Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Jay Menon
India’s indigenous Tejas Light Combat Aircraft has successfully carried out a hot refueling, one of the capabilities highly desired in combat situations.
Optimizing Engines Through the Lifecycle

By Guy Norris
Robinson Helicopter is stepping up studies of a diesel-powered variant of its R44 light helicopter as part of plans to hike performance and reduce fuel burn.
Program Management

By Tony Osborne
Era Group has emerged as the second disclosed customer for the Leonardo AW609 commercial tiltrotor.
Defense and Space

By Tony Osborne
The 407 GXi introduces Garmin’s G1000H NXi integrated avionics suite and an up-rated version of the Rolls-Royce M250 turbine engine.
Defense and Space

By Guy Norris
Pratt & Whitney Canada has unveiled six new service packages as part of the company’s growing focus on tailored after-market support.
Program Management

LEONARDO’s Falco UAV family has reached 15,000 flight hours.

Tuesday morning Senate Armed Services lawmakers will review the status of U.S. Cyber Command with its chief, U.S. Navy Adm. Michael Rogers.

United Technologies Aerospace Systems, Windsor Locks, Connecticut, has been awarded a maximum $2,500,000,000 for aviation-related spare parts and related services.

By Molly McMillin
The first 20,000-ft.2 facility, located at Spirit’s Wichita headquarters, will support existing customer contracts as well as new work in the global aerostructures market, the company said.
Defense and Space

By Mark Carreau
Favorable forecast and range conditions await the launch of the second in a series of four advanced Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites, GOES-S.
Defense and Space

The Trump administration would prefer to “preserve the viability” of the INF Treaty with Russia rather than withdraw or commit its own violations, the DOD says.
Defense and Space

A devastating pilot shortfall, particularly in the fighter community, is forcing the U.S. Air Force’s training enterprise to get creative with very limited resources.
Defense and Space

Arie Egozi
The entry of two Russian Air Force Su-57 fighters into Syria has created a very unique situation.
Defense and Space

The White House and Boeing have reached a $3.9 billion deal for two new presidential aircraft to replace the legacy Air Force One, the company said Feb. 27.
Defense and Space

By Mark Carreau
KBR Inc. is planning an acquisition that ties into the company’s interest in a potential private sector future for the International Space Station.
Defense and Space

The U.S. Air Force wants a more survivable, networked approach to the J-Stars mission.
Defense and Space

By Tony Osborne
Safran Helicopter Engines is working to achieve a demonstration flight of a hybrid distributed power system on a vertical-lift platform by 2020.
Defense and Space

By Graham Warwick
With its K-Max external-lift helicopter back in production, Kaman Aerospace has launched a review to identify new markets for the unique “flying truck” that will keep the restarted line rolling.
Defense and Space

By Tony Osborne
Kopter Group is looking for additional investors to support the certification and production ramp-up of its SH09 single-engine light helicopter.
Defense and Space

NORTHROP GRUMMAN has $99.8m U.S. Navy contract for long-lead parts and support associated with the full rate production Lot 7 E-2D Advanced Hawkeye program, and a $50.6m contract for E-2D non-recurring engineering, product support, engineering investigations, engine and software support efforts.

Purposed-designed engines for unmanned aircraft, particularly those that run on heavy fuel, are still a rarity. Now UAV Turbines (UAVT) signed a deal to work with the U.S. Army to develop a 200-shp-class turboprop for medium-sized UAVs.

View the U.S. Defense Department FY19 Budget Request: AWIN Analysis: Aircraft Electronic Warfare, Suppression Of Enemy Air Defenses, And Countermeasures: FY17-FY19 chart in PDF format.

By Graham Warwick
Annual spending on large commercial UAS for cargo and passenger transport is forecast to rise to $4 billion by 2028, according to a new report from the Aerospace Industries Association.
Air Transport

The Pentagon could leverage “existing technologies and capabilities” in the development of a new nuclear sea-launched cruise missile (SLCM).
Defense and Space

By Guy Norris
Stratolaunch Systems took another step toward first flight of the twin-fuselage, air-launch rocket carrier aircraft with a series of higher speed taxi tests.
Defense and Space