Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

HONOLULU — The U.S. needs a longer-range, surface-to-surface strike weapon in the Asia-Pacific, says Adm. Harry Harris, the U.S. Navy Pacific Fleet

FARNBOROUGH — A British surveillance aircraft system, controversially scheduled for an early retirement in parliament’s 2010 defense review, is

The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa) has selected U.S. commercial satellite manufacturer Space Systems/Loral (SSL) to integrate

HOUSTON – NASA and the U.S. Navy plan to team up again in late July and early August in the Pacific Ocean waters off San Diego to continue the

HONOLULU — The enigmatic nature of China continues to puzzle Adm. Harry Harris, the U.S. Navy Pacific Fleet commander. China’s actions during this

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The South Korean armed forces have killed off an attempt by Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) to reduce the cost and technical challenge of the

Increased tension between the U.S. and Russia following last week’s shootdown of a Malaysia Airlines 777 is adding fuel to U.S. efforts to consider an

FINAL SHOT: Arianespace said an Ariane 5 ES rocket will launch Europe’s fifth and final Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV-5) to the International Space

NEW DELHI — India says one of the sticking points that had been holding up its purchase of 126 Rafale fighters from Dassault Aviation — the transfer

LONDON — Offshore helicopter operator Bristow has become the first to begin revenue operations with its AgustaWestland AW189 intermediate-heavy

LONDON — AgustaWestland has been awarded a £90 million ($153 million) deal to integrate both versions of the Future Anti-Surface Guided Weapon (FASGW)

MOSCOW — The Russian military is reiterating its position that it is not to blame for the deadly Malaysia Airlines crash that killed 298 people, and

Second-quarter stagnation in both market segments and key programs should change to tailwinds in the back half of the year, lifting commercial and

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The Buk-M1 (SA-11 Gadfly to NATO) can be used by minimally trained operators to deliver a lethal attack, without the safeguards built into other comparable ground-based air defense systems.

Sweden has decided not to make a formal offer of the JAS 39E/F fighter to Denmark because it believes that the nation’s requirement is loaded in favor

A court decision in a lawsuit brought by an unmanned aircraft operator against FAA could make it more difficult for the agency to ban civil UAS use

NEW DELHI — India is considering a follow-on mission to Mars between 2017-2020, signaling the country’s ever-growing ambitions for space exploration

European launch consortium Arianespace has postponed by several days the scheduled July 24 launch of Europe’s fifth and final Automated Transfer

LONDON — The organization representing the four core nations behind the Eurofighter combat aircraft have firmed up a deal to integrate MBDA’s Storm

ABOARD THE HNOMS FRIDTJOF NANSEN and USS INDEPENDENCE — The Norwegian frigate HNOMS Fridtjof Nansen has proved that Norway’s Naval Strike Missile can operate in warm weather as well as it does in the cold, says Cmdr. Per Rostad, the ship’s commanding officer. That is good news for the U.S. Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) community. The Kongsberg-built Strike Missile is now the leading candidate for the ship’s surface warfare package, says Cmdr. Joseph Gagliano, commanding officer of LCS 2 USS Independence.

LONDON — AgustaWestland has completed an unmanned and optionally piloted rotorcraft demonstration for the Italian defense ministry. The trials used

ABOARD THE HNOMS FRIDTJOF NANSEN — By name, the Norwegian ship HNOMS Fridtjof Nansen is a frigate. But with its Aegis combat system, weaponry and size, the vessel is much more powerful and capable than what the U.S. Navy would put in that category. “This is really a destroyer,” says Cmdr. Per Rostad, the ship’s commanding officer. And yet, it’s a destroyer with a crew of only 120, compared to the listed U.S. Navy DDG 51-class Arleigh Burke destroyer crew size of 276.