Defense

By Tony Osborne
An updated avionics suite for Leonardo’s AW139 twin-engine medium helicopter has been granted certification by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).
Defense

This webinar took place July 17, 2020 and was sponsored by VELO3D. NASA and SpaceX showed that the U.S. could build a human-rated rocket and get
Defense

By Steve Trimble
Space start-up Hawkeye 360 is preparing to launch a second cluster of radio frequency-mapping satellites in December after clearing an environmental test.
Defense

By Bradley Perrett
Boeing may accelerate development of its Airpower Teaming System (ATS) to begin deliveries before the middle of the decade, amid what it said is unexpectedly strong early interest in the loyal-wingman drone.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Former fighter market rivals Sukhoi and MiG have been reorganized within United Aircraft Corp. under the same management, and will cooperate on the next Russian fighter jet.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Kim Minseok, Bradley Perrett
Mainplane skins, flaperons, tail surfaces and rear fuselage are made of carbon fiber. Rollout is due in April 2021.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jen DiMascio
Milestones for the T-7 trainer; what comes after the MQ-9; Sierra Nevada’s Shooting Star and a new name for Airbus operations in the U.S.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
An analysis shows that a disruptive acquisition strategy for the Next-Generation Air Dominance program would reduce costs.
Budget, Policy & Operations

Fleet Snapshot
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Defense

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

Calendar of upcoming events of interest to the aerospace & defense industry.
Defense

By Irene Klotz
The founder of the small-launch company discusses a recent failure of the Electron rocket launch, the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, and Rocket Lab’s evolution from manufacturing rockets to building spacecraft.
Defense

After overcoming years of delays to resolve technical issues, launch of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), a long-awaited successor to the 30-year-old Hubble observatory, is being postponed at least seven months, largely due to pandemic-related workplace shutdowns, NASA said on July 16.
Space

By Lee Hudson
The Pentagon has selected the Liteye Systems containerized anti-UAS defense system (C-AUDS) to be the first platform integrated with one of the Defense Department’s inaugural interim counter small unmanned systems (C-sUAS).
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Two state-owned companies in Singapore and Israel agreed on July 16 to set up a joint venture (JV) to market advanced anti-ship missiles.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Irene Klotz
Launch of the United Arab Emirates’ Mars Hope mission, already twice delayed by poor weather, has been reset for no earlier than July 20.
Space

By Mark Carreau
NASA astronauts Chris Cassidy and Bob Behnken all but completed a long-running series of battery replacements on the outside of the International Space Station (ISS) during a 6-hr. spacewalk July 16.
Space

By Tony Osborne
NATO’s Alliance Ground Surveillance Force (NAGSF) has taken delivery of its third RQ-4D Phoenix radar-reconnaissance unmanned aircraft system.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne, Bradley Perrett
Boeing is leaning on the development of its Airpower Teaming System (ATS) in its offer for the UK’s Lightweight Affordable Novel Combat Aircraft (LANCA) initiative.
Budget, Policy & Operations

This webinar took place July 16, 2020 and was sponsored by KPMG. The U.S., Europe and the UK are chasing future combat aircraft platforms, but the
Defense

By Daniel Urchick
AVIATION WEEK NETWORK estimates that at the end of 2019, there were 11,056 Western-designed helicopters performing rotary-wing transport missions
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Airbus has changed the name of its U.S. military operations to Airbus U.S. Space & Defense, to emphasize its focus on bringing a variety of space
Defense

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

By Michael Bruno
L3Harris leaders say their focus remains carrying out their prior plans for their merger of equals.
Aerospace