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

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By Thierry Dubois
The €3.6 billion ($4 billion) final agreements that Airbus has reached with French, UK and U.S. authorities to resolve a corruption case, although colossal, are in fact a satisfactory outcome for the company.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
Germany has terminated plans to develop a signals intelligence platform based on Northrop Grumman’s MQ-4 Triton high-altitude, long-endurance platform.
Defense

By Bill Carey
The FAA has proposed amending its certification procedures so that it can issue design approvals for some unmanned aircraft systems as a “special class” of aircraft.
Business Aviation

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Navy has moved to greatly expand the role of P-8A maritime patrol aircraft by proposing to integrate several new types of missiles, bombs, mines and advanced decoys.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
The government of Ghana has been drawn into the controversy surrounding the Airbus bribery probe after it emerged that payments were made to secure the sale of C295 turboprop airlifters to the African republic’s military.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
Schweizer RSG has begun assembling the first new-build Schweizer 300-series helicopter after a decade-long hiatus in production.
Business Aviation

By Tony Osborne
The Finnish ministry of defense says all five of the contenders in its contest to find a next-generation fighter have responded to a revised request for quotation asked for by Helsinki.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
Spain has formally signed up to purchase 24 Pilatus PC-21 turboprop training aircraft to modernize its air force’s training fleet.
Defense

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Defense

News in brief
Defense

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

By Steve Trimble
Poland becomes the first NATO country bordering Russian territory to adopt the stealth fighter.
Defense

By Irene Klotz
The flight also demonstrated a guided re-entry of the Electron first stage booster as the company works to make its small-satellite launcher reusable.
Defense

By Graham Warwick
ARPE-E, the U.S. Energy Department’s (DOE) DARPA-inspired advanced research projects agency, has launched two programs to develop propulsion technology for all-electric, 150-200-seat narrowbody airliners.
Air Transport

By Steve Trimble, Guy Norris
A new rendering of the Northrop Grumman B-21A released by the U.S. Air Force Jan. 31 offers a fresh perspective on the overall size and features of the highly secretive stealth bomber.
Defense

By Graham Warwick
A sixth process for producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) has been approved by standards body ASTM International.
Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
Delta Air Lines has signed an offtake agreement with Northwest Advanced Bio-Fuels (NWABF) that could result in deliveries of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) beginning by the end of 2024 if a feasibility study now underway supports construction of a biorefinery in Washington state.
Air Transport

By Mark Carreau
Northrop Grumman is readying its next cargo delivery to the International Space Station.
Defense

By Michael Bruno
British aerostructures provider Senior warned investors on Jan. 31 that its aerospace revenue this year could drop 20% compared with last year due to the Boeing 737 MAX production halt.
Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
Wright Electric has launched development of a 1.5-megawatt, 3-kilovolt power train that will form the foundation of the propulsion system for a 186-seat short-haul electric airliner that the U.S. startup hopes will enter service in 2030.
Air Transport

Raytheon has won a five-year, $197 million contract to provide a system to fuze and collect data for an overarching image of launch activity for the U

SAFRAN HELICOPTER ENGINES has 10-year contract with Portuguese Air Force to support RTM322 engines powering EH101 Merlin fleet. AIR NATIONAL GUARD is

By Bill Carey
The FAA will introduce a new Space Data Integrator system in August to track space launch and recovery operations in real time with traditional air traffic, Administrator Steve Dickson said.
Defense