Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

The USMC will be fielding a new tech in 2019 for its V-22 Ospreys that allows passengers to use voice, email, video and text communication while in flight.

A SpaceX Dragon capsule with a near 3-ton cargo was on course to reach the International Space Station early July 2 following a predawn liftoff.

The U.S. Army has briefed industry on its plan to conduct a competitive fly-off in 2023 between prototype armed scout rotorcraft.

U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT approved $860.4m Foreign Military Sale to Spain of five Aegis Weapons Systems (AWS) and associated equipment.

Russian Helicopters delivered six Mi-17-V helicopters to India’s border security force that were overhauled at Novosibirsk Aircraft Repair Plant (NARP).

The Pentagon and Lockheed Martin are nearing a deal for the 11th lot of F-35s that includes more than 130 jets, multiple congressional aides say.

NASA has laid out a three-phase program to collect data on public acceptance of reduced sonic booms using the Lockheed Martin Skunk Works-developed low-boom demonstrator, which has been designated the X-59A QueSST.

Virgin Orbit’s air-launched LauncherOne small satellite launch vehicle is set for a captive-carry test flight as early as next week.

The USAF has laid the groundwork to award a J-Stars contract in case defense committees force the service to continue the program, a service official says.

Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) has become the largest manufacturer of combat fixed-wing aircraft in the world.

Maybe a little AI will help reduce the stressful demands that accompany human spaceflight. The Crew Interactive Mobile Companion will explore the potential.

Rocket Lab is postponing the first commercial mission of its dedicated small sat launcher Electron to probe a problem with the booster’s motor controller.

The U.S. Air Force has suspended its light attack experiment until a cause is determined in the fatal crash of a Sierra Nevada/Embraer A-29 Super Tucano.

The UK needs to hammer out a withdrawal accord from the EU to avoid massive disruption of the aerospace industry, ex-FAA chief Michael Huerta says.

India’s second lunar mission—Chandrayaan-2, scheduled for launch in October—will explore the possibility of mining helium-3.

Singapore’s Defense Science and Technology Agency has separately agreed with Airbus and Boeing to apply new technology to military aircraft maintenance.

Boeing is studying a Mach 5 passenger transport capable of crossing the Atlantic in 2 hr. or the Pacific in 3 hr.

LOCKHEED MARTIN has $78.4m U.S. Navy contract for Aegis development and test sites operation and maintenance at the Combat Systems Engineering Development Site, SPY-1A Test Facility and Naval Systems Computing Center, Moorestown, New Jersey.

The USMC has decided to remove the first F-35B short-takeoff-and-vertical landing fighter from its inventory after determining a repair was not justified.

For the third time in a year, NASA is delaying the target launch date for the James Webb Space Telescope, this time to March 30, 2021.

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has an agreement with the Russian space agency Roscosmos to fly its first astronaut to the International Space Station next year.

The U.S. should speed revisions to FAA regs governing commercial space to keep pace with the industry’s growth, newer launch vehicle providers told the House.

South Korea will acquire six Boeing P-8A Poseidons, local media report, following the defense ministry’s earlier selection of the type.

The U.S. Navy has accelerated the requirements process for the MQ-25 Stingray by focusing on two key performance parameters (KPPs), a senior official says.