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By Michael Bruno
As many as a fifth of lower-tier suppliers in aerospace and defense could exit the sector over the next 18 months as COVID-19 disrupts the commercial aviation market and hurts the defense industrial base, seasoned supply chain experts have told Aviation Week.
Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
A British think tank is advocating the use of the U.S. Navy’s secretive Advanced Airborne Sensor on British P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft as a potential replacement for the Sentinel radar reconnaissance platform.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lee Hudson
The U.S. Government Accountability Office has denied Airbus’ formal protest over the U.S. Navy’s decision to select Leonardo to provide its new training helicopter.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
U.S. Special Operations Command plans to transfer the pilots and support crews for the U-28A fleet to the Armed Overwatch platform as the new close air support aircraft enters service, an acquisition official said on May 13.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Boeing and the UK Civil Aviation Authority are to work together on developing requirements for beyond-visual-line-of-sight unmanned flight operations as a steppingstone toward a future mobility ecosystem.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
The Senate Armed Services Committee recently met to consider a bewildering decision by the FCC to OK the building of a low-power, ground-based network for 5G cellular and Internet of Things data services that opponents say could interfere with GPS receivers.
Space

By Graham Warwick
Space situational awareness startup LeoLabs has launched the first automated collision-avoidance service for satellites.
Space

By Tony Osborne
The Norwegian government is injecting an additional 206 million Norwegian krone ($20 million) into defense equipment programs to address the country’s weakening currency.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
The Bell 360 Invictus helicopter is one of two aircraft designs competing for a U.S. Army contract, but it does not meet a critical requirement for one of the planned major operators, a Special Operations Command acquisition official said on May 12.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Boeing believes it will secure two more new customers for its AH-64 Apache attack helicopter over the next 12-14 months.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Bradley Perrett
The organizer of the Australian International Airshow has deferred the next edition of the biennial from February 2021 to November of the same year, citing doubts about availability of international travel.
Aircraft & Propulsion

News in brief
Defense

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

By Graham Warwick
General Electric has shipped the first F414-100 engine to Lockheed Martin Skunk Works to power NASA’s X-59A QueSST low-boom supersonic flight
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Simulation and training system manufacturer Frasca International has announced the passing of its founder, Rudy Frasca, who died of natural causes May 11 at age 89.
Maintenance & Training

By Steve Trimble
The schedule for the Armed Overwatch program could become an early victim of rising political hostility during an election year, U.S. Special Operations Command’s acquisition chief said on May 12.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Irene Klotz
In case SpaceX needs more time to begin commercial service of its Crew Dragon transportation system to the International Space Station, NASA has bought a seat aboard the next Russian Soyuz flight, scheduled to launch in October.
Space

By Lee Hudson
The top Democrat on the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee is urging Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to reopen the federal loan application process for businesses that are critical to national security, and revise the eligibility criteria to include the aerospace supply chain to help support the defense industry during the global coronavirus pandemic.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Alan Dron
Turboprop manufacturer ATR enjoyed a significant increase in orders in 2019 and believes that the regional market will be one of the first to recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
A future NASA Orion crew might find its way to an aging but still productive Hubble Space Telescope to conduct upgrades and repairs, says John Grunsfeld, who journeyed to the orbital observatory as a spacewalking mechanic on three shuttle missions.
Space

By Tony Osborne
Switzerland has extended the submission deadline until November in recognition of COVID-19-related travel restrictions
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
Matternet says the U.S.-built M2 quadcopter is approved to begin durability and reliability testing.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Air Force has set a goal to deliver new software capabilities immediately to F-16s on an on-demand basis even when the aircraft is still in flight, an Air Force news release says.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Chilean state-owned manufacturer Enaer wants to supply up to 40 Pillan IIs to the Chilean Air Force.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Plans to develop a British global navigation satellite system are facing cancellation over concerns the project would be too expensive.
Space