Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

Terrafugia has unveiled upgrades to its production Transition flying car, which is scheduled to be available in 2019.

The Israeli Air Force (IAF) used the Rafael David’s Sling anti-rocket and missile system for the first time operationally on July 23.

Airbus CEO Tom Enders has proposed the creation of a European fighter jet manufacturer in a bid to take on U.S. exports.

A bill introduced in the U.S. House would provide DHS and DOJ authorities to protect buildings and people from threatening unmanned aircraft systems (UAS).

The LCH civil helicopter that Airbus is developing with Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has made its first flight, the European company says.

Airbus has continued trials with its automated aerial refueling system with successful tests with a large receiver aircraft.

The FAA says it has exclusive authority over aircraft operations within navigable airspace, although state and local governments can regulate landing sites.

The U.S. Marine Corps plans to award a best value contract for the fielding and integration of the Aviation Safety Awareness Program (ASAP).

Safran has begun rig tests of a hybrid propulsion system which could find its way into the first-generation of urban air mobility (UAM) vehicles.

A propellant leak during a June test firing of launch abort engines developed for Boeing’s Commercial Crew CST-100 Starliner is delaying the company’s pad abort test at NASA’s White Sands Test Facility in New Mexico.

SpaceX’s second Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket, designed for multiple flights with minimal refurbishment, lifted off from Cape Canaveral AFS early July 22.

EUROPROP INTERNATIONAL GMBH completed assembly of the 400th TP400 engine in Munich.

Raytheon is developing the preliminary design for a 100 kW-class fiber-laser weapon system.

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Preparations are underway to train the German crews that will operate the Heron-TP UAS that Germany plans to lease from Israel Aerospace Industries.

Textron Aviation recorded increased deliveries, profit and revenue in the second quarter, the company said.

As awareness of cyber vulnerability grows, Raytheon and its commercial cybersecurity division, Forcepoint, ensure they are practicing the simple, pragmatic basics.

The first flight of the Zephyr S—the production configuration of Airbus’s record-breaking high-altitude, solar-powered unmanned aircraft—is taking place now.

MEGGIT has KOREA AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES contract to supply Fire Detection and Bleed Air Leak Detection systems for KF-X fighter.

Italy is set to commercialize its air force fast jet training program and grow its capacity to train foreign fighter pilots.

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Blue Origin’s July 18 test launch of the New Shepard rocket’s escape system also helped to commercially advance new technologies.

The Single European Sky ATM Research Deployment Manager (Sesar DM) and the European Space Agency have marked the start of a formal collaboration on a new satellite-based communications capability for aviation.

Boeing has delivered multiple Compact Laser Weapon Systems (CLWS) to the U.S. Marine Corps for testing by an operational unit.

Orlando Carvalho, Lockheed Martin’s executive vice president for aeronautics, discusses offering a fifth-generation derivative aircraft to Japan, the fate of the F-16 and F-35 contingency plans.