Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Mark Carreau
Pittsburgh-based Astrobotic Technology, Inc., and its Carnegie Mellon University partner plan to pursue development of a 2-kg commercial CubeSat rover platform.
Defense

By Irene Klotz
The advanced NASA/NOAA Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-S has achieved geostationary orbit and been redesignated GOES 17.
Defense

AIRBUS HELICOPTERS has $273.3m U.S. Army contract for 35 UH-72A aircraft.

A point-to-point distribution system using small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) is to be tested by the U.S. Marine Corps.

Pilots at the USAF's two F-35 training hubs are suffering from a severe shortage of spare parts and limited capacity to repair those that are broken.
Defense

The head of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency wants to conduct another end-to-end demonstration of Raytheon’s newest exoatmospheric ballistic missile interceptor.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
Switzerland’s government plans to give the Swiss public the opportunity to vote on whether the country should buy new fighters and an air defense system.
Defense

By Irene Klotz
Robert Lightfoot, who has been serving as NASA’s acting administrator since the inauguration of President Donald Trump, will leave the agency.
Defense

By Michael Bruno
Spirit AeroSystems CEO and President Tom Gentile says he is watching what is happening at rival and supplier GKN Aerospace.
Defense

By Michael Bruno
Spirit AeroSystems believes new additive manufacturing techniques it is developing could help the company eventually save 70% in costs on aircraft material.
Defense

By Irene Klotz
Effective Space, a UK-based startup developing a fleet of in-space, satellite-servicing vehicles, plans to launch its first two space drones in 2020.
Defense

By Jen DiMascio
Sky Perfect JSAT Corp. and muSpaceTech have signed contracts with Blue Origin for launch services aboard New Glenn.
Defense

By Jen DiMascio
The makers of satellite-enabling systems are announcing new teaming arrangements to tap underserved broadband internet service markets.
Defense

Years after abandoning its MMRCA program, India is likely to start a fresh competition to replenish the depleting squadron of the Indian Air Force.
Defense

By Irene Klotz
The U.S. FCC is investigating whether a startup sent four nanosats into space a month after its application to operate them was denied.
Defense

ELBIT SYSTEMS’ Spike 1000 guided bomb was declared operational on Israeli F-16C/D fighters.

The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) is asking President Donald Trump to reconsider his decision to impose tariffs on imported steel and aluminum.

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By Tony Osborne
While not a firm order, the agreement could lead to Typhoon production being extended into the mid to late 2020s.
Defense

The USAF could ask Congress to reprogram funding to buy a light attack aircraft as soon as this year, the service’s top uniformed acquisition official says.
Defense

By Mark Carreau
NASA and its European collaborators appear to have scored a second chance with a timely halt to efforts to launch the Mars InSight lander in March 2016.
Defense

By Jay Menon
India’s state-run space agency plans to launch its eighth navigation satellite, IRNSS-1I, by April.
Defense

Airborne Tactical Advantage Co.is gearing up for the U.S. Air Force’s Nellis Adversary Aircraft competition, with plans to offer the Dassault Mirage F1s.
Defense

By Kim Minseok, Bradley Perrett
KAI has resumed deliveries to Iraq of light-attack aircraft of the T-50 family following partial payment of overdue charges by Baghdad.
Defense

By Graham Warwick
The Pop.Up fly/drive air taxi concept developed by Airbus and automotive design house Italdesign has been updated jointly with carmaker Audi.
Defense