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By Steve Trimble
A new automation mode to improve strafing accuracy by F-16s also highlights a new approach to fielding new capabilities.
Defense

News in brief
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Brief news items of interest to aerospace & defense professionals.
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By Molly McMillin
During the next 10 years, manufacturers are expected to deliver nearly 7,500 new production helicopters worth $36.9 billion at retail prices, according to the 2020 Helicopter Fleet & MRO Forecast by the Aviation Week Network.
Business Aviation

By Sean Broderick
Boeing plans to re-start 737 MAX production “months” before the FAA approves it to fly again, which could be as soon as early spring based on the company’s newest estimate, Boeing president and CEO Dave Calhoun said.
Singapore Airshow

By Lee Hudson
The U.S. Air Force is planning to hold its second demonstration of the Advanced Battle Management System in April, in which an unmanned aircraft system will fly with a government-owned open communication system used for translating waveforms to communicate with the F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II.
Defense

By Molly McMillin
Sales of preowned helicopters in 2019 totaled $444 million, down 5% from 2018, according to Aero Asset, a Toronto-based helicopter brokerage firm.
Business Aviation

By Sean Broderick
Boeing plans to restart 737 MAX production “months” before the FAA approves it to fly again, which could be as soon as early spring based on the company’s newest estimate, President and CEO Dave Calhoun said.

Rocket Lab will launch a classified small satellite for the National Reconnaissance Office during a launch window opening at the end of this month.

Selected U.S. military contracts from the past week.

Brief news items of interest to aerospace and defense professionals.

By Lee Hudson
The U.S. Space Development Agency released its short-term acquisition strategy as the office prepares to fold into the Space Force in October 2022.
Defense

By Mark Carreau
Retired NASA astronauts Scott Kelly, Michael Lopez-Alegria and Pam Melroy, all former military test pilots and space mission commanders, have been selected for entry into the U S. Astronaut Hall of Fame.
Defense

By Kirby Harrison
Billed as the “world’s largest trade show dedicated to the international helicopter community,” Heli-Expo 2020 opens Jan. 27 in Anaheim, California.
Business Aviation

By Mark Carreau
Eleven NASA candidate astronauts completed two years of basic training on Jan. 10 to become eligible for flight assignments.
Defense

By Steve Trimble
Bell Boeing plans to deliver the first CMV-22B ordered by the U.S. Navy to the HX-21 test and evaluation squadron in early 2020.
Defense

By Jen DiMascio
BAE is expected to pay $1.925 billion for Collins’ GPS business and another $275 million for Raytheon’s radio business
Defense

In observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday in the U.S., Aerospace Daily And Defense Report will not publish an issue dated Jan. 21. The next

Industry Events Calendar

In-space manufacturing company Made In Space, Inc. (MIS) is relocating its headquarters and satellite manufacturing operations to a new facility in Jacksonville, Florida.

Brief news items of interest to aerospace and defense professionals.

Collins Aerospace will provide critical subsystems for Orion spacecraft crews assigned to resume human exploration of the lunar surface starting in 2024
Defense

By Graham Warwick
The air vehicle was lost during the ground-recovery sequence, but Dynetics noted it has four test vehicles remaining.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
Pakistan has given Turkey another year to secure export permits for the engines that will power a new fleet of attack helicopters being supplied by Ankara.
Defense