Defense

The A&D sector is enjoying strong growth, with transport aircraft orders at record levels and more dollars allocated for defense this year. But companies cannot deliver unless they have the right people—and that has A&D executives concerned.

NASA astronaut Nick Hague, who survived a recent Russian Soyuz rocket launch abort, has expressed confidence in the agency’s ISS partners.

Air Force maintainers will conduct a detailed assessment of the F-22 Raptors and other aircraft before the government can determine if the equipment can be repaired.

The Philippines Defense Department is likely to choose the Saab JAS-39 Gripen for its air force’s multirole fighter requirement, the defense secretary says.

Airbus Helicopters will begin final assembly of its Racer high-speed hybrid rotorcraft demonstrator in the fourth quarter of 2019.

How much autonomy should astronauts on deep-space missions have in determining their daily routine? An experiment with ISS crews sought to answer that question.

The U.S. Air Force acknowledges that the Oct. 16 crash of a Ukrainian Su-27UB fighter aircraft during a multinational military exercise involved a U.S. service member.

Russian superiority on long-range projectiles and missiles spurs Army catch-up plan.

Will rising trade tariffs between China and the U.S., or the recent indictment of an alleged Chinese spy misappropriating GE Aviation knowhow, damage the Western aerospace industry’s access and opportunities inside the world’s soon-to-be largest aviation sector?

DARPA has fully transitioned Northrop Grumman’s Tern program to its partner, the ONR, but it appears there are no longer firm plans to fly the ship-based VTOL unmanned aircraft demo.

More than 80% of operational F-35s are cleared to fly again following engine inspections and all of the U.S. services and international partners have resumed flying, the joint program office says.

While a NASA anomaly review board continues to troubleshoot a gyroscope issue with the 28-year-old Hubble Space Telescope, a second case of the mechanical pointing system malady also appears to be responsible for sending the Chandra X-ray Observatory into “safe mode.”

A British F-35 test pilot has performed a ship-borne rolling vertical landing (SRVL) onto the new Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier for the first time.

Belgium is to sell its Dassault Alpha Jet jet trainer fleet as it transitions its pilot training over to the U.S.

India has tested the cryogenic engine for its heaviest rocket, the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mk. 3, that is due to launch the country’s second lunar mission early next year.

Australian engine manufacturer Orbital UAV has signed a long-term agreement with Insitu to provide propulsion systems for use across its range of UAS.

A series of live fire trials have pitted Leonardo’s Miysis directed infrared countermeasures system against potential man-portable surface-to-air missiles.

Pakistan Aeronautical Complex is at the center of the country’s efforts for aerospace self-reliance.

The combined company would be named L3 Harris Technologies and would be the sixth largest defense company in the U.S. and a top 10 defense company globally.

Deputy Defense Secretary Pat Shanahan says there are two concurrent efforts concerning military space within the Pentagon: space reorganization and doctrine.

The next month or so is expected to be big for followers of aerospace and defense supplier Arconic.

Ron Draper, Textron Aviation senior vice president of integrated supply chain, has been named president and CEO of the Wichita aircraft manufacturer.

Bell is to collaborate with Japanese package-delivery company Yamato on aerial logistics using electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) unmanned aircraft.

Czech aircraft manufacturer Aero Vodochody has rolled out the first pre-series model of the L-39NG jet trainer.

General Electric is working with CargoLogicAir on a detailed study to re-engine the cargo operator’s fleet of Antonov An-124 freighters with the CF6-80C2 turbofan.