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By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Air Force’s series of “Pitch Day” events has succeeded in attracting swarms of small businesses outside the defense industry, but the long-term value remains unclear, former Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James said.
Defense

By Michael Bruno
Northrop Grumman is already banking on winning the U.S. military’s contract for providing the next generation of nuclear-tipped intercontinental ballistic missiles.
Defense

By Sean Broderick
Boeing executives believe customer sentiment toward the 737 MAX remains strong, insisting that airlines still want the grounded model even amid rising operating costs linked to simulator training and the risk that passengers may shy away from the aircraft once it returns.
Air Transport

By Michael Bruno
When United Technologies and Raytheon merge early next quarter, they are likely to sell the latter’s Forcepoint cybersecurity company and they could get $3 billion for it.
Defense

Europe’s airworthiness regulator has proposed the first certification rules for electrified aircraft propulsion.
Aerospace

By Bradley Perrett
Mitsubishi Aircraft denies reports that it has already decided to further extend the development schedule of the SpaceJet regional airliner, saying the matter is still being evaluated.
Air Transport

By Graham Warwick
An old idea is gaining new attention as two companies report progress in developing cargo gliders.
Defense

By Michael Bruno
Stanley Black & Decker will break into aerospace and defense and buy Consolidated Aerospace Manufacturing, a provider of highly engineered fasteners, latches and other parts for aerospace, for up to $1.5 billion in cash.
Defense

By Michael Bruno
General Electric Aviation reported a “strong performance” in 2019 and remains a bright spot for its parent corporation, GE managers trumpeted Jan. 29, despite $1.4 billion worth of “headwinds” from the Boeing 737 MAX’s grounding and production halt.
Air Transport

By Guy Norris
The latest developments of an integrated flight deck concept for helicopters designed to improve safety in low visibility are being introduced by Universal Avionics.
Defense

By Sean Broderick
The NTSB is urging Brazil’s National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) and the FAA to mandate Embraer E-Jets control column wiring inspections, revamp maintenance pr
Air Transport

By Tony Osborne
Erickson and Sikorsky have partnered to install Matrix autonomous technology onto the S-64F Aircrane and demonstrate autonomous firefighting capabilities.
Defense

By Michael Bruno
Wichita-based aerostructures leader Spirit AeroSystems has fired its relatively new chief financial officer and another executive after it found a lack of accounting procedure compliance regarding recent unidentified liabilities.
Air Transport

By Guy Norris
Light helicopter manufacturer Enstrom is in talks with several unidentified eVTOL startup companies to potentially help them certify and produce the first new-generation urban air mobility vehicles.
Business Aviation

By Tony Osborne
MD Helicopters CEO Lynn Tilton has made restoring production of the company’s MD902 twin-engine light helicopter a priority after a nearly decade-long hiatus in production.
Defense

By Lee Hudson
The Joint Requirements Oversight Council met this week and its chair shed light on how it is going to reform the Pentagon’s archaic requirements process and will use the Joint All-Domain Command and Control program as its poster child.
Defense

By Graham Warwick
Two small companies are reporting progress with their plans for removing debris from orbit.
Defense

By Mark Carreau
The NASA-led James Webb Space Telescope faces the prospect of additional delays and cost increases.
Defense

News in brief
Defense

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

Defense

By Steve Trimble
“We’re committed to see that through and see it through the right way,” new CEO David Calhoun said of the troubled tanker program.
Defense

By Steve Trimble
Until the U.S. military’s fragmented communication systems allow the F-35 to share targeting data directly with unconventional partners like Army missile launchers, Lockheed Martin has come up with an interim solution to support an ongoing series of critical operational experiments.
Defense

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Navy has moved forward on the acquisition process to launch development of the upgraded EA-18G Block II soon.
Defense

By Irene Klotz
NASA expects to decide in the next couple of weeks whether to begin training two test pilots assigned to crew the upcoming SpaceX Demonstration 2 (Demo 2) mission for a possible extended stay aboard the International Space Station.
Defense