Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Graham Warwick
Irelandia Aviation, the company behind five different low-cost carriers around the world, has invested in Skyports, a UK developer of infrastructure
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
MBDA says it has completed the first qualification firing trial of its Anglo-French Sea Venom/Anti-Navire Leger anti-ship missile.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Guy Norris
Boeing has asked co-workers of an employee at its Everett facility who tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus to stay at home and self-monitor.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Brief news items of interest to aerospace & defense professionals.

The American Astronautical Society’s annual Goddard Symposium, which was set for next week, has been postponed due to recent cases of COVID-19 in

Selected U.S. military contracts from the past week.
Defense and Space

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

By Irene Klotz
"Ames Research Center is temporarily on mandatory telework status with restricted access to the center until further notice,” NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said March 9.
Space

By Steve Trimble
A top F-35 program official shared an operational anecdote highlighting the aircraft’s latent capability against surface-to-air missile systems.
Defense and Space

By Lee Hudson
Sikorsky has sent CH-53K King Stallion training devices to a U.S. Marine Corps base in preparation for receiving students to learn how to fly and repair the heavy-lift helicopter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
BWX Technologies, Westinghouse Government Services and X-energy each received contracts to start a two-year design phase under Project Pele.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Mark Carreau
Thanks to an emerging global geostationary satellite alliance among NASA, ESA and South Korea, experts will be able to obtain hourly measurements of atmospheric pollutants.
Space

By Sean Broderick
Boeing’s failure to ensure sensors linked to Collins Aerospace-supplied head-up guidance systems (HGS) delivered to customers were approved for use under the applicable supplemental type certificate (STC) has prompted the U.S. FAA to propose a $19.7 million fine.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
SpaceX’s final Dragon 1 capsule reached the International Space Station (ISS) early March 9 to deliver a 4,300-lb. cargo.
Space

By Tony Osborne
The Netherlands has put three Russians and one Ukrainian on trial in absentia for the shootdown of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Mark Carreau
Assessments of red romaine lettuce grown aboard the International Space Station suggest astronauts could cultivate and consume their own fresh vegetables.
Space

By Bradley Perrett
Oryu’s lithium-ion battery replaces the lead-acid batteries of earlier Soryu-class submarines.
Defense and Space

By Michael Bruno
New data from independent arms trackers show U.S. defense prime contractors and other weapon providers grew their arms exports by 23% in the second
Defense and Space

By Bradley Perrett
The results of the work will be a factor in any eventual decision on whether to attach finlets on the sides at the rear of the aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
“The drone industry accomplishes great missions, yet the infrastructure to dock, charge, host and control multiple drones is almost nonexistent,” says the CEO of accelerator EVA.
Advanced Air Mobility

Brief news items of interest to aerospace & defense professionals.

The UK will withdraw as a member state of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) after a transition period and shift responsibility for

By Steve Trimble
Elbit Systems of America will install pylon-based infrared missile warning systems for Air National Guard F-16s.
AFA Air Space and Cyber Conference

By Maxim Pyadushkin
This will be the first Angara launch since 2014, when Russia tested two variants from its Plesetsk military spaceport.
Space

By Graham Warwick
A report commissioned by the Norwegian government recommends Norway should be a driving force in the development, testing and early implementation of electrified aircraft.
Sustainability