Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

Sales of U.S. military equipment to allies totaled roughly $42 billion in fiscal 2017.

CAPE CANAVERAL—On Tuesday, after a hiatus of 37 years, the quartet of thrusters at the rear of NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft successfully fired to test if they could keep the probe oriented with 10-millisecond pulses.

The European Space Agency will invest in a new Vega small satellite launcher and a miniature reusable robotic spaceplane.

Bahrain has formally agreed to purchase 16 new-build Block 70 F-16s.

The U.S. Air Force is moving forward with a plan to give the F-35A a moving target capability in 2018.

Airbus has revealed it has ended serial production of the H120 single-engine light helicopter.

The private sector is expected to play a big role in sustaining the latest version of the future human deep space exploration strategy for moving humans beyond low Earth orbit.

Executive Flight Services has received FAA certification and has the capability to manage and fly Part 135 aircraft with 10 seats or more.

INDRA and LOCKHEED MARTIN agreed to extend cooperation on S-band active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar for the Spanish Navy’s F-110 program and establish commercialization framework for other anti-air warfare opportunities.

Poland is looking for firepower, having asked the U.S. for the purchase of up to 150 Raytheon AIM-120C-7 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (Amraams) and Lockheed Martin High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (Himars).

NASA’s proposed Deep Space Gateway is gathering enough interest among the U.S. ISS partnership to become part of the evolving Global Exploration Roadmap.

As the man bridging the gap between military and commercial infrastructure, the commander of U.S. Transportation Command is leading the charge on cyber resiliency.

Need to go fishing for pirates or smugglers? London-based Horizon Technologies has a signals intelligence pod for that.

After a number of difficulties and delays with Raytheon’s next-generation ground control system for GPS III satellites, the U.S. Air Force has accepted delivery of an initial version.

The Turkish government appears to have selected local microwave electronics firm Aselsan for its Stand-Off Jammer program, seeking four aircraft.

The Philippines finally has confirmed an order for six Embraer A-29 Super Tucanos to fill a light attack requirement.

Boeing’s proposed double-range AGM-84 Harpoon Block II Plus has been launched from an F/A-18 as part of a preliminary flight-test campaign.

The USAF has grounded the Beechcraft T-6 Texan II training aircraft at Vance AFB after five pilots reported physiological episodes with hypoxia-like symptoms.

They were warned, but shareholders of aerospace supply chain management provider Wesco Aircraft still shaved almost 4% off the company’s stock price Nov. 29.

The U.S. Air Force relieved Lt. Col. Jason Heard of command of the Air Force Thunderbirds demonstration team after concerns arose about his leadership approach.

Ranking officers with the U.S. military services concede that their weapons systems training technologies are dated, dispersed and lagging in interoperability.

NASA has cleared SpaceX to use a previously flown Falcon 9 first stage for its upcoming cargo run to the International Space Station.

The U.S. Air Force has revealed its top propulsion research priorities for the next decade.

Boeing built a sophisticated weapons system trainer early in the process of building its new-design jet with Saab for the U.S. Air Force’s T-X trainer requirement.

When it comes to information warfare, don’t expect the Aussies to sit back and play nice.