Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

The U.S. Air Force is making changes to F-35 flight equipment to make breathing easier for pilots.

Boeing has stepped up its campaign to capture the U.S. Air Force’s 84-helicopter UH-1N Huey replacement program.

Boeing has broken ground on its first production facility located in the UK.

Northrop Grumman will buy Orbital ATK for $9.2 billion, the companies announced early Sept. 18.

Pratt & Whitney has completed a key step in the development of next-generation fighter propulsion technology.

SpaceX recovery teams retrieved the company’s 12th NASA-contracted Dragon resupply mission capsule from Pacific waters early Sept. 17.

Airbus is denying all allegations made by the Austrian government over its 2003 purchase of Eurofighter Typhoon jet fighters.

Raytheon has proposed an expeditionary version of the U.S. Navy’s GPS-based Joint Precision Approach and Landing System (Jpals).

The U.S. has deployed the General Atomics MQ-1C Gray Eagle armed unmanned air vehicle (UAV) to the southern Philippines.

North Korea’s farthest-flying ballistic missile test, conducted on Sept. 15, demonstrated an ability to reach Guam but may not have fully exploited the range of the weapon that was flown, the Hwasong 12.

British Defense Minister Michael Fallon and his Qatari counterpart, Khalid bin Mohammad Al Attiyah, signed the deal in Doha on Sept 17.

ISRAEL AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES unveiled Maritime Harop loitering munition.

Turkey has proceeded with its plans to buy Russia’s S-400 air defense system, despite concerns raised by the NATO alliance, of which it is a member.

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The president is expected to renew his commitment to building a stronger combat air fleet, as promised during his election campaign in 2016.

Based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, near the Air Force Academy, Doss offers curriculum coursework and flight training for both fixed-wing and unmanned aircraft pilots and weapons officers.

Britain’s Royal Air Force and Raytheon UK have begun concept studies into the development of an upgraded version of the Shadow twin-turboprop intelligence-gathering platform.

NASA’s Cassini spacecraft soared into Saturn’s atmosphere on Sept. 15, relaying a final round of science measurements before breaking apart and ending a 13-year exploration.

Hong Kong’s Government Flying Service expects to begin working with Airbus next year to introduce the multi-mission version of the H175 helicopter into service.

Boeing and ArianeGroup will jointly develop a new generation of electric thrusters for satellites.

The first facility in Europe designed to recycle aeronautical-grade titanium was inaugurated Sept. 15 near Clermont-Ferrand, France.

MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES will launch Inmarsat-6 F1 in 2020 using H-IIA rocket.

The International Space Station completed a 10-day crew exchange late Sept. 12.

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With momentum building behind an engine upgrade for the U.S. Air Force’s 1960s-vintage Boeing B-52H strategic bomber, Rolls-Royce has proposed its 16,000-lb.-thrust BR725 turbofan, made in America.