Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Steve Trimble, Lee Hudson
The U.S. Air Force’s latest five-year budget plan retires significant numbers of RQ-4s, B-1s, KC-10s and non-stealthy fighters and eliminates funding
Defense and Space

By Irene Klotz
A ULA Atlas V rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Feb. 9, sending a joint European-U.S. science spacecraft on its way for an unprecedented mission to study the Sun’s polar regions.
Defense and Space

Aviation Week's ShowNews
The Israeli Ministry of Defense (IMOD) has acquired “Fire Weaver,” a networked sensor-to-shooter system. The system is expected to serve the Israel
Singapore Airshow

By Guy Norris
Sustainment focus drives Airbus toward new technology demonstrations ranging from hybrid propulsion to eVTOLs and delivery drones.
Singapore Airshow

Aviation Week's ShowNews
Drone swarms are a new threat, and Singapore has an answer.
Singapore Airshow

Aviation Week's ShowNews
ST Engineering is in the final stages of developing a new family of Veloce unmanned air systems.
Singapore Airshow

Aviation Week's ShowNews
Singapore has revealed a new ambition in the space market.
Singapore Airshow

By Steve Trimble
Coronavirus or not, the Singapore Airshow will likely still go on — albeit with 8% fewer participating exhibitors, 10-15 fewer aircraft in the static display and less than half the expected attendance during the public days, the event organizers say.
Singapore Airshow

The release of the White House fiscal 2021 budget request is scheduled for this coming Monday, Feb. 10. To allow us to bring you comprehensive

By Tony Osborne
The British Maritime and Coastguard Agency has inducted a pair of Beechcraft King Air 200 turboprop aircraft to support its search-and-rescue, fisheries and pollution detection missions.
Defense and Space

Brief news items of interest to aerospace & defense professionals.

By Irene Klotz
NASA and Boeing will review all 1 million lines of code following errors found during the CST-100 Starliner's troubled uncrewed orbital flight demonstration mission in December.
Defense and Space

Calendar of upcoming events of interest to the aerospace & defense industry.

By Michael Bruno
Canadian pilot training specialist CAE expects increasing demand for its simulators for Boeing 737 MAX and continues to make so-called “white tail” systems ahead of actual orders.
Aerospace

By Jen DiMascio
From the rise and fall of research dollars to signs of a successful reorganization of space acquisitions, experts at the Center for Strategic and
Defense and Space

By Bill Carey
FAA is advancing a construct based on third-party UAS Service Suppliers—rather than air traffic controllers—providing flight authorization, traffic deconfliction and other services.
Aerospace

By Michael Bruno
The Boeing 737 MAX production halt is a catalyst for Triumph Group to further consolidate its interiors and Mexican operations, top executives said Feb. 6, adding more divestiture announcements should be expected this year.
Air Transport

By Michael Bruno
The Pentagon’s leading contractor by annual sales, Lockheed Martin, employed about 110,000 workers at the end of 2019.
Defense and Space

By Lee Hudson
The Space Development Agency intends to hold an industry day in Colorado Springs that coincides with the National Space Symposium.
Defense and Space

By Michael Bruno
Concern may be increasing over whether the Boeing 777X takes longer to become certified and operational, but at least one supplier on Feb. 6 said so far so good on expected production rates.
Air Transport

By Mark Carreau
KBR, Inc. will train commercial astronauts selected for missions to the International Space Station (ISS) and perhaps other destinations under a nonexclusive NASA Reimbursable Space Act Agreement.
Defense and Space

By Michael Bruno
Ball Aerospace expects to hire around 1,000 new employees in 2020, following similar annual increases in recent years, executives said Feb. 6.
Defense and Space

Brief news items of interest to aerospace & defense professionals.

Northrop Grumman’s board of directors has elected David F. Keffer corporate vice president and chief financial officer (CFO), effective Feb. 17

By Guy Norris
Wisk, the joint venture startup between Boeing and Kitty Hawk, is disclosing new details about its self-flying eVTOL air taxi trials planned to take place in New Zealand.
Singapore Airshow