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By Mark Carreau
Though facing a third attempt at cancellation, NASA’s Wide Field Infrared Space Telescope has passed a critical milestone that clears the way for challenging hardware development and testing.
Space

By Lee Hudson
The U.S. Air Force has decided it would employ the KC-46A Pegasus in a major contingency although the aircraft still needs fixes on its Remote Vision System and boom telescope actuator.
Defense

By Michael Bruno
Honeywell declared March 3 that it had achieved a “breakthrough” in quantum computing that will lead it soon to reveal the “world’s most powerful quantum computer.”
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Tony Osborne
Heavy-lift helicopter operator Erickson has secured FAA certification for a composite main rotor blade for its S-64 Aircrane.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Bristow is conducting search-and-rescue trials in the UK with an unmanned helicopter as it considers how to use the technology for future search-and-rescue contracts.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Mark Carreau
One of the goals of the $2.5 billion Mars 2020 rover mission is to determine how future human explorers could exploit the Martian soil and atmosphere.
Space

By Michael Bruno
Tier 2 manufacturer Senior will continue its move away from the U.S. Pacific Northwest and elsewhere and toward locating more work in Asia, as well as continuing to shop the British company’s aerostructures business, executives said Mar. 2.
Aircraft & Propulsion

A flurry of budget hearings are scheduled in Washington this week. On Tuesday morning U.S. Air Force Secretary Barbara Barrett and Chief of Staff Gen

Brief news items of interest to aerospace & defense professionals.

Selected U.S. military contracts for Feb. 24 U.S. NAVY The Boeing Co., St. Louis, is awarded a $93,000,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee, firm-fixed-price

Brief news items of interest to aerospace & defense professionals.

President Donald Trump has nominated Gen. Charles Brown as U.S. Air Force chief of staff. If confirmed by the Senate he will be the first African

By Michael Bruno
Small-satellite manufacturer GomSpace last year cut more than 100 workers from its staff—which numbered 231 at the start of 2019—as it sought about $6.3 million worth of cost savings while wrestling with “the loss of the large Sky and Space Global order.”
Space

By Michael Bruno
Luxemburg-based SES, which operates and is planning a multi-orbit constellation of satellites including the medium Earth orbit O3b system, will look to spin off its data business with a remaining, restructured company to focus on video services to airliners, ocean liners and the direct-to-home market, executives said March 2.
Space

By Bradley Perrett
A trial for the program has transitioned into operational use.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Spanish startup Dante Aeronautical has conducted wind tunnel testing of configuration options for its planned 19-seat hybrid-electric commuter

Brief news items of interest to aerospace & defense professionals.

By Mark Carreau
After December's troubled flight test, Boeing says it will adopt a more thorough approach as it continues to pursue certification for its Starliner capsule.
Space

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By Molly McMillin
WICHITA—Spirit AeroSystems missed 2019 fourth quarter profit expectations, marred by production cuts on the Boeing 737 MAX and a loss on the 787 widebody jet pr
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Britain is to develop a new nuclear warhead with the U.S. to arm its submarine-based deterrent.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Guy Norris
Additively manufactured launch vehicle specialist Relativity Space has announced plans to establish a new headquarters and manufacturing facility in Long Beach, California, where it will produce the Terran 1 3D-printed rocket.
Space

By Tony Osborne
Rolls-Royce has reported losses of £852 million ($1.1 billion) as the company continues to tackle issues around the Trent 1000 engine.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
NASA says it is still “pressing” toward launching the James Webb Space Telescope on schedule in late March 2021.
Space

Brief news items of interest to aerospace & defense professionals.