Aerospace

Lockheed tests ground-launched long-range missile; Japan to keep making F-35s; Space Fence nears start of ops; NATO training center opens

The test focused on validating the wake-prediction model used to assess the optimum cruise location for the in-trail aircraft.

The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is suffering delays getting the threat assessments it needs to make informed acquisition decisions, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) says.

LOCKHEED MARTIN Corp. has $18m U.S. Navy contract for maintenance and operation of the Australia, Canada, United Kingdom Reprogramming Laboratory (ACURL) for the F-35.

AVIATION WEEK NETWORK forecasts that over the next ten years, 4,257 new rotary-wing aircraft will be built and delivered to military operators and 1,453 will be remanufactured or re-engined.

Northrop Grumman, one of four companies vying for a pair of national security space launch service contracts, has signed an agreement with Delaware

AUSTRALIA received seven more F-35A Lightning IIs at RAAF Base Williamtown, bringing total fleet operating at the base to 13.

S7 Space Corp. will relocate its Sea Launch complex to Russia.

PrecisionHawk announced a $32 million venture capital investment on Dec. 11.

Wisk JV stirs up UAM; SkyPorts funding boost; Jaunt goes for BAE; Ehang plans eVTOL sightseeing; Volocopter impresses spectators; Vahana eVTOL completes flying.

United Airlines’ plans to buy Airbus A321XLR to replace its Boeing 757s is a major blow to Boeing that could see the OEM abandoning the proposed new midmarket airplane.

There are three possible long-term paths out of the engine-maker’s difficult straits.

Northrop Grumman taps into the internet of things to enable real-time monitoring of the health of munitions and rockets motors.

Formation flying airliners; eVTOL crash cause; Pakistan’s low-cost HAPS; stratospheric glider flights; low-noise approach guidance.

Long-term future hinges upon finding new production facility—and closing more deals.

In aircraft manufacturing, if suppliers want to bet on a winning horse, it looks like larger 737s and A320s are it.

The Atlantic Council-backed play War Words aims to help Americans better relate to U.S. government defense and foreign policies.

If parts of the industry are going back to square one or close to it with electric technology, Japanese newcomers may have opportunities.

Russia’s VRT500 will use a Western engine and avionics as it targets the urban air services niche.

Europe’s flutter-free wing; EasyJet and Airbus on electric; Honeywell helps AI startup; Islander is going electric; Boeing’s autonomous teaming test.

Lea Kiesel joined Honeywell Aerospace in 2003 and has worked in engineering and supply chain management. Today, she leads a team of business, engineering and industrialization professionals responsible for developing coating solutions for large-scale production.

Acknowledged as a drone industry pioneer, the Canadian company has gone public after taking a back seat to Chinese competitors.

U.S. Transportation chief Elaine Chao pledges support for the drone community and says safety is a shared responsibility.

Six decades after the rise of the “Nuclear Navy,” fission attracts new military interest.

Warhead reliability, missile acquisition misfires increase scrutiny on U.S. nuclear establishment.