Defense

By Tony Osborne
British lawmakers have expressed concern that the government’s decision to invest in the failed OneWeb satellite constellation ignored input from advisers.
Space

By Lee Hudson
The U.S. has released evidence that Russia conducted a “nondestructive” test July 15 of a space-based, anti-satellite weapon (ASAT).
Space

By Tony Osborne
Leonardo has completed the first flight of its M-346 advanced jet trainer fitted with the company’s Grifo radar.
Aircraft & Propulsion

This webinar took place July 23, 2020 and was sponsored by Makino. In 2001 China accounted for 2% of commercial aircraft orders. By 2018 that had
Aerospace

By Tony Osborne
A new facility to support the UK’s fleet of P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft has been handed over by Boeing to the UK’s defense materiel agency, Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S).
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bradley Perrett
A Long March 5 rocket launched the first all-Chinese mission to Mars on July 23, placing the 5-metric-ton Tianwen 1 spacecraft directly into an Earth-Mars transfer orbit.
Space

By Michael Tint
AVIATION WEEK NETWORK forecasts that over the next decade, 2,758 new, western-designed transport helicopters will be built, 726 will be re-engined or
AWIN Knowledge Center

The U.S. Air Force is considering five candidate locations to call home for a future F-35 Foreign Military Sales (FMS) training center that can
Defense

By Tony Osborne
Britain’s plan for its Tempest has triggered UK investments by Saab and a new wave of industrial agreements with industry.
A&D Week 2020

By Lee Hudson
For five years, Lockheed Martin delivered F-35 spare parts that were not ready for installation and the U.S. Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) is seeking compensation.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
Pratt & Whitney is campaigning for an F-15EX engine competition, but an 18-month integration process for the F100-PW-129 revealed in a new U.S. Air Force acquisition document kept the company out of consideration for Lot 1 production.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Air Combat Command (ACC) released an “invitation to propose” to companies for the Reforge Proof of Concept program last week, with bids expected based on the T-50 and M-346 advanced jet trainers.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
DARPA indirectly confirmed the supplier of the critical OpFires upper stage in a July 17 contract award to Lockheed Martin for $7.45 million.
Defense

CASCADE AEROSPACE was contracted to perform structural inspections/maintenance on a C-130B for Bangladesh Air Force.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
Industry and government discussions for the development of a UK-led future combat air system, Tempest, have moved to the trilateral level, industry leaders have announced.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
An international team of astronomers has directly imaged a very young, Sun-like star with multiple large planets—a first that may help astronomers better understand how our Solar System’s planets formed and evolved.
Space

By Steve Trimble
A request for proposals for the Regional Glide Phase Weapon System contract has been delayed since April as the Missile Defense Agency continues to review performance requirements, including data from recent hypersonic testing.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Graham Warwick
Space situational awareness provider LeoLabs is to locate its fourth space radar in Costa Rica.
Space

By Maxim Pyadushkin
The Russian Navy has laid the keels for two new helicopter carriers that are replacing planned French Mistral-class helicopter landing docks.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lee Hudson
Over 20 years, demand on the F/A-18 and EA-18G electrical power generation system led to low readiness levels for the entire fleet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jen DiMascio
U.S. “repositions” Turkish F-35s; Airbus wins UK Skynet contract; Germany’s new Sigint aircraft; and Northrop delivers GEM 63 boosters.
Aircraft & Propulsion

News in brief
Defense

Brief news items of interest to aerospace & defense professionals.
Defense

Program Dossier: Xian H-6
Defense

By Tony Osborne
British defense firm Qinetiq says it has carried out the UK’s first manned/unmanned teaming demonstration, operating a semi-autonomous multicopter unmanned aircraft system from an Airbus H125 light helicopter.
Aircraft & Propulsion