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By Lee Hudson
The Pentagon has identified a problem with the Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion that could cause pilots to lose control when the heavy-lift helicopter transitioned from ground to flight and intends to flight test a fix at the end of the month.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
Kaman will work with United Arab Emirates military supplier Trust International on potential sales opportunities for Kaman’s unmanned K-MAX helicopter.
Defense

By Thierry Dubois
Airbus plans to cut the A330 production rate and stabilize the A350, in an acknowledgement of weak demand for widebody aircraft.
Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
With its fiscal 2021 budget request, the U.S. Air Force has consolidated funding for its first three Vanguard science and technology programs, to provide a clearer understanding of efforts to accelerate the fielding of new capabilities.
Defense

By Steve Trimble
Boeing has requested a license from the U.S. State Department so that it can add briefing materials about the F-15EX once the Indian Air Force finalizes requirements for a new fighter tender, the company said in an emailed statement.
Defense

Brief news items of interest to aerospace & defense professionals.

German aerospace center DLR has taken delivery of a modified Dassault Falcon 2000LX that is expected to become fully operational in the mid-2020s as

By Lee Hudson
The nearly $4 billion in procurement reprogramming is taken from the U.S. Navy, Air Force, and National Guard.
Defense

By Michael Bruno
Albany International, the provider of 3D-woven composite fan blades to Safran for LEAP aircraft engines, has let go workers as it tries to adjust to lower demand related to the Boeing 737 MAX production halt, the company’s new executive team told analysts.
Air Transport

By Lee Hudson
The U.S. Army has canceled the procurement of the Advanced Precision Kill Weapons System and the Mobile Intermediate Range Missile programs in the fiscal 2021 budget to free up funding for higher priorities.
Defense

By Lee Hudson
The U.S. Navy is working with Northrop Grumman on what weapons it could equip on the MQ-8C Fire Scout.
Defense

By Michael Bruno
Could once-hot buyer Precision Castparts be coming back to the merger and acquisition (M&A) market?
Air Transport

By Thierry Dubois
Airbus needs another 18 months or so to catch up with A320neo family deliveries and aims to produce 65-67 per month from 2023, up from 63 in 2021, company CEO Guillaume Faury said.
Air Transport

By Lee Hudson
Derek Tournear leads the Pentagon’s Space Development Agency that is charged with defining a National Defense Space Architecture that addresses eight critical yet unmet priorities outlined in the Defense Department Space Vision.
Defense

By Mark Carreau
Record-setting NASA astronaut Christina Koch has some advice for fellow space explorers preparing for their first long mission.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
Babcock CEO Archie Bethel says the company is unlikely to make any additional investments in its oil-and-gas helicopter support business and suggests it will exit the business once existing contracts have been fulfilled.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
Airbus has taken another €1.2 billion ($1.3 billion) charge on its A400M airlifter program as a result of changes in export assumptions.
Defense

Recent market intelligence items for aerospace & defense professionals.
Defense

News in brief
Defense

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

By Daniel Urchick
AVIATION WEEK NETWORK forecasts that western-designed aircraft performing training and light combat missions will generate $48.8 billion in
Defense

Defense

By Michael Bruno
A group of software and aerospace veterans are aiming to raise and spend $200 million to offer cloud computing and data analytics to the coming explosion of low-Earth-orbit satellite-based systems.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
Three universities and one engineering firm have been contracted to develop methods to take waste hydrocarbons and render them into by-products such as water, organic residue for fertilizers and carbon dioxide.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
The Italian company, through its subsidiary, Leonardo International, will take a 51% majority stake in the new joint venture, called Leonardo & Codemar S.A.
Defense