Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

The Netherlands has decided to reverse its decline in defense spending, spurred on by unrest in the Ukraine and the Middle East and the shooting down of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17, with the loss of 196 Dutch citizens. Officials are initially increasing the budget by €300 million ($385 million) until 2017 and then by €100 million after that.

TEL AVIV — Israel’s Ministry of Defense has scrapped a potential sale of unmanned aerial vehicles to Ukraine. Growing interest from Kiev in Israeli UAVs has focused on systems that several former Russian republics have already purchased. However, due to the ongoing conflict in the Ukraine, and potential reaction from Russia, the Israelis opted to block the sale. Israeli UAVs participated in the Georgian crisis in 2008.

The Virginia-class submarine SSN 785 John Warner was launched recently into the James River at the Newport News’ Shipbuilding division in Virginia, kicking off the final outfitting, testing and crew certification phase of its construction prior to sea trials next year. The John Warner will be the sixth Virginia-class submarine to be delivered to the U.S. Navy by Newport News. Since construction began in 2010, nearly 4,000 shipbuilders have worked on Warner.

Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) 4, the USS Coronado, recently completed firing exercises against representative fast-attack craft using the ship’s Mk.110 57-mm gun as part of seaframe developmental testing in conjunction with the Combat System Ship Qualification Trial (CSSQT). The exercises marked the first time an Independence variant LCS fired its core weapon system against a high-speed maneuvering surface target.

To list an event, send information in calendar format to Donna Thomas at [email protected]. (Bold type indicates new calendar listing.) sept. 22-26 — 28th International Symposium on Ballistics, Hyatt Regency Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia. For more information go to www.ndia.org/Divisions/Divisions/Ballistics/Pages/default.aspx Sept.

LOCKHEED MARTIN mated large system and propulsion modules for first GOES-R weather satellite at company’s Space Systems facilities near Denver; next

The Pentagon’s new acquisition guidance, to be formally unveiled Sept. 19 at a Washington think tank, will stress incentivizing technological

A classified U.S. government mission dubbed CLIO reached its target orbit Sept. 16 in a mission from Cape Canaveral that forced a delay of the first

FORT WASHINGTON, Maryland — U.S. Air Force Space Command chief Gen. John Hyten is pushing to accelerate work on a follow-on to the Ball/Boeing Space

LONDON — Boeing is marketing its proven C-40A Clipper airlifter used by the U.S. Navy as a cheaper and faster alternative, or as a supplement to well

PARIS — French President Francois Hollande outlined his nation’s response to Islamist militants in Iraq during a Sept. 18 press conference here

LONDON — The Brazilian army has approved the upgrade of its AS565 Panther helicopters by Airbus Helicopters’ Brazilian affiliate Helibras. The

HOUSTON — NanoRack’s erratic Cubesat deployer mechanism was retrieved from the outside the International Space Station this week ahead of the upcoming

To truly realize the potential of joint forces operations, the Defense Department needs to develop more integrated systems – especially for elements

The U.S. Navy’s first Triton MQ-4C unmanned intelligence aircraft has arrived at NAS Patuxent River in Maryland to begin flight testing after the

Germany is supplying a wide range of equipment and training to the Kurdish military fighting Islamic State militants. Following the German government

A new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) should be developed to replace the LGM-30 Minuteman III, according to a recently completed analysis of

Exelis has finally delivered its first GPS III payload to prime contractor Lockheed Martin, roughly two years later than planned. Air Force Space

The U.S. Coast Guard took delivery earlier this month of the National Security Cutter WMSL 753 Hamilton from Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII)

The U.S. Navy accepted delivery of Joint High Speed Vessel 4 Fall River from the Austal USA shipbuilder earlier this month. Delivery marks a major

LOCKHEED MARTIN successfully flight tested new beam control turret being developed for DARPA and USAF to give 360-degree coverage for high-energy

United Launch Alliance (ULA) has picked Blue Origin, the secretive Seattle-based space-vehicle company founded and funded by Amazon.com chief Jeff

Standard & Poor’s analysts do not expect recent announcements of increased U.S. military efforts to defeat Islamic State militants to result in a near

Lower weight, better performance and lower operating costs were the main reasons that Boeing is offering a platform based on the 737-700 for the U.S

A Japanese requirement for four aircraft for airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) is offering the most immediate U.S. export sales opportunity