Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

NEW DELHI—U.S.-based Bell Helicopter has signed a contract with India’s Dynamatic Technologies to supply helicopter cabin assemblies, a partnership

The FAA has limited tools to discourage operators of small unmanned air systems (UAS) from flying them in an unsafe manner or using them for

A lack of training, flying hours and funding have directly contributed to the high level of losses experienced by the Ukrainian air force as it battles Russian troops in the eastern part of the country.

The Yellow Jackets of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 138 participated earlier this month in Max Thunder, a bilateral aerial training exercise for U

With initial operational capability (IOC) for the U.S. Marine Corps F-35B expected next year, and the Air Force’s F-35A IOC slated for the following

Raytheon and the U.S. Navy have completed flight tests of a prototype Next Generation Jammer (NGJ) pod against threat radars representative of enemy

MOORESTOWN, New Jersey—The amount of time it takes for the U.S. Navy to buy and field technology concerns Bill Bray, the service’s director at the

The U.S. Navy needs to build more offensive muscle in its surface fleet, says a recent report by the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments

LONDON—Brazilian air force officials have revealed that the air arm plans to more than double the size of its Gripen NG fleet by the early 2030s

U.S. NAVY took delivery of its 200th submarine-hunting MH-60R Romeo helicopter (produced by SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT) from LOCKHEED MARTIN, which provides

The DDG 1001 Michael Monsoor completed the successful lift and integration of the deckhouse onto the ship’s hull earlier this month at General

Unspecified U.S. government spacecraft have been detecting the fireballs generated when small asteroids hit Earth’s atmosphere for the past 20 years

PARIS—Thales and MBDA, partners in the French SAMP/T system shortlisted under Poland’s Wisla medium-range air and missile defense program, have signed

PARIS—Thales and MBDA, partners in the French SAMP/T system shortlisted under Poland’s Wisla medium-range air and missile defense program, have signed

Responding to concerns from U.S. contractors, the Navy is asking Congress to shield “Buy American” protections and restrictions for its future oiler

When it comes to running large-scale joint military operations between allied forces such as those of the U.S. and Japan, controlling ships, aircraft

NEW DELHI—Swiss airframer Pilatus is scouting for local companies in India capable of jointly producing its PC-7 Mk. 2 basic trainers in the country

HOUSTON—A NASA overview of the health risks associated with long-duration space missions recommends more flight assignments for women to help gather

NEW DELHI—U.S.-based helicopter maker Sikorsky is set to secure a $1 billion tender to deliver 16 Multi-Role Helicopters (MRH) for the Indian navy

The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has affirmed FAA’s authority to impose civil fines against commercial operators of small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) engaging in “careless or reckless” flying.

TEL AVIV—Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) recently inaugurated its production line for F-35 Joint Strike Fighter wings.

NORTHROP GRUMMAN has $306m U.S. DOD contract to provide logistics/sustainment services for R-4 Global Hawk HALE UAV. EPI EUROPROP INTL (MTU, ITP

The U.S. Defense Contract Audit Agency must be more consistent in the way it oversees and enforces internal audits by companies of their Pentagon

PARIS—The Rosetta mission’s Philae lander completed its primary science mission on Nov. 15 after nearly 57 hr. on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, but

LONDON—The Italian air force looks set to become the first operator of the General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper to fit a non-U.S. sensor payload to its fleet