Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

By Jay Menon
India’s space agency is working with NASA to advance the launch of a satellite to monitor climate change and earthquake patterns.
Space

By Tony Osborne
Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV), the manufacturer of the Airlander 10 hybrid airship, has been given clearances by European and U.K. aviation regulators to start flight tests.
Defense

The president and CEO of the Aerospace Industries Association plans to promote a set of steps the government can take to help the U.S. space industry compete on the international market.
Space

By Mark Carreau
Cornerstone of NASA's long running exo-planet search was discovered in emergency mode just as it was to begin a new search experiment
Space

By Mark Carreau
Resupply puts station on soundest footing since 2014
Space

U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT approved possible $386m Foreign Military Sale to ...

The B-52 Stratofortress is in demand – conducting training exercises in South America and maintaining a strategic presence in ...

By Jefferson Morris
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SpaceX's successful landing of a Falcon 9 first stage on a barge at sea marks another milestone in the company’s efforts to incorporate launcher reusability into its business plan.
Space

By Graham Warwick
Carter Aviation Technologies has unveiled its concept for a high-speed rotorcraft as it continues efforts to secure partners to begin production of its slowed-rotor/compound CarterCopter.
Defense

By Graham Warwick
Phase 2 of the Experimental Spaceplane (XS-1) program aims to fly the vehicle 10 times in 10 days to demonstrate routine, responsive and affordable space operations.
Defense

By Graham Warwick
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory is planning to build and operate a reusable hypersonic testbed vehicle.
Defense

By Mark Carreau
NASA’s Kepler space telescope began a special assignment this week to seek out and characterize exo-planets that orbit far from their host stars, along with free-floating worlds.
Defense

Answering the call from U.S. Navy surface ship officials, industry leaders are looking at putting combat and missile systems on amphibious ships similar to those aboard cruisers and destroyers.
Defense

By Bradley Perrett
North Korea has shown the interceptor of its KN-06 long-range air defense system, publishing apparently genuine photographs of test launches conducted in the presence of Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un.
Defense

By Graham Warwick
The technology is restricted to use by federal authorities under a strict permitting process, but Battelle says sales are taking off.
Defense

North Korea’s recent nuclear weapon demonstration and satellite launch could alter the regional international landscape, the Congressional Research Service (CRS) says.
Defense

Air-launched weapons and other missiles are becoming a greater threat to U.S. forces, says a new Army manual on gathering and using intelligence on such threats.
Defense

The U.S. Navy is testing Lifesaver, a ring-shaped buoy that converts energy generated by passing waves into electrical energy.
Defense

By Michael Bruno
The military could be using additive manufacturing to “print” repair parts within a decade, even on carriers at sea.
MRO

AAR signed multi-year agreement with UTC AEROSPACE SYSTEMS to manage distribution requirements and ...

John Grunsfeld, a five-time space shuttle astronaut who specialized in hands-on upgrades to the Hubble Space Telescope, will ...

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By Graham Warwick
Although its first commercial application is likely to be preventing frozen food packages sticking to the sides or freezers, an inexpensive ice-repellant coating developed by University of Michigan researchers is being looked at for aircraft.

By Graham Warwick
Coming into GPS for the first time and facing incumbents Lockheed and Boeing, Northrop has had to invest upfront, the company says.
Defense