Defense and Space

NASA has agreed to pursue improvements in the agency’s handling of classified information, including the training of those responsible for overseeing self-inspection processes.

Korea Aerospace Industries expects to deliver two FA-50s to the Philippines this year, working toward filling an order for 12 of the light attack aircraft by next year.

An Indian air force Jaguar fighter crashed in western India on Oct. 3.

Australia has launched development of its future submarine class, contracting DCNS to proceed with detail design.

Indonesia is not looking to replace four Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) aircraft it has lost in crashes since 2010.

AirTanker, the consortium created to deliver and operate the U.K. Royal Air Force’s (RAF) fleet of Airbus A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transports, has declared itself fully operational after achieving its Full Service Date (FSD) milestone.

The British High Court has given permission for police to access U.K. Air Accident Investigation Board files relating to the crash of a vintage jet fighter at the Shoreham Airshow that killed 11 people.

Europe’s long mission to the comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko came to an end Sept. 30 when controllers deliberately crashed it into one of the deep “pits” on the object’s surface.

Airbus Defense and Space has performed the first receiver trials for its C295 twin-turboprop airlifter tanker kit.

In a first for autonomous technology, Lockheed Martin successfully launched a small, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) called Vector Hawk from an unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) during a U.S. Navy exercise in August.

Leonardo-Finmeccanica’s program to supply two AW159 Wildcat helicopters to the Philippines navy is on track, with delivery due in 2018.

If the case for NASA’s journey to Mars is to close, those launching on the initial long voyages must count on the supplies and safeguards they can take with them as well as more advanced life support systems.

The company said the aircraft flew for two hours and 30 minutes testing new equipment and the type’s autonomous functions.

Smuggled American-built helicopters are displayed publicly at Wonsan show.

According to the Defense Department’s pricing czar, the crux of the military’s concern is about use, or access, to the know-how IP – not necessarily its ownership.

This week’s Washington Outlook: Virginia statesman praises Clinton; debate on reorganizing military space; and FAA probes Santa Monica’s airport closure plan.

Air Education and Training Command chief Lt. Gen. Darryl Roberson talks with Aviation Week about the Air Force’s perspective on the T-X competition.

There is growing interest in the idea of a “Moon village” on the lunar surface, and the FAA is willing to act as a sort of virtual cooperative for potential lunar villagers.

Sierra Nevada Corp. and the UN have signed an agreement to develop an unmanned mission to take experiments supplied by developing nations to orbit on the company’s Dream Chaser spacecraft.

Germany will be the lead nation for the development of the so-called MALE 2020, in conjunction with France, Italy and Spain.

A Philippines tender for light attack aircraft, covering an initial six units, is expected soon. Another batch of six to 12 aircraft should follow delivery of the first batch.

Lockheed Martin and European missile manufacturer MBDA have submitted their proposal to use the Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) to meet the needs of Germany’s TLVS program.

Embraer is cutting nearly 1,500 employees from its workforce in Brazil as it moves to reduce costs in the midst of a challenging market.

The Romanian air force has taken formal delivery of its first former-Portuguese F-16s as the service moves to modernize its fighter fleet.

An upgrade program for six Leonardo-Finmeccanica Super Lynx helicopters of the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) is emerging as a likely alternative to a stalled program to buy six new anti-submarine rotorcraft.