Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

Britain’s Royal Air Force (RAF) has begun receiving the most capable Eurofighter Typhoons yet, as the program is gearing up for a wave of potential new sales.

A site on the North Scottish coastline has been selected as the site for the UK’s first vertical-launch spaceport.

Leonardo has taken the next step in the evolution of its M-346 jet trainer with the installation of a radar.

The Pentagon and Lockheed Martin have reached a handshake agreement for the 11th lot of F-35s that includes more than 130 jets.

Globally, the aerospace industry is worth an estimated US$838 billion, according to an analysis conducted by the AeroDynamic Advisory and Teal Group Corp.

BAE SYSTEMS has 12-month UK defense ministry contract to continue work on Future Combat Air System.

A Sukhoi Superjet 100 was damaged in a hard landing during winglet testing July 12 in Russia, manufacturer Sukhoi Civil Aircraft reported.

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Boeing has cleared the final hurdle to deliver the first KC-46 aerial refueling tanker to the U.S. Air Force in late October.

The demolition paves the way for startup Moon Express, a lunar cargo delivery company, to take over the historic launch site.

Leonardo DRS CEO Bill Lynn maintains the company’s T-100 is the lowest-risk solution for the U.S. Air Force's $16 billion T-X program.

The military has a vision for a battlefield knitted together by sensors that scoop up and analyze data and spread it from ground to air to space and back again.

Northrop Grumman Chairman and CEO Wes Bush will give up the latter title at year’s end, handing the corner office to current Northrop COO Kathy Warden.

CPI RADANT TECHNOLOGIES has $4.1m U.S. Defense Logistics Agency contract to replace forward nose radomes on B-52 aircraft.

L3 Technologies has acquired Applied Defense Solutions (ADS) for about $50 million.

Scientists have reported the first evidence of a celestial object creating cosmic rays, extremely high-energy protons that permeate space.

The White House wants James Morhard, currently deputy sergeant of arms for the U.S. Senate, to join former U.S. Rep. Jim Bridenstine (R-Okla.) in running NASA.

Leonardo and Polish Armaments Group (PGZ) have signed agreements to collaborate on Leonardo’s new AW249 attack helicopter.

ArianeGroup has inaugurated the production line for the nozzles of the P120C solid propellant booster, which will be used on the Ariane 6 and Vega C launchers.

L3 Technologies is acquiring two cybersecurity companies.

The prototype General Atomics MQ-9B SkyGuardian UAV has touched down on the eve of the Royal International Air Tattoo after a milestone Transatlantic crossing.

NASA and Essity are developing a deep-space spacesuit undergarment to help astronauts counter post-mission health concerns from low blood pressure.

Internet-broadcasting balloons and package-delivering drones are graduating as independent businesses from Alphabet X, the advanced projects arm of Google’s parent company.

Bratislava will purchase 14 F-16Vs, the Slovak defense ministry announced July 11, making it the first European nation to operate the F-16V.

The upgraded helicopters will add new capability into the U.S. Army’s special operations fleet and mark the start of a CH-47F/MH-47G Block II production line expected to continue into the late 2020s.