Large aerospace companies in Europe benefited from low oil prices last year and will continue to do so in the coming year, French aerospace suppliers group Gifas says.
French procurement agency DGA has ordered six NH90-TTH tactical transport helicopters from NHIndustries, a purchase enabled by a mid-term spending boost to the nation’s military program law, a six-year funding scheme covering the period 2014-19.
The Slovakian defense ministry has said a government-to-government deal with Sweden to lease Saab Gripen fighters could be finalized in the next few months.
The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory says it recently completed testing of cooperative autonomous soaring algorithms used to keep unmanned sailplanes aloft for sustained flight durations.
U.S. Air Force eyes GPS satellite options; ULA stocks up on Russian engines; Lockheed wins C-130 multiyear contract; India test-fires the Barak-8 missile.
The defense ministry’s awarding of the contract to KAI was the company’s second big win for 2015. Far more than the first, for the LCH-LAH helicopter, the KF-X should be transformative for the company.
The U.S. Chief of Naval Operations’ Rapid Innovation Cell recently developed a basic prototype for an information system that will promote more collaboration between sailors and commands during the job detailing process.
The U.S. aerospace science and technology community must be prepared for change in a year of political transition, threats from abroad and domestic economic challenge, experts say.
The U.S. and Russia continue to lead all other countries in weapons sales with developing nations, according to the Congressional Research Service (CRS).
The U.S. Defense Department needs to conduct a better cost-benefit analysis before acquiring cloud computing services, according to the Pentagon Inspector General.
Evry, France-based Arianespace carried out six launches of the heavy-lift Ariane 5, three launches of the Europeanized Soyuz and three launches of the new Vega rocket in 2015, with the latter marking a three-fold increase over the previous year.
Dassault Aviation’s business jet unit saw reduced orders and deliveries in 2015, a disappointing year that was offset in part by new export contracts for the company’s Rafale combat jet.
Korea Aerospace Industries expects to receive a production contract for the amphibious assault version of the Surion utility helicopter in the first half of this year.
The U.S. Navy must focus on longer-term security threat trends and maintain its superiority in traditional areas like the undersea realm while securing new frontiers like the emerging cyber battlefield,the U.S. chief of naval operations says.
The U.S. Navy is using its foreign-basing plans for EA-18G Growlers and the current F/A-18E/F Super Hornet maintenance model as a sustainment template for the electronic attack aircraft, a Defense Department Selected Acquisition Report says.
Finmeccanica-owned companies such as AgustaWestland, Alenia Aermacchi and Selex ES have now been absorbed into the larger Finmeccanica entity and will operate as divisions rather than separate companies.
The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory has restored a domestic plutonium-238 production capability for future NASA deep space missions.
