Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

BOEING has $22.5m U.S. Air Force contract for Laser Small Diameter Bomb all up rounds, warhead shipping containers.

Embraer’s board of directors has elected Antonio Carlos Garcia to be its new finance chief.

Nov. 13-14—NewSpace Europe 2019, European Convention Center Luxembourg, Luxembourg. For more information go to https://newspace-europe.lu/

By Michael Bruno
Space-based analytics startup Ursa said it raised $15 million in Series B venture capital funding led by Razor’s Edge Ventures, a backer of several space and defense upstarts.
Defense

By Steve Trimble
Despite two recent setbacks, Kratos’ top executive hasn’t changed his positive outlook on two of the company’s unmanned aircraft system programs.
Defense

By Steve Trimble
The Air Force has described MSDM as a small missile interceptor about one-third the size of the 9-ft.-long Raytheon AIM-9 Sidewinder.
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By Bill Carey
Following a 14-month designation process, the FAA approved beyond-visual-line-of-sight UAS flights within an 8 x 4-mi. section of airspace near Griffiss International Airport.

By Steve Trimble
The potential 10-aircraft order by the UAE could be the first in a series of international orders.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
Madrid’s decision to make Indra the lead for FCAS in Spain has dismayed Airbus, prompting it to question whether the Spanish company has the “necessary skill set ... to ensure the success of the program,”
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By Tony Osborne
Two Zephyrs have been lost in weather-related incidents since Airbus began testing production-standard air vehicles at Wyndham, Western Australia.
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By Graham Warwick
HAPSMobile says its AeroVironment-built Hawk30 solar-powered, high-altitude unmanned aircraft has completed its second flight at NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center in California.
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The Su-57, also known as the PAK FA (Perspektivny Aviatsionny Kompleks Frontovoy Aviatsii–“Prospective Airborne Complex of Frontline Aviation”), is a Russian fifth-generation fighter.

Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) has signed an agreement with the Philippines to provide a share of tasking and data from the NovaSAR-1 S-Band radar satellite for applications including disaster monitoring, agricultural management and maritime surveillance.

LOCKHEED MARTIN has $184.6m U.S. Navy contract to establish organic depot-level repair for F-35 systems under LRIP Lot 11 sustainment contract.

UKRAINE plans $9b (16%) boost to annual defense/security spending, bringing total proposal to $44b in 2020.

Uber Elevate has revealed a multirotor, tiltwing design for its planned Uber Eats delivery drone.

By Irene Klotz
Boeing quickly homed in on the cause of the failure: a misconfigured rigging line between the main parachute and the pilot chute that pulls it out.
Defense

By Steve Trimble
Boeing and Lockheed Martin are now the two confirmed bidders for Canada's Future Fighter Capability program, with the F/A-18E/F and F-35A as the eligible candidates.
Defense

By Graham Warwick
The VoloDrone is designed to carry payloads up to 200 kg (440 lb.) with flight times up to 30 min. on a single charge.

By Tony Osborne
Texas-based helicopter operator Bristow Group has emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

By Steve Trimble
The demonstration keeps Lockheed’s technology in the Air Force’s field of view as competitor Raytheon's laser technology prepares to enter a year-long operational assessment overseas.
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By Tony Osborne
A turboprop engine developed from the Franco-Chinese WZ-16 turboshaft could be in the works.

By Irene Klotz
OneWeb says it is delaying launch of its next batch of 30-plus spacecraft from December to January to allow time for additional testing.
Defense

By Steve Trimble
Andrew Adams will oversee strategy and operations for Lockheed’s campaigns to win contracts under the Defense Department’s Future Vertical Lift (FVL) initiative.
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By Tony Osborne
Details of an early upgrade program that could begin on German EF2000s as soon as mid-2022 have been revealed by Airbus.
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