Defense

By Tony Osborne
Aero-engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce says it is preparing for a dip in engine delivery volumes as the industry scales back operations in the face of the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Marketplace

By Michael Bruno, Sean Broderick, Molly McMillin
Boeing’s suspension of aircraft production at its major Puget Sound and Moses Lake, Washington, campuses has been extended “until further notice,” the OEM said April 5.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

Selected U.S. military contracts for March 30 U.S. NAVY The Boeing Co., Seattle, has been awarded a $1,554,398,639 modification (P000170) to a
Defense

News in brief
Defense

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

By Michael Bruno
The workforce cuts are the second wave to be unveiled this year by the key supplier of proprietary aerospace and defense parts.
Supply Chain

By Michael Bruno
The Pentagon’s leading contractor by annual sales has committed to providing $106 million in accelerated payments to suppliers, up from $53 million it promised March 27.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lee Hudson
Boeing has installed valves on seven KC-46A Pegasus aircraft plugging the leaky fuel system the U.S. Air Force has deemed a major deficiency.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Maksim Pyadushkin
S7 Space Corp. has completed the relocation of the Sea Launch complex from Long Beach, California, to Russia’s Far East.
Space Symposium

By Irene Klotz
A third SpaceX Starship prototype was destroyed early April 3 during a tanking pressurization test with cryogenic nitrogen to simulate flight temperatures and pressures.
Space Symposium

By Jen DiMascio
Coronavirus’ minor impact to F-35 testing; Japan’s future fighter office; Croatia delays fighter buy; L3Harris wins SSA contract; L-39 trials.
Defense

By Mark Carreau
NASA’s long-term strategy for a sustained human exploration of the Moon is to produce scientific, economic and geopolitical dividends as well as establish a sustainable proving ground for longer missions to Mars—and all executed with commercial partners and global alliances.
Space Symposium

COULSON AVIATION USA has multi-year contract from USDA Forest Service to provide its FIRELINER tanker (737) for aerial firefighting throughout US.
Defense

BOEING is upgrading the remote vision system, including cameras, the display system and the underlying computer system, for USAF KC-46A for mid-2023.
Defense

BOEING is suspending production in Philadelphia through at least April 20 due to COVID-19; site manufactures military rotorcraft, including H-47
Defense

US NAVY ordered three more MQ-25 unmanned aerial refueling aircraft from Boeing, and has now ordered seven in total; new deal is valued at $84.7m.
Defense

ROYAL NETHERLANDS AIR FORCE (RNLAF) took delivery from Boeing of its first of 20 CH-47F Chinook helicopters on order for delivery through 2021.
Defense

By Graham Warwick
The first proposed guidelines to ensure the safety of machine-learning systems in aircraft has resulted from a joint study by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and Swiss artificial-intelligence (AI) startup Deadalean.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
The UK has formally restored its fixed-wing submarine-hunting capabilities after the Royal Air Force declared its new Boeing P-8 Poseidon maritime patrollers operational.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Bradley Perrett
Subaru will set up a unit to develop technology for Japan’s Next Generation Fighter, anticipating a role in a program for which Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is the presumptive prime contractor.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Boeing has delivered the first of 14 new-build CH-47F Chinooks to the Royal Netherlands Air Force.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
NASA is reviving its stylized “worm” logo, the popular version of the acronym for the agency’s full name that was retired in 1992 following a 17-year run.
Space Symposium

By Tony Osborne
BAE Systems says it sees “significant disruptions” to trading in the second quarter as governments tackle the impacts of the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Jen DiMascio
The Space Development Agency plans to issue a request for proposals for an initial tranche of 20 satellites that will begin to form a low-latency network connecting all sensors, shooters and data from all domains of warfare.
Space Symposium

By Tony Osborne
Boeing will suspend production at its Philadelphia facilities for two weeks as Pennsylvania battles against the rapid spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Supply Chain