Arianespace has signed a contract with Synspective to launch the Japanese startup’s first synthetic aperture radar (SAR) demonstrator satellite in 2020 aboard a Vega launcher from Arianespace’s spaceport in French Guiana.
Bell says it will use its Ozark, Alabama, facility for final assembly of the Bell 407 single-engine light helicopter should the aircraft be selected for the U.S. Navy’s TH-XX Advanced Helicopter Trainer requirement.
The U.S. Army will receive 30 virtual reality systems at Fort Rucker, Alabama, over the course of about a year to see if the cutting-edge technology can produce more capable pilots.
The USAF will appoint a general officer to lead a new headquarters-level directorate charged with focusing on establishing superiority in the electromagnetic spectrum.
Israel Aerospace Industries has developed a control station for unmanned aircraft systems that can be operated mainly by voice commands from the operator.
The first flight of the BRAZILIAN AIR FORCE’S SAAB F-39 Gripen model with flight test instrumentation is to take place later this year, according to the service.
Germany’s Hensoldt continued its stand-alone growth strategy on April 12 with the announcement it will buy Nexeya’s test, integration and services business.
After roughly six years, Lockheed Martin will wrap up developing a modernized turret for the U.S. Army’s Boeing AH-64 Apache that reduces jitter and maintenance time.
The U.S. Navy has awarded Raytheon Missile Systems, Tucson, Arizona, a $72,225,064 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract modification to exercise options for Design Agent and Engineering Support Services for the Rolling Airframe Missile MK-31 Guided Missile Weapon System Improvement Program, the Pentagon said.
Lockheed Martin has transitioned numerous F-35 suppliers to longer-term, performance-based logistics contracts and master repair agreements to increase supply availability and reduce sustainment costs, the company says.
Australia has operationally deployed a P-8A maritime patroller for the first time to a Malaysian base for patrols in the South China Sea and north Indian Ocean.
Two members of California’s congressional delegation have expressed skepticism to Acting Defense Secretary Pat Shanahan concerning the Space Development Agency.
Indonesia has ordered three more Type 209 diesel-electric submarines worth $1.02 billion from South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering.
