly McMillin
Textron Aviation is expanding its platforms for special mission capabilities as it marks delivery of its first Citation Latitude configured for medevac applications.
Defense

By Graham Warwick
Bell has demonstrated that the V-280 Valor tiltrotor has low-speed agility that matches or beats the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk.
Defense

U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT approved $317m Foreign Military Sale to Japan of 160 AIM-120C-7 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles and support.

The Boeing Co., St. Louis, has been awarded $139,808,430 for modification P00009 to a previously awarded, fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract (N00019-16-D-1002).

By Steve Trimble
A newly published unit cost estimate by the U.S. Army of $43 million for a proposed high-speed rotorcraft is an encouraging sign that service officials are entering the program with realistic expectations, a senior Boeing executive says.
Defense

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By Tony Osborne
Saab is looking for a high level of cooperation with British industry should Sweden decide to join the UK’s Tempest next-generation combat aircraft program.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
The Hellenic Navy has received the first of up to five Lockheed P-3 Orions in a refurbishment program, restored to flight status after a decade-long hiatus.
Defense

By Graham Warwick
In an effort to improve tiltrotor stability and safely achieve higher speeds, U.S. Army researchers are installing a new tiltrotor model in a wind tunnel.
Defense

By Arie Egozi
The Israeli defense ministry on May 16 issued a formal letter of request (LOR) to the U.S. for the purchase of two Boeing KC-46As.
Defense

By Lee Hudson
The Democrat-led House Appropriations defense subcommittee has proposed slashing the U.S. Air Force’s Next-Generation Air Dominance by 50% or $500 million.
Defense

The Indian Navy for the first time successfully conducted a cooperative engagement firing of its Medium Range Surface to Air Missile (MRSAM).
Defense

By Graham Warwick
Sikorsky is working to identify a solution to the engine gas reingestion problem on the CH-53K by July.
Defense

By Bill Carey
The U.S. Transportation Department has reconstituted the FAA’s Drone Advisory Committee (DAC) and scheduled a June 6 meeting of the high-level advisory group.

By Bradley Perrett
Private Chinese space launcher builder Landspace has tested a complete methane-burning space launch main engine, laying the groundwork for a move to higher thrust.
Space

By Bradley Perrett
IHI Corp. said it is aiming for international joint development of a combat-aircraft engine.
Defense

By Marhalim Abas
Bad weather over the Indian Ocean forced seven Dassault Rafales of the French Navy to divert to an airbase in Indonesia on May 18.
Defense

By Michael Bruno
Honeywell International is mulling further divestitures or changes to its business portfolio, the conglomerate’s top executive said May 20.
Defense