Defense

The U.S. Army is grappling with a $34 million reduction to its Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft Competitive Prototype effort.

Low Earth orbit satellites that provide high-bandwidth internet service around the world are on the cusp of becoming reality.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says initial intelligence points to an Iranian surface-to-air missile bringing down PS752.

A special mission Pilatus PC-12 turboprop operated by the Colorado Department of Public Safety detected no suspicious aircraft while supporting the investigation into a rash of unexplained drone sightings.

Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury has said the company is committed to its operations in the UK despite Brexit.

ONTIC has secured new exclusive manufacturing/repair license agreement with Meggitt for pneumatic valves, digital analogue, triplex transducer, data

Bell has demonstrated for the first time the autonomous flight capability of its V-280 Valor advanced tiltrotor.

The U.S. Air Force intends to cancel Raytheon’s contract for a next-generation, three-dimensional, long-range radar.

The core booster for NASA’s first Space Launch System heavy rocket has been rolled out from its hangar in New Orleans.

Retired NASA astronaut Eileen Collins will be inducted into the Texas Aviation Hall of Fame May 8.

Lockheed Martin’s dominance will only increase over the forecast period, with their share rising from 41.4% to 47.8% of the global western fighter market

E-2D sustainment starts; Dassault prizes Rafale exports; Lockheed training center graduates first class; BAE fires long-range Spike.

Lockheed Martin recently graduated the first class of students from its Hercules Training Center C-130J piloting and loadmaster qualification courses.

Brief news items of interest to aerospace & defense professionals.

The Bell V-280 Valor flies its first public demonstration of 2020 at Bell’s Flight Research Center in Arlington, Texas.

AE Industrial Partners has unveiled a new commercial aircraft leasing company.

Boeing’s Oklahoma City military MRO campus has changed landlords.

As NASA’s deep-space human exploration plans gain momentum, policy makers must avoid subjecting the agency to fluctuations in goals, ambiguous objectives and inadequate budgets, a report says.

Israel’s defense ministry confirms Elbit Systems is developing a technology demonstrator for an aircraft self-protect laser.

The FAA issued Notices to Airmen (NOTAM) the evening of Jan. 7 prohibiting U.S. civil aircraft operators from using airspace over Iraq, Iran, the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman.

Systems installation is underway on Virgin Galactic’s second commercial SpaceShipTwo sub-orbital vehicle at Mojave, California, following the

ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD. has $31m initial Israeli Ministry of Defense contract for Iron Fist Active Protection Systems for the Eitan Armored Fighting Vehicles.

Eric Chewning, U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper’s chief of staff, will leave his job at the end of January.

Before he joined the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Daniel Prosser found he liked computer programming and simulations and was good at them.

U.S. developing scientific license agreements for commercial satellite data