Aerospace & Defense Roundup: Sep. 23

As aerospace startups begin to move their fast-paced, iterative approach to development into the production of hardware, they face challenges using the deliberate, sequential manufacturing processes honed by industry over decades.

Israel and Italy have agreed to a second reciprocal defense procurement agreement that will see Jerusalem purchase training helicopters from Italy, while Italy will buy missiles and simulators from Israel.

U.S. and Russian flight control teams joined late Sept. 22 to successfully command a maneuver of the three-person International Space Station (ISS) away from a close pass by an unidentified piece of space debris.

The U.S. Air Force has moved to deploy 10 capabilities demonstrated during the first two on-ramp events for the Advance Battle Management System (ABMS) after a landmark test three weeks ago, the head of Air Force acquisition said on Sept. 23.

The U.S. Army conducted its first flight of a NCH-47 Chinook equipped with the GE Aviation T408 engine, which is the same turboshaft engine outfitting the CH-53K King Stallion.