Aerospace & Defense Roundup: Oct, 1

UPS says its Flight Forward subsidiary has received the first FAA Part 135 Standard certification to use unmanned aircraft systems for package deliveries nationwide, allowing it to operate a “drone airline.”

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Rolls-Royce has completed the acquisition of the electric aircraft propulsion activities of German industrial giant Siemens.

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World View Enterprises Inc. has exceeded by more than two days its goal of a 30-day demo Stratollite balloon mission for sustained navigational stratospheric flight.

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The USAF's Space and Missile Systems Center and the NRO has awarded a $1.18B sole-source contract modification to the United Launch Alliance to support five Delta IV heavy launches over five years. 

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Bell has unveiled a new helicopter design, the 360 Invictus, for the U.S. Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) with the first flight scheduled for the end of fiscal 2022 if selected for the competitive prototyping program.

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Canadian researchers are warning engine makers that high-altitude ice crystal buildup and shedding, a growing challenge in modern powerplants, could threaten future propulsion systems of more efficient, unconventional aircraft configurations which may be vulnerable to the phenomenon.

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