The Pentagon does not have enough capacity to repair F-35 parts in a timely manner because the establishment of repair capabilities at the military depots is six years behind schedule, congressional auditors have found.
Sierra Nevada Corp.’s protest over the U.S. Army’s now-terminated Fixed-Wing Utility Aircraft competition has advanced through the GAO, with a decision expected by mid-December.
The 3,000 mi.-range combat drone that Kratos is developing for the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory has moved through the critical design review phase and remains on track for first flight in mid-2018.
The Royal Australian Air Force is buying 72 F-35 Lightning IIs and wants to practice with those aircraft against realistic threats, which Kratos sees as a "large opportunity" for their target drone business.
Malaysian private aviation company Sapura Aero has taken delivery of an MD Helicopters MD 600N, the first helicopter without a tail rotor to be operated in Southeast Asia.
The requirements scrub ended in November 2016, months before President Donald Trump took office, but he did help negotiate cost of the 747-8 airframes.
“The Bank deserves a leader that believes in its mission, will bolster and forcefully advocate for its programs, and advocate for American manufacturers,” AIA says in a letter to senators. “Scott Garrett is not that leader.”
“We are looking at an initial investment of 20 billion rupees [$307 million] to 40 billion rupees [$614 million], depending on the requirement,” HAL Chairman T. Suvarna Raju says.
India’s space agency has begun flight integration activity for its second moon mission, Chandrayaan-2, in preparation for a planned launch in March 2018.
In this week's Washington Outlook: Those preparing to broaden access to space want relief from broadband spectrum rules, an easier path to launches and help keeping low Earth orbit safe.
The Saudi Arabian government has signed a partnership agreement with Virgin Group under which it will invest around $1 billion into the company’s space operations.
