Defense

By Tony Osborne
LONDON—Washington and London have reached an agreement on technology safeguards that paves the way for the use of U.S.-developed space launchers from UK soil.
Space

By Molly McMillin
Gulfstream Aerospace has sold its last commercially available Gulfstream G550 large-cabin, ultra-long-range business jet, clearing the way for production of the iconic jet to wind down, the company announced June 17.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lee Hudson
The Pentagon has released a new Defense Space Strategy providing a framework for the U.S. military to achieve “desired conditions” in space over the next 10 years.
Space

BOEING delivered first two F/A-18 Block III Super Hornet flight test aircraft (single-seat E model and two-seat F model) to US Navy; upgrades include
Defense

By Tony Osborne
Germany’s plans to upgrade Berlin’s fleet of Eurofighters with the Captor-E active electronically scanned array have been given a green light by lawmakers.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bradley Perrett
Tokyo will not countenance the risk of boosters from anti-ballistic-missile interceptors falling on civilian land.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Germany has begun to hunt for a new maritime patrol aircraft after canceling a planned modernization of its Lockheed P-3C Orion fleet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Airbus is to lead a consortium to secure a tender to run the UK’s military satellite communications network.
Space

Joel Montalbano will become acting NASA International Space Station program manager, effective June 26, the agency said.
Space

By Lee Hudson
Acting Pentagon Comptroller Elaine McCusker, who raised concerns in 2019 about the legality of the U.S. freezing aid to Ukraine, has resigned.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
As the age of hypersonic X-planes passes, the era of Mach 5-plus weapons is set to begin.
Missile Defense & Weapons

News in brief
Defense

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

By Tony Osborne
Ottawa is lifting the operational pause on its fleet of Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone naval helicopters after investigators ruled out mechanical failure as the cause of an April 29 crash in the Mediterranean Sea.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lee Hudson
The Pentagon is defining details of what the first block of a Defense Department-wide architecture for space-based missile warning systems would look like and will present the plan to the Joint Requirements Oversight Council.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Graham Warwick
The Sikorsky-Boeing team expects to reach its speed target for the SB-1 Defiant coaxial-rotor compound helicopter within the next few months after exceeding 200 kt. for the first time in flight testing at West Palm Beach, Florida.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Britain’s Royal Air Force has developed an in-house modification enabling an aeromedical capability for its BAE Systems’ 146 transport aircraft fleet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Heidi Wood, an aerospace and defense analyst-turned-strategist, will temporarily take over pilot training and simulator provider CAE’s defense and security group after recent hire Todd Probert left for a job in the U.S. national security realm.
Supply Chain

By Michael Bruno
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions will acquire CPI ASC Signal Division from Communications & Power Industries for $35 million in cash, in a deal that further guarantees the U.S. government at least two major providers of key satellite communications technology.
Space

By Lee Hudson
Operation Warp Speed aims to deliver 300 million doses of a vaccine to inoculate the spread of the novel coronavirus by January, but senior Trump administration officials acknowledge that they cannot guarantee a 100% success rate.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Bradley Perrett
Deployment of two planned Lockheed Martin Aegis Ashore anti-ballistic-missile batteries in Japan looks improbable, following a decision to indefinitely suspend the program because of potential danger to civilians.
Missile Defense & Weapons

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

Leonardo has increased its stake in Italian space company Avio to just less than 30%. Leonardo purchased another 3.75% of Avio during trading on May
Defense

By Bradley Perrett, Kim Minseok
Though it is hardly tailored for attack, the Surion would enjoy political support.
Aircraft & Propulsion