Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

With operational Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) being sidelined recently, U.S. Navy officials are facing testing hurdles for MQ-8 Fire Scout unmanned aerial vehicles, according to a recent report by the U.S Government Accountability Office (GAO).
Defense and Space

BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON has $170m U.S. Navy foreign military sales contract to deliver ...

Software developers at The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory will support NASA’s Johnson Space Center in ...

By Graham Warwick
An FAA-chartered advisory committee has submitted recommendations for regulations that would enable small unmanned aircraft to be flown over people.
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By Mark Carreau
A multi-observatory survey of large galaxies and their black holes in the nearby universe suggests that supermassive black holes may be more common than previously assumed.
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By Maxim Pyadushkin
The Russian military is continuing to rely on its proven Sukhoi export bestseller, ordering another large batch of two-seat Su-30SM fighters.
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By Mark Carreau
Researchers have seen encouraging results from the on-orbit use of the Russian Chibis, an awkward-looking set of mechanical leggings, in their efforts to address vision changes in astronauts assigned to typical six-month missions on the International Space Station.
Defense and Space

With the P-8A Poseidon continuing to garner international recognition for its maritime surveillance abilities, work is ramping up for the Boeing aircraft program.
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Naval submarine leaders from the U.S. and South Korea recently signed an agreement to reaffirm the “longstanding” relationship between the two countries and pledge continued support between their respective submarine forces.
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By Maxim Pyadushkin
Russia seriously increased its arms export backlog in 2015.
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By Michael Bruno
New technology like “big data” and analytics will dramatically change the world of aerospace maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO), according to two well-known competing consultants speaking at Aviation Week's MRO Americas 2016 symposium.
MRO Americas

RAYTHEON signed a deal with TERMA for mission systems work.

Tuesday morning the Senate Armed Services Committee will review the fiscal 2017 authorization for ...

BAE Systems Technology Solutions & Services Inc., Rockville, Maryland, is being awarded a ...

Detailed characterization of the infrared detectors on NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope have allowed scientists to map surface temperatures on an exoplanet.
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Software developers at The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory will support NASA’s Johnson Space Center in designing and operating avionics software for human-rated spacecraft traveling beyond low Earth orbit under a new $38.7 million contract.
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By Tony Osborne
The Kuwaiti government has finally signed a long-delayed contract with Italy to purchase 28 Eurofighter Typhoons in an $8.7 billion deal.
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John Grunsfeld, a five-time space shuttle astronaut who specialized in hands-on upgrades to the Hubble Space Telescope, will retire from NASA at the end of the month.
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The U.S. Navy has put together a submarine-building strategy that combines the efforts for the Virginia-class attack boats and the Ohio-class nuclear-missile-armed vessels.
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By Michael Bruno
Honeywell International’s CEO announced April 4 that Darius Adamczyk has been appointed to the newly created role of president and chief operating officer.
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By Jay Menon
India is hoping to conduct the first technology demonstration flight of its reusable launch vehicle in May.
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By Tony Osborne
Swiss aircraft manufacturer Pilatus recorded operating profits of CHF191 million ($199 million) last year despite spending a record CHF150 million on research, development and new infrastructure.
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By Tony Osborne
A consortium of AAR Airlift, British International Helicopters and Air Rescue Systems has begun search and rescue (SAR) and support helicopter services to U.K. forces in the Falkland Islands following the retirement of the Westland Sea King.
Defense and Space

The U.S. Defense Department plans to cut down on paperwork, redundant reviews and suffocating oversight that bogs down certain acquisition programs, Secretary Ashton Carter says.
Defense and Space

The joint development and deployment of major U.S. military aircraft in the Asia-Pacific could prove vital in securing and strengthening trilateral relationships that tie together America, Australia and Japan, says Andrew Shearer, an expert says.
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