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By Lee Hudson
The Pentagon has awarded Amfuel $14.9 million via the Defense Production Act Title III Agreement to strengthen the domestic aviation industrial base.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Mark Carreau
NASA’s long-running development of the Orion crew capsule for the safe launch and re-entry of up to four astronauts on missions to the Moon and Mars fails to account for more than $17 billion in related costs, a July 16 inspector general’s (IG) audit shows.
Space

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

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 Guy Norris
Despite the global air transport market collapse and aircraft production slowdown following the COVID-19 pandemic, Pratt & Whitney believes the longer-term impact may potentially accelerate the adoption of advanced propulsion technology as airframers revise product development strategies.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Fleet Snapshot: June 2020 Exits
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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

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

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 Tony Osborne
One of the UK’s three RC-135 Rivet Joint signals intelligence aircraft has been upgraded with a new cockpit as part of a modernization of the fleet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
Virgin Galactic’s founding CEO George Whitesides is relinquishing daily management of the fledgling space tourism company to focus on future programs, including point-to-point hypersonic and orbital space transportation, the company said on July 15.
Space

By Steve Trimble
Australia’s military has agreed to help the U.S. Navy develop the second electronic attack pod developed for the Boeing EA-18G under the Next Generation Jammer program, U.S. and Australian officials announced on July 13.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare