Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

Brief news items of interest to aerospace & defense professionals.

Rolls-Royce says it is eyeing additional phases of its research into Embedded Electrical Starter Generator tech to look at advanced thermal management systems.

The U.S. Army is grappling with a $34 million reduction to its Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft Competitive Prototype effort.

Low Earth orbit satellites that provide high-bandwidth internet service around the world are on the cusp of becoming reality.

A special mission Pilatus PC-12 turboprop operated by the Colorado Department of Public Safety detected no suspicious aircraft while supporting the investigation into a rash of unexplained drone sightings.

Boeing’s new recommendation that 737 MAX pilots undergo simulator training before they return to flying the airliner justifies moves by major simulator manufacturers to ramp up production.

Bell has demonstrated for the first time the autonomous flight capability of its V-280 Valor advanced tiltrotor.

The U.S. Air Force intends to cancel Raytheon’s contract for a next-generation, three-dimensional, long-range radar.

The core booster for NASA’s first Space Launch System heavy rocket has been rolled out from its hangar in New Orleans.

Retired NASA astronaut Eileen Collins will be inducted into the Texas Aviation Hall of Fame May 8.

Lockheed Martin’s dominance will only increase over the forecast period, with their share rising from 41.4% to 47.8% of the global western fighter market

Lockheed Martin recently graduated the first class of students from its Hercules Training Center C-130J piloting and loadmaster qualification courses.

Brief news items of interest to aerospace & defense professionals.

The Bell V-280 Valor flies its first public demonstration of 2020 at Bell’s Flight Research Center in Arlington, Texas.

AE Industrial Partners has unveiled a new commercial aircraft leasing company.

Boeing’s Oklahoma City military MRO campus has changed landlords.

As NASA’s deep-space human exploration plans gain momentum, policy makers must avoid subjecting the agency to fluctuations in goals, ambiguous objectives and inadequate budgets, a report says.

Israel’s defense ministry confirms Elbit Systems is developing a technology demonstrator for an aircraft self-protect laser.

EmbraerX is entering the unmanned cargo aircraft market through a collaboration with U.S. startup Elroy Air.

Systems installation is underway on Virgin Galactic’s second commercial SpaceShipTwo sub-orbital vehicle at Mojave, California, following the

Eric Chewning, U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper’s chief of staff, will leave his job at the end of January.

ELBIT SYSTEMS LTD. has $31m initial Israeli Ministry of Defense contract for Iron Fist Active Protection Systems for the Eitan Armored Fighting Vehicles.

Iran on Jan. 7 launched more than a dozen ballistic missiles at U.S. forces and their allies in Iraq.

Launch service operator Arianespace is planning up to 20 launches with its Ariane 5, Soyuz and Vega rockets in 2020.

Major aerospace supplier Heico through a subsidiary has acquired the human-machine interface product line of Spectralux for an unidentified amount of cash.