Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

SpaceX has yet to present a final report to the FAA’s commercial space office, which licenses commercial launches, on the company's September pad explosion that destroyed an Israeli satellite.
Connected Aerospace

By Jay Menon
India has successfully launched Resourcesat 2A—the country’s latest Earth observation satellite.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
The Chilean government has signed a contract with Sikorsky to purchase six S-70i International Black Hawks to fulfill a requirement for a new fleet of medium helicopters.
Defense

Sikorsky is on pace to begin testing the new-generation HH-60W combat rescue helicopter ahead of schedule.
Defense

By Molly McMillin
Beechcraft Corp. has announced enhancements to its King Air 350 special mission platform for higher performance.
Defense

UNITED LAUNCH SERVICES LLC has $269m U.S. Air Force contract for fiscal 2017 launch vehicle production services in support of Delta IV Heavy rocket.

This week sees the release of the Aerospace Industries Association’s annual year-end review and forecast, to be unveiled Tuesday.

Fulcrum IT Services LLC, Centreville, Virginia, has been awarded a $168,155,289 ceiling cost-plus-award-fee task order.

The U.S. Army is looking for ways to re-engine its General Electric T700-powered Sikorsky UH-60M/Vs and Boeing AH-64E Apaches faster.
Defense

NASA picked Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) for a $127 million contract to build the bus for its planned Restore-L spacecraft-refueling mission.
Defense

By Jen DiMascio
Raytheon CEO Tom Kennedy is adamant that the company’s T-100 offering for the U.S. Air Force’s T-X competition is a must win for the company.
Defense

By Mark Carreau
Nothing seems to bring NASA’s many science and technical pursuits together like the search for life beyond Earth, agency chief scientist Ellen Stofan says.
Defense

By Michael Bruno, Tony Osborne
Boeing said late Dec. 6 it has struck a deal to buy Liquid Robotics, which makes autonomous maritime systems and is the developer of the Sharc Wave Glider ocean surface robot.
Defense

By Michael Bruno
America’s aerospace trade association said it is preparing for “a challenging policy arena in both Washington D.C. and a rapidly changing global environment.”
Defense

By Bradley Perrett
The South Korean air force has accumulated 5,000 flights with Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) T-50 family of jets.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
Brazilian aerospace manufacturer Embraer and the country’s air force are urging the government to improve export financing to make defense products more attractive to overseas customers.
Defense

By Jay Menon
India plans to launch 83 satellites in a single mission in January—a first of its kind that will set a world record in space technology.
Defense

The SB-1 Defiant trails its main rival, the Bell Helicopter V-280 Valor, in terms of air vehicle assembly, but Team Defiant is still hoping to achieve first flight by the end of 2017.
Defense

By Mark Carreau
NASA is adjusting astronaut assignments and training for duty aboard the International Space Station (ISS) in 2017.
Defense

By Bradley Perrett, Kim Minseok
The South Korean Parliament has refused a defense ministry request to spend 30% more on Lockheed Martin F-35 acquisition in 2017 than originally planned.
Defense

By Mark Carreau
Shareholders of InFin Innovative Finance AG of Switzerland have approved the acquisition of Mars One Ventures.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
BAE Systems has begun a series of self-funded UAV trials in UK airspace.
Defense

By Jay Menon
India this week is set to launch Resourcesat 2A—the country’s latest remote sensing satellite.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
Boeing is expected to deliver the first F-15SA (Saudi Advanced) Eagle fighters to the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) this week.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
LONDON—The UK is to spend £100 million ($127 million) with General Atomics to further develop the company’s Certifiable Predator B unmanned air system. &nbs
Defense