Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

Under DARPA’s Concerto program, BAE Systems demoed a multifunction RF system that could simultaneously perform radar, comm relay and electronic attack in a payload that could be carried on a Group 3 UAV.

An unplanned redesign of the NGJ MB system played a role in the U.S. Navy’s rejection of a Raytheon bid to use the same pods for a NGJ Low Band demo program.

India’s national space agency has successfully put into orbit its first Hyper Spectral Imaging Satellite (HysIS).

New Rocket, Ltd. of Israel anticipates the flight readiness of a new green, in-space propulsion system by the end of the first quarter of 2019.

ALARUS CH2000s began flight testing in Peru on Nov. 21. Three CH2000s are due to be delivered in December 2018, with Peru planning to purchase 18 total.

Japanese e-commerce company Rakuten has conducted a trial to demonstrate that high-capacity, low-latency 5G mobile communications technology can support unmanned aircraft and ground delivery robots.

Nigeria has signed a tentative agreement to order 12 Sierra Nevada/Embraer A-29 light attack aircraft after a long and controversial acquisition process.

Cobham remains in “sensible discussions” with KC-46 prime contractor Boeing over suspended payments due to past issues with its refueling system for the tanker.

The UK has conducted its biggest trial yet of drones operating alongside manned aircraft in controlled airspace.

The UK has conducted its biggest trial yet of drones operating alongside manned aircraft in controlled airspace.

The U.S. government has asked Lockheed Martin and potentially other defense companies to boost their missile-making capacity.

The U.S. will reassess Turkey’s continued F-35 participation as one of eight partner nations should it buy Russia’s S-400 Triumph anti-aircraft missile system.

In addition to landing successfully, NASA’s Mars Insight mission scored another triumph with the companion MarCO 6U cubesat duo.

The Pentagon is standing up a congressionally mandated, cross-functional team to address electronic warfare gaps throughout the military services.

The first prototype of the Ilyushin Il-112V light transport was rolled out Nov. 27 at the Voroznezh-based VASO facility, a subsidiary of Russia’s UAC.

Harris and Comtech PST will compete for the U.S. Navy’s low-band version of the Next Generation Jammer pod as part of Northrop Grumman’s team.

Switzerland’s Kopter Group has begun flying the improved third prototype of its SH09 light single-turbine helicopter.

F-35 maker Lockheed Martin has cut the cost of the “full-mission simulator” used to train pilots on the fifth-gen fighter by 25% per simulator since 2012.

The U.S. Marine Corps’ last squadron of Northrop Grumman EA-6B airborne jammers has completed its final deployment and entered a yearlong deactivation process.

Boeing and the U.S. have agreed to back a proposed Japanese upgrade program for F-15s, as Tokyo also reportedly plans to buy 100 more F-35 Lightnings.

UK company Horizon Technologies is flight testing its Xtender satphone intercept system on a small quadcopter.

The partnership augments an Amazon Web Services Ground Station set of 12 parabolic antennas with a service provided by a new Lockheed Martin antenna network called Verge.

IMI SYSTEMS signed agreement to transfer shares to ELBIT SYSTEMS Nov. 25 in Jerusalem.

This week a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to launch Spaceflight’s SSO-A rideshare mission from Vandenberg AFB, California.

Vista Outdoor Sales LLC, Federal Cartridge Co., Anoka, Minnesota, has been awarded a $41,181,315 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for 5.56mm ball, carbine, barrier ammunition.