Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

The U.S. Defense Department continues to face challenges in ensuring it fully reviews its inventory of contracted services, the U.S. GAO says.
Defense

The X-47B carrier-launched demonstrator UAV operated seamlessly with legacy aircraft during recent flight tests aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt
Defense

By Bradley Perrett
Slow progress in Australia’s submarine acquisition program will probably force the country to modernize its current six boats, a Canberra think tank says.
Defense

By Jay Menon
India has test-fired an indigenously-developed supersonic interceptor missile as part of its efforts to develop a full-fledged, multi-layer ballistic missile defense system.
Defense

By Graham Warwick
Indra of Spain is developing an unmanned version of its P2006T MRI maritime reconnaissance and intelligence aircraft.
Defense

UNITED LAUNCH ALLIANCE unveiled new program allowing universities to compete for...

Noting the string of terrorist attacks in the last month...

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SpaceX has its first order from NASA for a crew launch to the International Space Station under its Commercial Crew Transportation Capability (CCtCap) with the U.S. space agency.
Defense

Twenty-two private U.S. companies have joined forces with NASA to advance development of technologies considered at the “tipping point” of readiness for use in space exploration.
Defense

By Jay Menon
The Indian army will not order any more indigenously developed Nishant UAVs because all four aircraft supplied by the Defense Research and Development Organization have crashed.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
Russia is continuing to use its combat operations in Syria to test and prove new capabilities, employing air-launched cruise missiles to strike targets this week.
Defense

China is becoming a regional aerial powerhouse, growing its fleets of aircraft, including unmanned vehicles, and arsenal of missiles, a National Bureau of Asian Research report says.
Defense

By Graham Warwick
Lockheed Martin’s X-56A unmanned aircraft was severely damaged in a crash shortly after takeoff from the dry lakebed at Edwards AFB, California, on Nov. 19.
Defense

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency needs to be more consistent in transitioning new technology from research to operational use, a recent U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report says.
Defense

U.S. AIR FORCE announced William LaPlante, assistant service secretary for acquisition, is...

The U.S. Army has exercised options worth $65.8 million for...

By Tony Osborne
The U.K. has lacked a maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) since ...

Engineers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory plan to chamber-test a 1-kg UAV early next year that could wind up flying as a scout for the rover in development for the 2020 planetary launch opportunity.
Defense

By Mark Carreau
A smoke alarm sounded aboard the International Space Station early Nov. 19 within the European Space Agency’s Columbus research module.
Defense

By Mark Carreau
Robotic devices developed by NASA to assist astronauts aboard the International Space Station or to transport future explorers over planetary surfaces are fanning out into new realms.
Defense

The U.S. Air Force may solicit bids for 72 new Boeing F-15s, Lockheed Martin F-16s or even Boeing F/A-18E/Fs as budget issues put planned production rates for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter out of reach.
Defense

By Jay Menon
India has announced a plan to increase its annual satellite launches to 12 next year, up from four-five now, to ramp up its tally in the global launch market.
Defense

By Maxim Pyadushkin
China has become the first foreign customer for Russia’s Sukhoi Su-35 multi-role fighters in a $2 billion deal for 24 of the single-seat aircraft.
Defense

The U.K.’s new Strategic Defense and Security Review is likely to authorize two or three more squadrons of Eurofighter Typhoon fighters for the Royal Air Force.
Defense