Aerospace

A conference agreement by the House and Senate on Dec. 16 inserts at least three-quarters of a billion dollars in fiscal 2020 budget accounts linked to the U.S. military’s bulging hypersonic weapons portfolio.

U.S. House and Senate appropriations committees have agreed on a 2020 fiscal year budget package that includes $22.6 billion for NASA.

FDH, CA has acquired AEROSPHERES UK (aftermarket chemicals/consumables distributor) from Acorn Growth Companies, and also BTC ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS

TRANSPHORM, CA was selected by AES to supply gallium nitride (GaN) power semiconductors for switch mode power supplies for large commercial jets.

Yoav Zeif to Chief Executive Officer of Stratasys, Israel (effective February 18).

WHITCRAFT GROUP, CT acquired substantially all of the assets of EVOAERO, CT and CONDOR INDUSTRIES, FL (precision machining/design services) in deal

Tom Arseneault to President and Chief Executive Officer of BAE Systems, Inc., Arlington, VA (effective April 1, 2020).

AIRBUS booked orders for two C295s each from the CZECH AIR FORCE (for delivery in 1H21) and IRISH AIR CORPS (TBA). It has booked 214 C295 orders.

Jim Greiner to Chief Operating Officer of iAero Group, Miami.

Mark Ebanks to Chief Commercial Officer of iAero Thrust, Miami.

David Lancelot to Chief Financial Officer of iAero Group, Miami.

Alison Lynn to Vice President of Communications of the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA), Washington, DC.

HEICO FLIGHT SUPPORT GROUP earned $242m on $1.2b sales for year ended October 31 vs $207m on $1.1b a year ago.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted off Dec. 16 to deliver a 15,000-lb., Boeing-built communications satellite into orbit.

NASA’s X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology research aircraft remains on track to make its first flight in 2021.

Selected U.S. Military Contracts For The Week Of Dec. 9 - 13, 2019

Norway and Sweden look set to receive shots in the arm to their defense capabilities in the 2020s, as neighboring governments react to the threat posed by Russia.

A blueprint that could define a dramatic shift in the U.S. approach to airpower after 2030 could emerge next year

EHang goes public; eVTOL megadeals coming in 2020; Microturbine hybrid range extender; autonomous cargo UAV demo; grappling OneWeb sats.

Daily Briefs

PENNAR was certified to AS9100 Rev D for quality at its aerospace production facility in Hyderabad, India for precision engineered products.

D-Orbit, an Italian startup aiming to provide orbital transportation and satellite decommissioning, claimed a new round of funding Dec. 16.

PPG completed $15.5m upgrade to its 39,524 sq ft aerospace research and technology center in Burbank, CA that includes increased laboratory and

Parametric Solutions

RESOURCE GROUP has acquired Hamburg-based BS HOFFMAN (engineering recruitment) to reinforce its commitment to the German Aerospace market.