Aerospace & Defense Roundup: Mar. 26

UK RAF Suspends Flying Displays As Pandemic Impacts Worsen

Credit: UK RAF

Britain’s Royal Air Force (RAF) has suspended all flying displays as the COVID-19 pandemic hits major public events and airshows across the UK and Europe.

Saab Starts Production Of Two-Seat Gripen F

Saab

Gripen

USN

USS Theodore Roosevelt

Research To Improve Icing Detection Moves Toward Testing

Credit: DLR

A European Union-funded research project to improve aircraft ice protection is preparing upgraded wind tunnels for testing of a hybrid system capable of detecting icing caused by supercooled large droplets (SLD).

Consolidation In Aerospace Parts Business Speeds Up

Credit: FACC

Austrian aerospace parts and services provider FACC expects further consolidation in the supplier business in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

JAXA Plans Passive Orbital Debris Removal Demo

Credit: ALE

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) plans a second space debris removal demonstration in partnership with a Japanese startup.

USAF

Super Hornet

ACC Reverses Sole-Source Acquisition Plan For T-50 Jets

Credit: Lockheed Martin

Air Combat Command (ACC) has dropped a plan to award a sole-source contract to Hillwood Aviation to supply four to eight Korea Aerospace Industries/Lockheed Martin T-50s for a five-year demonstration program, and instead will open the acquisition to competitive bidding, a U.S. Air Force spokeswoman said March 26.

Avio CEO Sees Rosy Future For Vega Launcher

Credit: Arianespace

The Vega light launcher and its evolutions will continue to enjoy brisk sales, despite the current health crisis around the COVID-19 pandemic and its negative impact in the short term, Avio CEO Giulio Ranzo says.

Saab starts production of two-seat Gripen F, ACC reverses sole-source acquisition plan for T-50 jets, RAF suspends flying, improvements in ice detection capabilities, additional COVID-19 updates and more. A roundup of aerospace, space and defense news. 

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