Defense and Space

Technologies that provide threat warning for satellites, and image objects in low-earth orbit from the ground have been given a share of funding by the UK defense ministry.

The NI-600VT flew from South Korea’s Goheung Aerospace Center, demonstrating conversion between hovering and horizontal flight, KAI says.

Pratt & Whitney has launched a new family of small military jet engines to meet an emerging demand for inexpensive turbofans to power expendable unmanned aircraft systems and long-range cruise missiles.

The approach to South Korea appears to improve the chances of LIG Nex1 selling the Chunggung surface-to-air system to Saudi Arabia.

Taiwan’s Aerospace Industrial Development Corp. (AIDC) rolled out the prototype Advanced Jet Trainer on Sept. 24, preparing to fly the aircraft next year.

The Pentagon has awarded a $352.6 million contract modification to Lockheed Martin for Generation 3 helmet-mounted displays as part of F-35 low-rate initial production Lots 12-14.

In August, the U.S. Army selected Kord to lead its directed energy initiative, including developing a 50-kW-class laser weapon for Stryker combat vehicles.

The Philippines Navy has inducted into service three new missile-armed boats, boosting its capability to fight insurgents and smugglers.

The defense ministry has sought funding to modify one ship in fiscal 2020. It will need to be ready when F-35Bs arrive, probably in fiscal 2024.

Senate appropriators demand Air Force transition plan for adaptive engine technology.

NASA has agreed to buy six more Orion capsules for lunar sorties beginning in 2024.

The F-35 program will double over the next few years--a fact the Pentagon must consider before entering a performance-based logistics contract, U.S. Air Force acquisition chief Will Roper tells Aerospace DAILY.

Though modest, the Australian participation could advance a key area of growing global interest in the Moon--identifying and mining in situ resources.

The large number of Asia-Pacific prospects, plus others elsewhere, raises the likelihood that one contract or another will come up before Bell finishes making long-lead parts for AH-1Zs under current contracts, probably around 2021.

The French Air Force is counting on the tanker for in-flight refueling of its Airbus H225M Caracal transport rotorcraft.

Safran Helicopters, ZF Luftfahrttechnik (ZFL) and MT-Propeller have teamed up to develop the powerplant derived from Safran’s Ardiden 3 turboshaft.

HMS Prince of Wales is expected to operate off the coast of North East Scotland for several weeks.

The U.S. Air Force’s premier fighter development program calls for disrupting the aerospace business models.

Aero closing in on closing L-39NG contracts for Senegal and LOM Praha.

The U.S. Navy intends to bring the MQ-25A Stingray unmanned refueling tanker to an aircraft carrier in fiscal 2022 or 2023, according to an official.

The aircraft, a public service mission version for Italy’s Guardia di Finanza (Financial Police), was handed over during a ceremony at the company’s facility in Verigiate, near Milan, on Sept. 20.

“There was a high possibility that the fire spread due to the static electricity generated by oxygen dripping from the engine exhaust port during the propellant filling operation,” MHI said in a statement Sept. 20.

The proposed regulations bolster the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), which reviews certain transactions involving foreign investment in America to determine the effect of such transactions on national security.

The Pentagon says a continuing resolution would delay implementation of new technology development and procurement efforts such as the Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW).

AirAsia has rolled out the first eight aircraft with a new onboard Wi-Fi system which it intends to deploy across the rest of its narrowbody and widebody fleets.