Aerospace

Long-running blended wing body studies have so far come to nothing, but Airbus may have the technology to bring it to reality.

Russian Naval aircraft’s first flight; Space Force to integrate MILsatcom; F/A-18s tested in Finland; and Turkey’s armed drone.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

GALLANT CAPITAL PARTNERS, CA completed recapitalization and growth investment in CASSAVANT MACHINING, AZ (precision machined components).

MTU AERO ENGINES had record €488.4m net income on record €4.63b revenues in 2019 vs €453.3m on €4.57b in 2018; commercial maintenance revenues dropped

A National Academies study of advanced aerial mobility requested by NASA concludes the commercial cargo market is likely to be an early adopter of autonomous air vehicle technology for rural cargo operations, including “middle mile” distribution and “last mile” package deliveries.

The GDP and interest rate assumptions on which the budget is predicated are questionable.

DARPA fiscal 2019 budget request targets new weapons and communications concepts for contested environments.

How lawmakers and the administration are responding to the most surprising proposals in the Pentagon’s fiscal 2021 budget request.

A radically modified demonstrator made its first flight in May 2019, but it has come to light only now after video was posted on social media.

EXOSTAR formed an A&D Supply Chain Working Group with several OEMs to define/develop process/functional plans for next-gen supply chain platform.

CADENCE AEROSPACE (Arlington Capital Partners) acquired PREMIER PROCESSING, which provides surface finishing and special processing capabilities out

Edmund Tan to Regional Sales Manager-Asia, based in Singapore, of C&L Aerospace.

ROYAL AERO, Germany has inducted its first GE90-115B for part out.

BOEING has found tools and other FOD inside wing fuel tanks of several undelivered 737 MAXs, and has ordered inspections and established new processes

As airlines grapple with capacity shortages created by the Boeing 737 MAX grounding or a sudden over-supply because of COVID-19-related schedule reductions, lessors are supporting their mitigation plans, including matching customers in both categories and moving aircraft between them.

Leonardo has revealed that two Beechcraft King Air 350ERs, equipped as Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA), have gone into service with an African Navy following their delivery by the Company, which acted as prime contractor and systems integrator for the aircraft.

Leonardo Helicopters CEO says AW609 is on right path, as certification nears.

SpaceX tests space tourism waters by signing up with experienced flight services company.

Widely expected deals to sell train unit and the last of Bombardier’s commercial aero business, still leaves OEM in fragile bizav market.

Boeing is inspecting all 737 MAXs it has in storage and adding factory-floor precautions after discovering foreign object debris (FOD) in the fuel tanks of multiple MAXs, the company confirmed late Feb. 18.

TRIMAS AEROSPACE, MI secured new multi-year contracts from Airbus to supply qualified fastener products through its MONOGRAM AEROSPACE FASTENERS and

SYDNEY and WASHINGTON—The U.S. government may not renew General Electric’s export license to supply CFM Leap-1C engines to Comac—a move that could

The Russian military has confirmed the first order for the Forpost-R reconnaissance unmanned aircraft—a significantly redesigned variant of Israel Aerospace Industries’ Searcher.

Spanish technology company Indra is introducing artificial intelligence (AI) to its air traffic control (ATC) remote towers to allow a greater degree of scrutiny of both air and ground movements.