Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Michael Bruno
The Pentagon’s new acquisition guidance, to be formally unveiled Sept. 19 at a Washington think tank, will stress incentivizing technological

A classified U.S. government mission dubbed CLIO reached its target orbit Sept. 16 in a mission from Cape Canaveral that forced a delay of the first

FORT WASHINGTON, Maryland — U.S. Air Force Space Command chief Gen. John Hyten is pushing to accelerate work on a follow-on to the Ball/Boeing Space

By Tony Osborne
LONDON — Boeing is marketing its proven C-40A Clipper airlifter used by the U.S. Navy as a cheaper and faster alternative, or as a supplement to well

PARIS — French President Francois Hollande outlined his nation’s response to Islamist militants in Iraq during a Sept. 18 press conference here

By Tony Osborne
LONDON — The Brazilian army has approved the upgrade of its AS565 Panther helicopters by Airbus Helicopters’ Brazilian affiliate Helibras. The

HOUSTON — NanoRack’s erratic Cubesat deployer mechanism was retrieved from the outside the International Space Station this week ahead of the upcoming

To truly realize the potential of joint forces operations, the Defense Department needs to develop more integrated systems – especially for elements

The U.S. Navy’s first Triton MQ-4C unmanned intelligence aircraft has arrived at NAS Patuxent River in Maryland to begin flight testing after the

Germany is supplying a wide range of equipment and training to the Kurdish military fighting Islamic State militants. Following the German government

A new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) should be developed to replace the LGM-30 Minuteman III, according to a recently completed analysis of

Exelis has finally delivered its first GPS III payload to prime contractor Lockheed Martin, roughly two years later than planned. Air Force Space

The U.S. Coast Guard took delivery earlier this month of the National Security Cutter WMSL 753 Hamilton from Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII)

The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of Joint High Speed Vessel 4 Fall River from the Austal USA shipbuilder earlier this month. Delivery marks a major

LOCKHEED MARTIN successfully flight tested new beam control turret being developed for DARPA and USAF to give 360-degree coverage for high-energy

United Launch Alliance (ULA) has picked Blue Origin, the secretive Seattle-based space-vehicle company founded and funded by Amazon.com chief Jeff

Standard & Poor’s analysts do not expect recent announcements of increased U.S. military efforts to defeat Islamic State militants to result in a near

Lower weight, better performance and lower operating costs were the main reasons that Boeing is offering a platform based on the 737-700 for the U.S

By Bradley Perrett
A Japanese requirement for four aircraft for airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) is offering the most immediate U.S. export sales opportunity

FORT WASHINGTON, Maryland — Boeing believes its joint proposal with Lockheed Martin is in a strong position to win the U.S. Air Force’s Long Range

By Tony Osborne
LONDON — The U.K. Royal Air Force (RAF) may consider keeping some of its Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules in service after the planned 2022 retirement

By Jefferson Morris
NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (Maven) spacecraft is on track to complete its 10-month journey to the red planet on Sept. 21, when it

HOUSTON — NASA’s congressionally directed efforts to discover and track Near Earth Objects (NEOs) that could pose an impact threat to Earth and

By Jay Menon
NEW DELHI—Helicopter manufacturer Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. aims to establish more manufacturing facilities in Asia, as defense agencies in the region

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